Dec 30th - Jan 5th

Taking advantage of Big A enjoying school and some of her new books - doing school even through the holidays.

PE:
Playing catch with new beanbags
Running, hopping, jumping, skipping, crawling
Bean Bag play:
     throwing (trying to throw into a target) - one thing that was OT recommended
     hopping
Lifting weights
Play telephone Simon Says with grandma :)

Math:
Dream box math games
Math workbook
   - count by 2's
   - count by ones with pennies
   - organizing tens & ones
Started learning about coins. Pennies, Nickles & Dimes. 
   - counting
   - sorting
   - adding

Socials:
   - we started another calendar that is about children around the world. the calendar talks about different countries, animals & food & children around the world.
- Monday we listened and danced to Bollywood music (talked about India)

Science:
   We started a new work book that Big A got for Christmas.  Grades K - 2
   - label body parts
   - eyes & sight
   - ears / hearing  / sounds
   - nose & smells (smells she likes and doesnt like)

Art:
Big A has been given a lot of new art supplies to help her fine motor skills and has been very busy drawing & cutting, glueing & taping.
She has new triangle crayons & triangle pencil crayons. We also have switched her markers for the thick smelly markers to help with sensory too.
For printing she is now using the thick pencils to help with developing the proper pencil grip.
(all of these are part of OT therapy suggestion)

Music:
   - Tuesday we listened and danced to Bollywood music  (talked about India)
   - Wednesday we listened to Rock N Roll
   - Thurday we listened to Oldies
   - Sang Songs to grandma on the telephone

On Tuesday Big A was given an old school desk with a slanted desktop. Its not a big slant - but we are going to try it out. The slanted table top( part of OT therapy suggestion) to help with strengthing her wrist / hand muscles & making printing easier on her body.

Home Ec / Life skills:
With a new year comes some new chores...
Big A has started being in charge of ensuring all coats & shoes are put away, clearing the table, vaccuming the floor (part of OT therapy suggestion), and will be starting washing our large patio window (part of OT therapy suggestion).

Friday afternoon my husband & I  meet with the people who did Assessment #1, to go through it and talk about what it all means and how to help Big A.