Hello everyone!
For me, its been both a buzy and hard time the last few weeks. A lot of things happened since my last post on my blog. I hope you are all well and that you're having a good time with your families.
I'm happy having a few moments to write here and share with you some of the things we've been doing & learning these last days because you know...
...learning is always happening, wanting or not. Little kids are one of the most amazing "sponges" in the world and they can absorb information like pro. We just need to pay attention and give them resources and a bit of our time in order so they can grow beautiful and become smart individuals.
Dont underestimate their learning capacity!
Most of you are familiar with my posts in the community but for those who don't know this, I have a son, Caleb. He is 3yrs and 10mo old now. I work with him at home pretty much...since ever.
We live in Romania and thats why we need to work on his English skills. The soon the better! He understands the language pretty well already. He learned it and continues doing so by watching carttons in English and A LOT of BOOKS. I began reading for him in English very very early. He was not even one year old.
And from the moment I've decided he can wathch TV screen (that was about 2, 2 and a half), he only could watch in English. I decided so and I don't regret.
In the present, he still watch his shows in English, and very very often in Romanian. His favorite TV show was Numberblocks. He adores them but now I notice he got a little bored. Over one year, Numberblocks were...I dont even know how to explain it. They formed it. Everything he did play and said was around Numberblocks. They were his really first love,
He also watched Alphablock, which he loved. Not anymore.
I even made custom for he a mug with Numberblocks and two puzzles.
Now he's into Dr. Binocs. I love this show. They are really really good resources. If you're not familiar with these, you can find it on youtube.
All right guys. No more intro words. ðŸ¤
Specifically, here are some worksheets we've been working on these days, all on Autumn Season Theme.
I hope they're useful for you too. Maybe they can guide you or give you an idea to try something similar.
All worksheets are from Twinkl. I have a subscription there. Maybe you can register for free and have access to thousands of educational resources. I am so glad I found this website. It is truly helpful.
Initial Sounds.
What initial sound can you hear? Colour in the correct one.
This wasnt hard at all, for my son. He named every image like Hedgehog, Scarecrow, Tree, Leaf, Pumpkin. For some reason he can't memorize the word Chestnut. Haha. He said Acorn at first.
Say it. Write it Worksheet.
This is mainly for thd kids who already know how to write or at least, they started learning it. You can both practice English Language and Writting skills.
We used an English dictionary as well. He didnt understand why Sun is with an "u" rather than an "a". Though he knew already that Sun is correct.
He didnt need my help for the words on the worksheet, except Mug. And funny thing, I thought that is a Cup. Haha. Someone explain to me the difference betweet a mug and a cup. Or I'll google it.
Riddles
This was my favorite because it let me be amazed, happy and content the fact that my baby boy understands those sentences in English. Or at least, something of them because out of 12, he went right 11 times.
Match the image with the right sentence
This one is pretty much the same with the another one, above. The only difference is that here is only a sentence (not two or three) that need to be matched with the right image indicating what the sentence says.
There were some tricky ones where I needed to intervene and explain and show him what he does wrong, but overall it was fine.
One thing here: it would have been better if these cards would have been colored. Definitely.
Autumn Clothes
This was intented to familiarize ourselves with the specific clothes we wear in the Fall Season.
Its mostly a Vocabulary worksheet.
I first let him chose the ones he already knew and fits them on the paper and then we worked on the new words.
You can see on the worksheet that, for a littlw bit of help, we found the initial sounds for every clothing item. That was helpful. You can cut it off if you want.
Cut and paste the labels
The words we worked on, they are all for the Fall season, as you noticed. I even mentioned this, I think.
This was easy, fun, enjoyable. Again, it would have helped if the worksheet was color.
I'm sorry I cut those labels before. I should have let my son doing it, as he already was nuts about using the scissors and cutting paper. Lol.
That would be all for now, mammas! (And fathers) hehe 💛💛
I just want to mention here that I began working with Caleb this way, (with worksheets and more sisthematic), this year. He is not even 4 years old.
Abd I have an advice here. Dont let the age dictate you or guide you what and how to work with your children.
You should be guided by your child and his interests, his capacities and abilities.
Maybe for some, this means earlier than the "average" or for others, later. Either way, its OK.
Dont put to much pressure on you or your child. You'll know when he's readu for what you have in mind regarding your homeschooling learning plan.
Thank you all for (if) reading,
Missdeli 💛