Today's art was necklaces and bracelets made from wood beads. The girls chose their beads, laid out their pattern, and then had fun stringing them. Learning about patterns and sorting the different types and colors of beads also tied our art time into math time.
In math today, the "official" kindergarten lesson was to work with linking cubes to count to 5. Before we got started, Maddy asked if she could write her numbers of the chalkboard. Well, we never did get around to the linking cubes to 5. Maddy started counting and writing her numbers on the board and went all the way to 22 before her hand got tired! Kenna joined in and drew her first perfect square on the board (with the motor skills difficulties she has you would know was a huge deal for her!), which then led to a shapes lesson and the board being filled with circles, squares, and triangles.
In Spanish, Maddy learned her numbers 6 - 10.
Since school began, we have been studying "Children Around The World", focusing on a different country each month. National Geographic for Kids' website has been a tremendous help. The girls have enjoyed watching videos (the volcanoes and acid waterfalls in Russia and the Canadian Rainforest, Home of the Spirit Bear have been their favorite "destinations" so far).
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