Literacy Activities - Big Tracks Little Tracks

Big Tracks Little Tracks
Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)

Whip up some Trail mix to enjoy while searching outside for animal tracks!
Match animals to their tracks with Animal track cards (Look under Zoology- Animal Tracks!)
Advanced track cards here!
Follow the track game from Curious George
Animal track matching game online -- Animal tracks web game
Website to checkout with your child -- http://www.bear-tracker.com/
Make tracks with a Potato stamp like this!

Menu on a Monday!

Monday- Chicken Fajitas
Tuesday- Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Quick Bread
Wednesday- out and free concert at the library pavilion!
Thursday- Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken (Did not get to it last week!)
Friday- Tortellini Caesar Salad
Saturday- Leftovers!
Sunday- Celebrating Andrew's Birthday!

Literacy Activities- A Pair of Socks

A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy

Make a Silly Sock Puppet !
Play online - Sock It matching Web game
Reading color words Sound out word and color.
Sorting socks - great for visual discrimination.
Counting Spots on socks match sock to proper number.
Have a sock race - The person who puts on the most socks in 60 seconds wins!

Father's Day Round Up!

Father's Day Story Starters

Fill-in the Blank Father's Day Letter

Father's Day Photo Album

Disc Photo Book!

I Love Ewe Sign

Father's Day Crown

Photo Cube Puzzle

20 Dye free Snacks and treats

This is a list of convenience snack foods and treats that we generally buy for on-the-go moments and school lunches. The ones I listed do not contain dye. We buy all (but one) of these snacks at our local grocery store (Meijer) or at Costco. (The YummyEarth Lollipops I order from Amazon)

1. Simply Fruit Fruit Rollups


2. YummyEarth Organic Lollipops, Assorted Flavors, 30-Ounce Container


3. Annie's Homegrown Berry Patch Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks, 5-Count Pouches (Pack of 4)


4. Veggie Straws


5. Crackers (ritz, saltines, etc...)


6. Tortilla Chips


7. Veggies and dip


8. Block cheese cut into cubes (Check ingredients!!! Annato is fine but sometimes they also use yellow lake etc)


9. Ritz Crackerfuls Four Cheese, 6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) (We currently have Garden Vegetable Flavor)


10. Teddy Grahams Graham Snacks - Honey, 10 oz


11. Jelly Belly Fruit Snacks


12. Lance Fresh Toasty Crackers with rich peanut butter sandwich crackers (40 packs) (Peanut Butter with NON orange cracker only!)


13. Danimals Smoothies and other varieties of the Danimal brand!!!


14. Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Snack Crackers, Colors, Cheddar Taste, 30-Ounces Carton


15. Pretzels


16. Apples with Peanut butter


17. Grapes, bananas, applesauce (natural)


18. String cheese


19. Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars, Apple Cinnamon, 8-Count Bars (Pack of 4) Apple Cinnamon ONLY!


20. Stacy's Pita Chips, Simply Naked 28 oz
    

Please feel free to add any dye free options your family loves in the comment section!

Still to come... beverages, breakfast ideas, lunch ideas, dinners, desserts!

Rerun!

Summer Craft ideas - I posted this list last year but wanted it "upfront" to use again this year! The last foamerator craft looks right up Josh's alley. That is if it ever warms up!

Menu on a Monday!

Monday- enchilada casserole
Tuesday- spaghetti pie
Wednesday- Out
Thursday- Cream Cheese Chicken
Friday- Pop up pizza
Saturday- Leftovers!
Sunday- frittata and muffins

Rabbits

Josh is obsessed with Rabbits right now so I am taking advantage of it! Feel free to join us.
Rabbits vs Hares
Rabbit Tangram (scroll down)
Simple Animal Report Idea
Animal Report Graphic Organizers
Rabbit Parts and info
Finish the Sentence writing idea
Peter Rabbit etc activities (scroll down)
Assorted Crafts
Rabbit Lapbook!!!!
Rabbit cardboard tube craft
Geography video