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Yesterday started out like the day before. Matt worked on his math and reading workbooks. We got a late start due to me not wanting to wake up, but once I got up we got down to things.

First up was creating a Pirate Color Book.

Matt was pretty sick of coloring once he got to the parrot.

While I was reading Chapter 2 on the New World Pirates inthe research guide, Matt was creating a book on "P" words.

Later on in the evening, after a bath, Matt went to work on his parrot. I put it together, but he did the rest.

~ Day 3 Plans ~

First up is to create a pirate ship out of two half gallon milk cartons. Me personally am using lemonade containers because they were cheeper than milk and I love lemonade.

Next is to create a pirate hat. Every pirate needs a hat. This is the first of the gear to make you look like a pirate.

While I read Chapter 3 on the Golden Age of Pirates in the pirate guide, Matt will color a pirate picture with monkeys as the pirates. Matt loves monkeys.

The final activity of the day is a pirate command game. This game is part of the Ahoy Matey! lapbook, but I plan on changing it a bit. We will play it as "Pirate Says", otherwise known as "Simon Says".

Stay tuned tomorrow for our day in review and our day 4 plans.

Check out my pirate theme store where you will find tons of books, movies, and toys all geared for the pirate lover in you!

All our lesson plans and links used can also be found here on our website.

Posted in Summer Fun School

We took an impromptu trip up to my sisters in NH, so no learning about pirates happened today. We will be doing day 2 tomorrow and will post about it after.

Posted in Summer Fun School

Our first day started out well. After breakfast, chores, and a little bit of playing on the Wii, we started out. Matt started with a little math and then phonics review. This will be done every day to insure he doesn't forget his skills over the summer.

First up was a reading of the poem "Pirate Story" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Then we made the mini book that went along with it. Matt's drawings were pretty cute.

After this Matt colored some bookmarks while I read about the first pirates. He loved hearing about the Greek pirates and the vikings.

And finally we made a couple of pirates. The patterns I used came with the Ahoy Matey! lapbook, but here is an alternative pattern for you to use.

~Day 2 Plans~

The first activity is to make a color book, pirate themed. It is a little young for Matt, but it is cute and easy for him to make.

While I continue reading the Magic Treehouse Guide Chapter 2 on the New World Pirates, Matt will create a "P" book. Again, this is a little young for Matt. (Matt also noticed that for lunch on day 1 he had pizza and pineapple and they both start with "P" like pirate does).

Final activity of the day is to create a parrot craft. The goal is for Matt to be decked out in full pirate gear by the end of all the lessons and he needs a Polly to go along with it.

Stay tuned tomorrow for our day in review and day 3 plans.

Check out my pirate theme store where you will find tons of books, movies, and toys all geared for the pirate lover in you!

All our lesson plans and links used can also be found here on our website.

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Welcome to the first annual Summer Fun School! We have picked a few themes to learn about and Pirates are up first. All our lesson plans and links used can also be found here on our website.

We are using the Ahoy Matey! lapbook and Pirates Past Noon and the Pirates research guide, both from The Magic Treehouse series. I have also added some other hands on activities to make it more enjoyable.

I also bought  math and reading workbooks for Matt to review his first grade skills during the summer. Don't need him to forget what he learned over the school year.

Each of ours days will be short. Matt's friends inthe neighborhood aren't around until the afternoon, so I have made plans to stop then so he can go run and play.

~Day 1 plans~

Today will be a bit longer I think because we haven't done any lessons in a few weeks.

We will start with the workbooks first every morning, then move onto the pirate themed activities.

Read the "Pirate Story" by Robert Louis Stevenson and do the minibook that goes along with it.

While I read chapter 1 in the Magic Treehouse guide on the first pirates, Matt will color some pirate bookmarks for us to use to hold our places.

Our last activity of the day is to make a pirate craft. You can't have a pirate theme without pirates afterall.

Stay tuned tomorrow for our first day in review and our day 2 plans.

Check out my pirate theme store where you will find tons of books, movies, and toys all geared for the pirate lover in you!