Homeschool WEEK 4 Recap:
The LETTER D & the COLOR ORANGE
*** Read this post for more information on our homeschool philosophy and approach to learning.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7th
Medical Appointment: Infusion Clinic for MALACHI at Seattle Children's Hospital -- a special medication to help with low bone density infused via IV. This was a long, three-hour appointment.
Outing: A visit to Moseby's Pumpkin Patch in Auburn, WA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8th
Year-Long Project: Discover Dairy Adopt-A-Cow
The boys have "adopted" a calf this year from a rural dairy farm and will be learning about farm animal care and wellbeing, sustainable farm management practices, and the dairy industry during 2024-25 school year.
> Meet our "Host Farm" -- Farmer Chris and Farmer Janice at Dan Maur Farm in Othello, Washington
> Complete Host Farm activity sheet
> Watched an introduction video sent from our Host Farm
DEACON -- COLOR ORANGE
> Video: "Meet the Color Orange" by The Kiboomers - Kids Music Channel (YouTube)
> Video: "Orange's Song Sing Along" by Colourblocks (YouTube)
> Went on an "orange hunt" around the house, pointing out items for Deeks and reinforcing the "orange" icon for Malachi on his Assistive Technology (AAC) device.
> Reading and music time with dad
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9th
MALACHI -- "D is for DOLPHIN"
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "D" in journal
> Book: "Could You Ever Dive With Dolphins?" by Sandra Markle (with AAC language modeling)
> Occupational Therapy Exercise: Dolphin shredding and pasting paper craft (Pinterest inspo)
> Video: "Amazing Animals: Bottlenose Dolphin" by Nat Geo Kids (YouTube)
> Book: "Dolphins! Strange and Wonderful" by Laurence Pringle (with AAC language modeling)
> Occupational Therapy Exercise: Dolphin Bingo Dobber worksheet (Pinterest inspo)
> Dolphin coloring sheet
> Letter Journal: Practice writing name to finish "desk work"
> Physical Therapy: Short-sitting practice on workbench with puzzles
DEACON -- COLOR ORANGE
> Video: "Color Orange Song" by The Learning Station - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes (YouTube)
> Coloring an ORANGE paper plate pumpkin
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th
MALACHI -- "D is for DIG"
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "D" in journal
> Book: "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion (with AAC language modeling)
> Sensory Activity: Sensory play with kinetic sand in construction themed kit, digging, building bricks and knocking them down
> Book: "Diggersaurus" by Michael Whaite (with AAC language modeling)
> Speech Therapy at Greenhouse Therapy in Olympia, WA for Malachi
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11th
MALACHI -- "D is for DIRT"
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "D" in journal
> Book: "Roy Digs Dirt" by David Shannon (with AAC language modeling)
> Video: "What's the Dirt on... Dirt?" by SciShow Kids (YouTube)
> Outdoor Learning: Explore dirt! Look closely at dirt with a magnifying glass and discuss what we find. We reviewed what we had learned about dirt from the SciShow Kids video, specifically the components of dirt and the importance of it. We also hypothesized what would happen if we got one part of our pile of dirt very wet. We practiced AAC language modeling using descriptive words to talk about the dirt.
> Letter Journal: Practice writing name to finish "desk work"
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11th - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th
Family Camp Weekend: CAMP KOREY!! in Mount Vernon, Washington
Camp Korey is a specialty camp for kids with life-altering medical diagnoses and chronic conditions. Our family attended a Family Camp weekend with 15 other families. Malachi tried adaptive archery and rock wall climbing. Deacon loved playing with the other kids
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