We learned about maps and read Me on the Map several times. Rhonda drew a map of her room, and she made a "Me on the Map" flip book where she drew pictures of her planet, continent, country, state, town, house, and herself. We also read about maps in some of our main curriculum books. We made a pop-out globe from Adventures Around the Globe, which was a great way to see how a flat object can represent a round object.
We read How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World almost every day, and we did activities related to it. We went to the store and I let Rhonda pick out any kind of apples she wanted. (Of course, since she's 4, she wanted every kind of apple.) We were supposed to taste-test them, but I skipped that activity since I was skeptical that she would try any and then I would have a bunch of apples with little pieces cut out of them.
At the end of the week, we made our own apple pie! I wasn't sure how I wanted to do this activity, because nobody in our house is a huge fan of apple pie and I didn't want tons of leftover pie. I thought about giving it away, but I wanted Rhonda to at least have a chance to taste it. So I found the perfect solution: apple hand pies! They were easy to make and very tasty. (I did offer Rhonda some of the apple when I cut it up for the pies. She didn't want to try it.) Both kids ate parts of their pies.
We made a passport for Rhonda to put her continent stickers in when we learn about a continent. I also took a picture of her and printed it to put in the front.
I'm learning that the crafts in this curriculum are a little above Rhonda's level. She probably just needs more practice using scissors, glue, etc. The crafts usually end up with me doing the craft, and Rhonda cutting up and gluing scrap paper next to me. I don't really mind it (for now, anyway), because I enjoy doing the crafts and Rhonda has fun doing her own thing. It's good practice for her fine-motor skills. If I start getting tired of doing the crafts, I may stop sometime during the year, but usually there isn't more than one craft per week.
We read a lot of fun books throughout the week that I found at the library, including:
A Cool Drink of Water
What We Wear
Whoever You Are
Can You Say Peace?
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
Mapping Penny's World
I also discovered a gorgeous international nursery rhyme book that is illustrated by tons of famous artists and illustrators, called Over the Hills and Far Away. I got it out of the library, but then I just had to buy it! (I got it for cheap on Thriftbooks.) We'll read some nursery rhymes from different places throughout the year.
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