Week in Review (July 2nd)

I love celebrating holidays!  There seems to be so much more excitement and anticipation leading up to them, and of course, we can't forget about the festivities.  We did a lot of 4th of July themed activities this week, many of which I address in this post.  This week, we focused on learning /beginning to memorize the pledge of allegiance, which is a work in progress.  We also counted the stars and stripes on our flag daily and talked about what they stood for. 
 The kids had fun with the new activities that were out. K didn't really want to be photographed this week, so I mostly have pictures of G with our activities. 

Water bead transfer

Do A Dot Flag

Red, white, and blue sensory tub - G counts the stars

A counting activity with homemade felt stars and number cards

 
We also spent some time reading a book we checked out from the library entitled A is for America: An American Alphabet.  I plan to continue to read this book throughout the month since it offers many opportunities to discuss our country's history with the kids. 

by Devin Scillian

K enjoyed the activities too along with some reading and a new Clifford book with a read along CD.  He's still excited about his reading "lessons" as well. 

Here is M enjoying his Melissa and Doug wooden trains.

We also had fun with hopscotch for the first time.  It was interesting, fun, and funny.  We've had a good week here at our home and out enjoying the 4th (although my husband, M and I may have been the only ones to really appreciate the fireworks)!