(updated 10/2023)
School is starting again here at my house and what better way to kick it off then with an All About You theme! I love this theme to start the year because it gives you a snapshot of who your little ones are at this moment in time.
I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old this school year. In the language department, I’m working with my 2 year old on recognizing her name. My 4 year old pretty much knows all her letters and the sounds that they make, but I want to take this first couple weeks to review them and make sure she really has them down as we start the journey toward reading. For math, I working on the number and concept of 0 with my 2 year old. With my 4 year old I will be reviewing numbers 1-20.
Here is my lesson plan for the week and I provided the sources for the activities and printables that I found elsewhere. Hope this helps you on your homeschooling journey š
| M | T | W | Th | F | |
| Religion | Creation day 1 | Creation day 2 | Creation day 3 | Creation day 4 | Creation day 5 |
| Language (2) | Write name on board & show it | Use sandpaper letters to talk about each letter in their name | Sing BINGO with their name | Draw name in bubble letters and have child tear tissue paper and glue in the lines | Name dry erase game |
| Language (4) | Review Letters A-D | Review Letters E-H | Review Letters I-M | Focus on weak letters + Name craft 2yr | Weak letter dry erase game |
| Math (2) | Intro 0 | Point out 0 answers from 4yr activity | Baby size sorting | At the bottom of the stairs start telling child how many stairs to climb, saying 0 sometimes. Goal to get to the top | Fill 1 bowl with poms and 1 empty. Have child pick which bowl has 0 |
| Math (4) | 1-20 Review | Focus on weak numbers w/ math questions below | Baby puzzle skip counting by 2s | Guess the Mystery Dog Printable | Sort & graph baby dolls, figurines, animals… |
| Art/Sensory | 1st Day of Preschool Printable | Paper plate self-portrait with craft supplies | Name Magnet Bin | Build your house/neighborhood with blocks | Make playdough people (yarn, google eyes etc..) |
| Loop: Science Geography History | Fill in family tree printable | Types of animals that are pets (1/2yr busy binder) | Me on the map printable | Talk about your family’s ancestry. Locate it and find simple facts about it | Fingerprint activity |
I get a lot of my Bible Activities from here and some of my other ideas from here
Creation Day 1 – Use a piece of black construction paper as the background. Cut a piece of white construction paper in half. Glue the half white sheet vertically on the black sheet. Write “Day” on the white piece and “Night” on the black. Add the number “1” to the page.
Creation Day 2 – Use a piece of blue construction paper. Add cotton balls in the sky for clouds. Make waves with shaving cream and blue paint at the bottom. Add the number “2” to the page.
Creation Day 3 ā Print out an outline of a tree and have kids color it and add flower stickers
Creation Day 4 ā Make Sun,moon,stars mobile from ABCJ y2w3
Creation Day 5 – On a light blue piece of construction paper place birds in the sky. Add a darker blue half sheet to the bottom of the background piece for water. Add a fish to this section. Add the number “5” to the page.
Name Magnet Bin ā Put magnets of the letters of child’s name in a sensory bin and dig them out with tongs, then place them on a mat where you have written their name. You can write their name multiple times if you have enough magnets
Dry Erase Game āĀ write letters on a glass or dry erase surface with dry erase markers (2 letters at a time for young ones, many for older). Then have children stand a few feet away and call out a letter. They race to the correct letter and erase it.Ā
2023 Plan for All About You Theme
In 2023, I have a 3 turning 4 year old that I am homeschooling. My 2 year old takes naps around the time when we homeschool, so this year I am not planning lessons specifically for her. That being said, sometimes we have to fit in school at a time she is awake, or sometimes she just wont sleep, so I have a few activities from the above plan (and new ones added this year) that I will have ready in case she joins us.
All About Me Theme Books – Like Myself ā Karen Beaumont; Parts ā Tedd Arnold; Weāve All Got Bellybuttons ā David Martin; Marvelous Me ā Lisa Marie Bullard
Religion Focus – Learning the Hail Mary
2 YR Options – Count stairs as you go up or down, talk about colors and their favorites, learn to say their name & age, baby size sorting from last year
| Language | Write & walk through letters of first name (can also trace with sandpaper letters) | Name Magnet Bin* | Draw name in bubble letters and have child tear tissue paper and glue in the lines | Name dry erase game* |
| Math | Do an initial 0-5 number recognition assessment. Then practice quantities and counting with 0-5 spindle box | Use math beads to show quantity of 0-5. Ask math questions* | Talk about numbers in address (even if over 0-5) | Trace hand and write numbers 1-5 on each finger. Have child add counters corresponding to the number |
| Art/Sensory | Look in mirror & draw a self portrait | Paper plate self-portrait with craft supplies | Build your house with blocks | Make yourself out of play-do |
| S/G/H | Fill in family tree printable | Talk about your family’s ancestry with simple facts and find the country on a map | Me on the map printable | Fingerprint activity |
Name Magnet Bin ā Put magnets of the letters of child’s name in a sensory bin and dig them out with tongs, then place them on a mat where you have written their name. You can write their name multiple times if you have enough magnets
Dry Erase Game ā write letters on a glass or dry erase surface with dry erase markers (2 letters at a time for young ones, many for older). Then have children stand a few feet away and call out a letter. They race to the correct letter and erase it.
Math Questions ā How old are you? How many pets do you have? How many brothers do you have? How many sisters do you have? How many wheels are on your bicycle? How many teeth do you have? How many teeth have you lost? How many candles will be on your next birthday cake? What is your bedtime? How many eyes do you have? How many shoes are in your cubby? How many pillows are on your bed?