Homeschool WEEK 18 Recap: The LETTER R (for Malachi) and the NUMBER 5 (for Deacon).
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24th
Malachi: R is for RED WOLF
> Physical Therapy: Time in standing frame (50 minutes)
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "R" in journal
> Video: "10 Red Wolf Facts -- A Small Wolf in Big Trouble" by Animal A Day (YouTube)
> Art: Red Wolf "Stained Glass" print with watercolors (graphic by Growing Play here)
> Video: "Learning About Red Wolves" by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (YouTube)
> Red Wolf coloring sheet
> Documentary: "Resilience: Story of the American Red Wolf" by C2S2 Info (YouTube)
> Letter Journal: Practice writing name to finish "desk work"
Deacon: Number 5
> Video: "123 Learn Math with Elmo!" by Sesame Street (YouTube)
> Counting to 5 with Cheerios
> Book: Alligators and Crocodiles by Gail Gibbons
Appointment: Ventilator Check for MALACHI at home with his homecare respiratory therapist
Appointment: Early Intervention/Birth-to-Three Planning Meeting for DEACON, remote
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th
Outing: Visit to Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA
Appointment: Therapeutic Massage for MALACHI (Tacoma, WA)
> Physical Therapy -- Floor exercises for MALACHI
> Book: Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong (with AAC language practice and modeling "colors" using Malachi's communication device)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th
Social Group: AAC Social Group six-week session for MALACHI
Malachi's speech therapy center is hosting a weekly club for young, emerging AAC language learners. The kids participate in a story time activity and guided play while practicing using their device.
Speech Therapy at Greenhouse Therapy in Olympia, WA for MALACHI
Malachi: R is for ROCKS
> Physical Therapy: Time in standing frame (30 minutes)
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "R" in journal
> Video: "The Dr. Binocs Show: Types of Rocks" by Peekaboo Kidz (YouTube)
> Hands-on: Observe and describe rocks using AAC communication device
> Sensory Play: Rock pressings in playdoh
> Video: "A Day in the Life of a Geologist (for Kids)" by Roy Bassoo (YouTube)
> Technology Exploration: Using Rock ID app to identify and learn about example rocks
> Sensory Play: Rock and salt tray
> Letter Journal: Practice writing name to finish "desk work"
Deacon: Number 5
> Practice counting to FIVE on fingers
> Number 5 coloring sheet
> Book: Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th
Outing: Baby Story Time!
On Thursdays, Malachi and I take Deacon to a Baby Story Time program at our local library. It is hugely beneficial for Deacon to engage in the singing and dancing and to play with his peer group. Malachi enjoys the stories, too.
Outing: "ROCK-HOUNDING" along Newaukum River at Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis, WA
> Video: "Be a Rock Detective!" by SciShow Kids (YouTube)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28th
Malachi: R is for ROCKS (cont.)
> Physical Therapy: Time in standing frame for MALACHI (35 minutes)
> Examine and use Rock ID app to identify rocks collected during Rock-hounding adventure on Thursday
> Examine rocks using "Rocknoculars" (microscope for rocks)
> Set up rock tumbler machine and start a trial run
> Physical Therapy: Floor exercises for MALACHI
Deacon: Number 5
> Practice counting to 5 on hands
> Fine Motor Practice: Sticking color dots along lines of Number 5
> Trace and count FIVE fingered-hand on paper
Outing: Family afternoon walk to the local ice cream shop
SATURDAY, MARCH 1st
Outing: The boys' FIRST protest!!
We took part in the nationwide protests against the Trump Administration's illegal firing of public servants in the National Park Service, Forest Service, etc. We drove out to the entrance of Mount Rainier National Park.
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