Junk Mail Maths Activity

Picture DetectivesThis junk mail maths activity was developed because our mail box has been filling up with junk mail by the truck loads. (Okay … maybe I exaggerate just a little but we do get a heap of junk mail!)

Rather than just throw the junk mail out, I figured there must be a way to recycle it for educational purposes which is how we came up with a new game … Sorting Detectives.
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Writing in Shaving Cream

Writing in Shaving Cream
The creators of shaving cream probably never dreamt that it would ever be used to teach children to write. However, that’s what we’ve been doing … writing in shaving cream!

If you haven’t had a chance to play with shaving cream yet, then I can seriously recommend it. This is one sensory experience that is absolutely fantastic – silky, smooth, soothing and very irresistible!
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Silly Sneaky Snake Word Wheel

Word Wheel for Sneaky SnakeToday we made a Silly Sneaky Snake Word Wheel as an extension of our focus on the story, “Farmer Blake and Sneak Snake”. In this story, the word family of ‘ake’ is focused on. By using this word wheel, children can change the beginning letter to make many different ‘ake’ words (e.g., make, bake, cake, Blake, fake, flake, snake, shake, lake, take, rake, wake, quake). Continue reading

Reading Notes For Fun

Reading Notes for FunIn an attempt to foster more reading, I’m endeavouring to place random notes around the house in odd places … just for fun. These notes will be positioned in areas just the right height for little people to read. The idea is to put notes up after the boys have gone to bed. The next day, hopefully, the boys will discover the notes as they progress through the day. Continue reading