Mommy School : Week 1

Week 1 of Mommy School has been quite interesting.  My son is only 25 months old so I anticipated a little difficulty getting him engaged in some of our activities in the beginning.  He has actually done a little bit better than what I thought.  Since G is so young I chose various activities from my plans to complete during the day.  We did some activities in the morning (Calendar, Literacy and Math) and others after naptime (Theme and Bible) with a lot of play breaks in between.  Below you will find some pictures and descriptions of a few of the activities we completed together this week.  

{Mommy School: Week 1}

Literacy: Alphabet Wall & Name

Math: Same and Different

Theme: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bible: Creation Day 1
Before getting started with Mommy School we had to play a little "bay-ball".  G loves to slide after hitting or throwing the ball...  

Now, it was time for Mommy School to start, so we sat down for some calendar time and singing.  G did a great job with his letters, numbers, color, shape, weather and counting train!

We also worked on our name this week.  G started to spell his name a few weeks ago because we sing his name to the tune of "Jingle Bells" at home a lot.  He did a great job and after his "me do it" time, Mommy helped him finish his name.  He was able to match up the letters correctly and in the right order with a little assistance. (FYI: I used sticky magnet tape on the back of the mat and letter cards so we could play on our magnet board)

We also learned 'Same and Different' this week.  He had a hard time understanding the how to play the Animal Memory Game, so we will be playing it a little more often.  However, he was able to correctly tell me if the cards were the same animal or different animals, as well as, point out which pictures were different in the "What's Different? Game" (pictures not included).

 

Time for a break!  G loves his "puzzle time"!

   

G enjoyed Chicka Chicka Boom Boom this week!  I purchased an Activity Tree for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom when I taught Kindergarten and G enjoyed playing with the 'baby' letters.  We watched the song on Daddy's 'pad' and we were both dancing by the end!  
 
We also made our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree together.  G was able to get the letters as I asked for them and put them on the tree!

We started the Days of Creation this week and I have to share some great resources I found that I will be using throughout the year.  The Read and Share: Toddler Bible is super cute and comes with a DVD, too!  The 100 Bible Stories | 100 Bible Songs is great, as well.  I will probably just use the songs this year because the book is not engaging enough for a 2 year old in my opinion (great for older preschoolers, though).  We loved listening to "In the Beginning" song while we completed this week's craft. (Sorry I don't have any pictures of Bible time this week...I'll try to make sure my camera is out next week)

 
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Be sure to stay tuned for {Mommy School: Week 2} next week!