9/18- Field Trip; I hope to post an entire blog on this tomorrow...check back for details (and pictures!).

Unit Study- I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato

Geography/Social Studies
Discussed Sibling Relationships
Found Greenland in our Great Big Children's Atlas; placed a story disk there
Colored an outline map of Greenland
Colored Greenland's Flag

Reviewed Greenland on the map each day

Language Arts
Read the story each day
Vocabulary Words-- fussy, rare, nibble, gobble
Elijah listened for the words as I was reading and help up the appropriate card
Filed cards in box according to alphabet tabs
Creative Thinking-- came up with new names/stories for foods Elijah doesn't like

Supplemental Reading
Green Eggs and Ham
Usborne Flip Flaps- What Happens to Your Food?
Growing Vegetable Soup
Eating the Alphabet

Math
Measurement: Cooking- Orange Twiglet Dippers and Dip

Art
We really spent some time discussing the details of the illustrations.  The illustrations are made of cut-out drawings, textures, and real photographs.  Elijah identified all three parts throughout the story.  We made a replica of the page with Lola on Mt. Fuji eating "cloud fluff"; I wrote "I love to eat cloud" on the picture, but that wasn't good enough for Elijah.  When I went back to look at the picture, he added "fuf" with a purple crayon.  He told me, it says "fluff! -- Lola loves to eat cloud FLUFF!"

Science
Read about Jupiter.  Colored an Enchanted Learning page about Jupiter.  Elijah knows that "it's the largest planet" and "it has a red spot"
He wants to field trip to Jupiter, but I told him that's just not going to happen!

Health
I printed a copy of the food pyramid for 2-6 year olds.  We discussed each group (grains, fruits, veggies, milk, and meat).  We classified the foods Lola and Charlie ate for dinner (tomatoes, potatoes, fish sticks, peas, and carrots); we decided they should add a glass of milk, some bread, and grapes to make the meal more balanced.   We started a chart (from the food pyramid website) to mark off what Elijah is eating so he can see if he is getting everything he needs.   It will also help him to remember the different food groups.


Phonics
We did a few pages in his workbook Letters and Sounds
I also found a folder with some fun phonics sheets in it that I had printed off a long time ago.  He put them in his clip board (has a clear top) and used a dry erase marker to complete MANY of them.  I think we did A-C, D-F, G-I, J-L, M-O.  He had to circle the correct initial sound.  He did all of them *perfect*
Read Bob Books 1,2,3,4.

Handwriting Without Tears
Completed Letters and Numbers for Me H page.
I wrote some random letters across the top of the grey block paper and he completed two rows of the same letters.
Practiced writing his name.

Other
Kumon- My First Book of Cutting Activities 1,2,3,4,5
Kumon- My First Book of Mazes -- pages 1-17!  I had to make him stop! 
Coloring Pages
Pattern Blocks
Wrote a thank-you letter to Ron Mazellan (field trip related)
Made a birthday booklet for Nana
Played a Memory Game along with our Unit Study using the foods from Lola's NO list

Final note:  I think this book has really gotten to Elijah!  :)  He tried (and LIKED) duck and crab.  In fact, he wants more crab legs!  We went to Red Lobster and spent more on his meal than on ours!   What are we going to do?   He really wanted to try lobster, but we just couldn't do it...maybe someday