Multiplication Checker Board

I've been wanting one of these for a while but couldn't justify the cost and didn't the time to make the felt version I wanted - so I decided to print one onto A3 card as a time saver.

You can get your free copy on my download page :)

We choose virtues TOS review

We were recently asked to review We Choose Virtues. We were provided with the Virtue Clue Cards, Family Character Assessment, Colouring Book and the Teacher Handbook. The Virtue Clue Cards are 12 business cards that contain a description of the virtue and image of the character. They come in a handy plastic wallet which makes taking them out the house very easy. The colouring book contains a picture of each individual character. The teacher handbook was amazing, its full of  insightful ideas for teaching the virtues along with real life stories and tips. The family assessment sheet was a real eye opener - we did a before and after version and the change was reassuring to see :) Currently the virtue cards are $5.99, the family assessment is free, the colouring book is $3.00 and the teacher handbook is $4.99 for a download and $19.99 for a hard copy.  We have enjoyed using these cards and it's been great to have a virtue on display each week.  (The fact that I can name a character each time I have to pull the girls up on behaviour is working well for their recollection) I would like to have seen some scripture references available on the cards to back up the virtues but there is a list available on their web page here and there is a set available that does contain the scripture references along with additional tips.  You can check out what the other crew members thought at TOS Cew Disclaimer I was provided with a fee copy of the materials in exchange for an honest review of the product.

Alternative to 3 part cards

The girls pulled faces when I suggested making some 3 part cards for parts of a river, so I came up with an alternative that they really liked.

I drew a river on paper and stuck it to a baking sheet. I then laminated the names of the parts and the descriptions. I stuck the names onto the top of some corks and some magnets onto the bottom.

Their first task was to pop the corks on the correct part of the river,

then they had to match the name to the description.

The COE was the correct placement on the back of the picture and the correct name on the back of the definitions.

Wednesday round-up

For our group work - we explored wedges,

discussed food chains and webs (from Montessori Print Shop)

and worked on some limericks (see separate post)

Tulip has worked on her basic addition,

teen numbers,

spelling with the movable alphabet (homemade from pipe cleaners),

shapes - both with the insets and with matchsticks.,

and alongside Rose with the blindfold tactile game,

Rose also worked with her spindles

and some ice transferring.

oh, and they all made frost angles

Limericks

The girls poetry lesson this week was on limericks and they made me smile so much I just had to share.

There was a young lady called Nelda,
who met a young man who would hold her.
They married in Mach
and dined on corn starch,
'till the man's arms stretched when he held her.

There was a young man called Nat
who wanted to buy a cat.
But the cat he bought
was not the right sort.
It gave birth to six tigers, that's that.

A girl lay down on the floor,
hidden by her blanket near the door.
When Dad came in ,
he trod on her chin
and she never lay on the floor anymore.

There was a young man with a cat,
who put the cats basket on a mat.
He went out shopping,
but came back hopping,
to find the cat asleep in his hat!