Egg Sort

By chance, I found a bag of three different sizes of eggs. Then I made three labels: small, medium, and large on card stock. Caroline and I sorted a couple of eggs together and then she decided, "I do it myself."

Once she finished her sort, we wrote our findings in her journal. So I drew three columns and labeled them: small, medium, and large, and then I drew the number of eggs in each of the columns and wrote the number of eggs. Caroline then colored the eggs in and traced the numbers.

Her journal work changes everyday. She is so happy to have it! On Saturday and Sunday, she asks to do "her work."

Geoboard

First I create a triangle on the geoboard and I talk my way through it out loud. For example, "I am going to start my triangle in the top corner and pull it down to the third dot. Then for my third point I am going straight across the bottom of the geoboard.

Then I ask Devon to to look at the triangle while I count to 10 and then I flip my geoboard (purple) over so she can't see my triangle. She has to use her visual memory, recall and produce her triangle. She was so proud of herself. We did several triangles on top of each other with different color rubber bans.

Geoboard

Our girls got geoboards (oriental trading company) for Christmas. Caroline makes straight lines and plays the rubber bands like a guitar. With Devon, I make a shape and have her make the same shape. The possibilities are endless.

Egg Collecting

Collecting Eggs from our chickens has turned into a Math and "day of the week lesson." Each day Devon collects and counts the eggs and then colors the egg the color that matches the day of the week.