My adventures in homeschooling my kiddos.
Hi all! I've decided to do themes each month for the kids that includes foods, activities, research topics, signs, books, movies, and more. I will still do regular school with them, but this is just a little extra fun.
What I'll do is at the beginning of the month (I know I'm a bit late today) I'll post the theme and activities and such we'll be hopefully doing.
For July the theme is, obviously, independence day/patriotism/freedom.
Foods:
Flag Fruit Pizza:
Use a sugar cookie base, spread with cream cheese frosting, and top with blueberries, strawberries, and bananas to create a flag design.
Red, White, and Blue Salad:
Mix together strawberries, blueberries, and feta cheese with a spinach base. Drizzle with a balsamic glaze for a tasty touch.
Patriotic Parfaits:
Layer yogurt with strawberries and blueberries in a glass. Top with granola for some crunch.
American Flag Veggie Tray:
Arrange cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, and blue corn chips in the shape of an American flag. Add a bowl of ranch dip for the stars.
Patriotic Deviled Eggs:
Dye the egg whites with red and blue food coloring before filling them with your favorite deviled egg mixture.
Star-Shaped Sandwiches:
Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut sandwiches into fun shapes. Fill them with your favorite ingredients.
Crafts:
We might not get to all of these but here is a few crafts we're hoping to do:
Patriotic Windsocks:
Decorate a cardboard tube with red, white, and blue paint or paper. Attach ribbons or streamers to the bottom to create a windsock.
Handprint Flags:
Use your child's handprints to create a flag. Paint their hands and press them onto paper in a flag pattern.
Firework Salt Painting:
Draw fireworks with glue on black paper, sprinkle salt over the glue, and then use watercolors to paint the salt. The colors will spread like fireworks!
American Flag Mason Jars:
Paint mason jars with the American flag design. You can use them as candle holders or vases.
Star Garland:
Cut out stars from construction paper, decorate them, and string them together to make a garland.
Beaded Flag Keychain:
Use red, white, and blue beads to create a flag pattern on a keychain.
DIY Tie-Dye Shirts:
Use red, white, and blue dye to create fun patriotic shirts.
Activities:
Patriotic Scavenger Hunt:
Create a list of red, white, and blue items for them to find around the house or yard.
Fireworks in a Jar:
Use water, oil, and food coloring to create a cool fireworks effect in a jar.
Baking Together:
Bake and decorate cookies or cupcakes with patriotic themes.
Patriotic Chalk Art:
Use sidewalk chalk to create patriotic designs on the driveway or sidewalk.
Patriotic Sensory Bin:
Fill a bin with red, white, and blue items like pom-poms, ribbons, and small toys for them to explore.
Flag Handprint Art:
Help them make a handprint flag using red, white, and blue paint on a piece of paper.
Patriotic Shakers:
Fill empty plastic bottles with red, white, and blue beads or rice for a fun noise-making toy.
Patriotic Playdough:
Make red, white, and blue playdough for squishing and molding.
Patriotic Water Play:
Add red and blue food coloring to water in a shallow bin for some splashing fun.
Research Topics:
The American Revolution: Key events and figures
The Declaration of Independence: Its significance and main points
The Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments
Famous Patriotic Symbols: The American flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell
The Star-Spangled Banner: History of the national anthem
Books:
(These might change depending on what I can get at the Library and what we own, but here is a fun list of books to check out!)
Fiction:
Non-Fiction:
Fiction:
**Non-Fiction:**
Movies:
Youtube videos:
This is just a small amount of videos I added to my 4th of July playlist on Youtube. If you want to see the rest click here.
ASL:
Independence: Make the sign for "I" with both hands (pinky fingers up, other fingers folded down), then move your hands apart from each other.
Freedom: Make the sign for "F" with both hands (thumb and index finger touching, other fingers up), then move your hands apart from each other.
Patriotism: Sign "America" by interlocking your fingers and moving your hands in a circular motion in front of you, then place your right hand over your heart.
America: Interlock your fingers with both hands and move them in a circular motion in front of you.
Flag: Hold your non-dominant hand out flat, palm down, and wave your dominant hand back and forth above it, mimicking a flag waving.
United States: Sign "U" with both hands (index and middle fingers up, other fingers folded down), then sign "S" (fist with thumb across the fingers).
Liberty: Make the sign for "L" with both hands (thumb and index finger extended, other fingers folded down), then move your hands apart from each other.
Veteran: Sign "V" with both hands (index and middle fingers up, other fingers folded down), then place one hand on your shoulder and the other on your hip, mimicking a military salute.
Honor: Place the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand on your forehead, then move your hand forward in a small arc.
Bravery: Make fists with both hands and move them from your chest outward, showing strength.
Field Trips:
History Museum
George Washington Carver Museum
Memorial Park (Having a picnic of red white and blue foods)
Coloring pages:
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I love learning new signs. Those were all new to me. When I was subbing at the adult transition center (the school where the moderate to severe special ed students go after they turn 18 but before they're 22), the teachers there taught me a couple signs. Alas, they were inappropriate for children ;)
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