Today we read the books we made!
It is wonderful to hear your children read (or make-up by the pictures read) the real Christmas story!
About Me
- The Miller family
- I am just a mom: a mom of three kids and one of them is hearing impaired. We are a busy family and I am a very busy mom. I want my hearing impaired daughter, Brooke, to have every advantage so I try to incorporate as many lessons and strategies into our every day life. Most of the teaching I do with Brooke is incorporated into our daily routines and parent-directed play. This blog will include some of our formal lessons but mostly it will be learning to listen in the everyday.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Snow Crafts
Here are a few snow day crafts to keep you busy and learning.
Good ol' fashioned snowflakes. It tool me a little while to remember how to fold the paper and I'll not sure I saw even doing it correctly. I took a piece of computer paper, cut the edge off to make a square. Then folded it into a triangle. Fold again into a triangle and then one more small triangle. We used a variety of scissors and even a hole punch.
Using a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter as a pattern, trace the outline onto black construction paper. Older kids can do this themselves, or even for a younger sibling too. Cut out the snowflakes, and place on top of a sheet of clear contact paper with the sticky side up. Invite your child over to sprinkle the snowflakes with tiny pieces of tissue paper. Cover with another sheet of clear contact paper over top, and trim the edges. Hang in a bright window! 
This project was designed differently than it came out. My plan was to place the white snowflake on the white paper and then paint the paper with purple, blue and white swirls. Once it was dry, we would peel off the snowflakes and have the white paper remain. The kids wanted to paint first and then stick on the snowflakes - fine by me! They blended the purple, blue and white paint a little more than planned but that's okay too!
Good ol' fashioned snowflakes. It tool me a little while to remember how to fold the paper and I'll not sure I saw even doing it correctly. I took a piece of computer paper, cut the edge off to make a square. Then folded it into a triangle. Fold again into a triangle and then one more small triangle. We used a variety of scissors and even a hole punch.
Using a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter as a pattern, trace the outline onto black construction paper. Older kids can do this themselves, or even for a younger sibling too. Cut out the snowflakes, and place on top of a sheet of clear contact paper with the sticky side up. Invite your child over to sprinkle the snowflakes with tiny pieces of tissue paper. Cover with another sheet of clear contact paper over top, and trim the edges. Hang in a bright window! Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Day 15 - Christmas Advent
Day 15
Read 1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
How do we know that God loves us? Discuss how Jesus' birth was how God showed his love for us. God gave us Jesus at Christmas because God loved us so much; what can you give God for Christmas?
These are my children's answers:
Jake: my sins (which I think is a really good answer)
Brooke: gold (I'm glad she has been listening to the Christmas story)
Kate: my Taggie (her prized possession)
We talked about how we could God our hearts at Christmas since what God really wants is for us to live in heaven with him.
Read The Tale of Three Trees
Read 1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
How do we know that God loves us? Discuss how Jesus' birth was how God showed his love for us. God gave us Jesus at Christmas because God loved us so much; what can you give God for Christmas?
These are my children's answers:
Jake: my sins (which I think is a really good answer)
Brooke: gold (I'm glad she has been listening to the Christmas story)
Kate: my Taggie (her prized possession)
We talked about how we could God our hearts at Christmas since what God really wants is for us to live in heaven with him.
Read The Tale of Three Trees
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Day 14
Day 14
Make a page of the Nativity book: King Herold tried to kill baby Jesus. God protected Jesus
Read A Star so Bright: A Christmas Tale
Read Matthew 2:13-23 about Angry King Herod trying to kill baby Jesus.
Make a page of the Nativity book: King Herold tried to kill baby Jesus. God protected Jesus
Read A Star so Bright: A Christmas Tale
Monday, December 13, 2010
Day 13 - Christmas Advent
Day 13
Read Matthew 2:1-12: The Visit of the Magi
Make a page for your book: "The Wise Men came to bring gifts to Jesus."
Make a page for your book: "The Wise Men came to bring gifts to Jesus."
Read The Visit of the Wise Men by Martha Jander
Snow Day fun
Today is our 3rd snow day of the 2010-2011 school year.
The first 2 snow days looked like this:
Today's snow day looks like this:
I am expecting another 1 or 2 snow days this weeks. Here are some snow day science experiments to keep everyone entertained and learning!
Science Experiments:
1. Do an experiment on how to make snow melt. Have your children predict if snow would melt faster in their bare hands, or with a mitten on. Then, we test the prediction. You can do this outside or bring some snow inside to experiment with.
2. I like to bring the snow indoors for snow painting. I like to use a large, clear storage box...then you can really see the colors! Use food coloring or water color paint to paint my snow. The water colors make vibrant colors. Use eye droppers, spray bottles, scoops, measuring spoons, and drip bottles. Talk about all the beautiful colors, then go back after rest time to see what happened to the colors when the snow melted.
3. Bring in some snowballs from outside. Ask children to predict which snowball will melt the fastest, considering where it is placed. Snowballs can be placed in sunny windows, a dark closet, out side of a window, near a heater etc. Permit youngsters to offer their suggestions. Make a list or chart of the predictions then test your theories. Encourage children to express opinions about why a particular snowball melted the fastest and why another melted the slowest.
The first 2 snow days looked like this:
Today's snow day looks like this:
I am expecting another 1 or 2 snow days this weeks. Here are some snow day science experiments to keep everyone entertained and learning!Science Experiments:
1. Do an experiment on how to make snow melt. Have your children predict if snow would melt faster in their bare hands, or with a mitten on. Then, we test the prediction. You can do this outside or bring some snow inside to experiment with.
2. I like to bring the snow indoors for snow painting. I like to use a large, clear storage box...then you can really see the colors! Use food coloring or water color paint to paint my snow. The water colors make vibrant colors. Use eye droppers, spray bottles, scoops, measuring spoons, and drip bottles. Talk about all the beautiful colors, then go back after rest time to see what happened to the colors when the snow melted.
3. Bring in some snowballs from outside. Ask children to predict which snowball will melt the fastest, considering where it is placed. Snowballs can be placed in sunny windows, a dark closet, out side of a window, near a heater etc. Permit youngsters to offer their suggestions. Make a list or chart of the predictions then test your theories. Encourage children to express opinions about why a particular snowball melted the fastest and why another melted the slowest.
4. Make a snowflake: 
You will need Borax (in the laundry detergent section of the grocery store), boiling water, wide mouth jar, pipe cleaners, and string. Using pipe cleaners, have your child create a snowflake design. Pour 2 cups of boiling water into the jar and stir in 6 tablespoons of Borax. Once dissolved, try a string around your pipe cleaner snowflake and hang it in the solution. It took a couple hours before our snowflake crystals began to form.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Day 12 - Christmas Advent
Read Luke 2: 21-38
Make the name Jesus with glitter!
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Make the name Jesus with glitter!
Read Sing, Glory, Glory! Jesus is Born by Gail Pawlitz and Santa, Are you For Real? by Harold Myra
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