Our July theme is EcoVenture and it is going to be filled with hands on fun. We are actually closed for one week of July but we will touch on all four topics during the time we do have together. 

I love that each week we have a different teachers guide and it is filled with so many great things. Every day has two pages but there are also pages with extras that we can do. We will be learning more about Trees, Air, Water and Dirt. Experience Early Learning Curriculum really covers everything they need to know at this age and even my early elementary students get so much out of it. We build on the lessons where we see we can or need to. 

Experience Curriculum always puts in a great music CD and the words to the songs. They even offer videos to go along with the songs. We enjoy playing the songs while we are working on activities and then a song here and there when it is time for that specific one in our lesson.

Our monthly theme poster is always filled with cute pictures of children and animals. The I Spy "glasses" are kept pinned next to it so the kids can play with it any time. 

This month's I Can Read book is called I Wash. They get to build sentences with the words and pictures and find the words that match inside the book. Each child gets to take a book home each month. 

Our Forest Friends Book this month is Pond Party. They get some cut outs to use while recreating the story themselves but I also use them when I am telling the story. 

This month our magnets, book, and puzzle are about nature. Our journal is a book they will use to collect nature items and they even have another little nature book to work in. Like I said, lots of very hands-on activities this month and that isn't even the daily crafts and other things! 

​Check back later for more EcoVenture fun!

We have enjoyed talking about Habitats & Homes. This week we talked about the chores that come with having a home. There are so many different things that need to be done in order to keep our house running well. 

The kids made their own chore charts by cutting out chore tabs to put in the chart. Even the youngest students were working on their cutting skills. They were able to pick and choose which chores fit their family. One child even told their mom that they needed to buy a fish now since there was a chore card for feeding the fish. ​

The kids love to use the Geoboards so much. We just have to teach them how to use the rubber bands where they don't fling across the room! We had our cube with shapes for them to design on the boards with the bands. I love how our curriculum works great for such a wide range of ages. That is awesome for our school since we are a multi-level school. They were able to use the cube or just do their own shapes. ​

​One of the coolest Make & Play crafts we did was the washing machine. The kids got to color and cut out clothes to put IN the washing machine. We made it so they could shake it and the clothes would move around inside the machine. This craft took some time since there were so many elements to it. They also spent lots of time "washing" their clothes by shaking the craft as they jumped and danced around the room. These kids love to move!

Our curriculum always has some fun table top literacy activities. This one is called Laundry Letters. They had to mat the letters on the clothespins with the laundry pieces. Children of all ages were able to do this activity. We pointed out that the colors were matching for another fun way to match the cards. ​

Taking care of our pets is a huge responsibility in our homes. We made a Make & Play book about pets. It had cards for them to cut out and glue in their books. They were able to draw other pets on the back of the pages if they wanted to. As with all of our crafts, they are able to add things that go along with their own family and likes. ​

​A Make & Play Clean Up Toys activity helped the kids with matching colors. The older kids cut their own out and we cut out the ones for the younger kids. Each child got a snack bag for their cards when not being played with. If only kids would pick up toys as readily as they did with this game.

​Our small group math activity was Build a Home. The game board had four types of homes and little cards in a basket. They would spin and get that many cards and fill in the empty spaces on the game board. If they got a -1 had to take one away from the game board and put it back in the basket.

​Our last Make & Play was making a Welcome Sign to hang up at their homes. They cut out the letters and had to spell WELCOME and glue it on. They had to make sure they had enough room for all the letters in a row. Then they got to decorate it with markers and sequins. We used a ribbon to make a hanger.

Thanks for joining us for a look at our week! We have so much fun at BCAA!

​We are getting ready for our April theme!!!
We are gathering all of our ocean resources to give the kids many different ways to learn more about Ocean Dive.
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Don't forget to check out our blog every week for the fun things the kids have done. We post pictures of the crafts and activities on the blog. We give a bit more detail and share links to products we used.