I don't know if I have mentioned this before or not, but the Kindergarten schedule in our town is just crazy. The kids go to school all day two days a week and then they alternate every other Friday. So, Davis goes to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and every other Friday. Weird. In some ways I like it because he is still with me at home a couple days a week, but let's face it this kids is a sponge and just wants to learn. Thankfully, an amazing friend of mine organized a play group for Davis and 5 other boys who are in the same boat. We call it "Boys Group". We take turns hosting for a couple of hours on Thursday morning. We try to teach the boys something and let them play at the same time. Here are a few of the things that we have done....
They learned about bones.
They made compasses and did a map activity.
They learned about how sound works.
They learned about dinosaurs and made fossils.
They did this experiment with celery and food coloring. It was amazing how fast it changed colors.
Other highlights have been learning about friction, shadows and Ground Hog's Day, elephants, bats, making a homemade "marble works" and ice cream, learning about the heart for Valentine's Day, etc.
My all time favorite activity, thus far, was having the boys make Christmas cards. We then took them to a local assisted living facility where they sang a few Christmas Carols and passed out their cards. It felt good to see them learning about serving others.
Yep, we love Boys Group.
1 comment:
This sounds way more interesting than art class. Plus you made a bunch of the stuff I had thought about. See, you can do it! That stuff is super cute, and best of all-educational. And free-ish....And it isn't alwas at your house.... =)
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