By Veronica Soto
This schedule is my own, and does not reflect what Sonlight has scheduled in HBL A.
Poems are scheduled 2-3 days per week, and activities 1-2 times a week.
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Week 1
Day 3: p. 11
Day 5: pp. 13-16
Day 5 Activity: Using scraps of construction paper, torn paper, foam, or whatever supplies you desire, have your child use small bits to shape and create a picture, similar to those shown on these pages in the book. Here is an example.
Week 2
Day 1: p. 17
Day 3: pp. 18-19
Day 3 Activity: Using fingerpaints, or any type of paint, have your child draw lines or shapes. Wait for these to dry, then, using a marker or crayon, see if they can turn these lines and shapes into an animal figure or other designs, using the book for examples. Or, draw a picture and then use fingerpaints to decorate.
Week 3
Day 1: pp. 20-22
Day 1 Activity: Try a chick craft.
Day 3 p. 23
Day 5: pp 24-25
Week 4
Day 1: pp 26-29
Day 3: p 30
Day 3 Activity: Go outside if you can, and look at the clouds. Look for shapes in the clouds. Then come in, and draw your own cloud shapes.
Day 5: p 31
Week 5
Day 3: pp 32-33
Day 3 Activity: Using mud (either outdoors on the sidewalk/driveway, or inside on paper with a small cup of mud or brown paint), and a stick or paintbrush, and make art.
Day 5: p. 34
Week 6
Day 1: p. 35
Day 1 Activity: Choose a rainbow craft to make. Here are some ideas.
Day 3: pp. 36-37
Day 3 Activity: Paint or draw a picture that uses all of the colors mentioned in the poem
Day 5: p. 38
Week 7
Day 1: pp. 39-40
Day 1 Activity: Create a collage using real or fake flowers and plants.
Day 1 Alternative Activity: Try to draw plants or flowers, if you have none in your area, look up videos online to see how to draw different flowers.
Day 3: p 41
Day 5: p 42
Week 8
Day 3: pp. 43-44
Day 5: p. 45
Day 5 Activity: Try to find household items you can use to build a crazy cabin.
Week 9
Day 1: p. 46
Day 3: p. 47
Day 5: pp. 48-49
Day 5 Activity: Take a Nature Walk. Pick 1-2 items and draw/color what you see. Or bring in some nature to decorate (rock painting will be in a later week, as will leaf rubbings)
Week 10
Day 1: pp 51-53
Day 3: p. 54
Day 3 Activity: Try creating unique animals. We have played a game similar to this in the past, only we called ours “The Silly Surprise Animals Game,” where we draw animal parts on each one, so each animal is made up of 3 different animals.
Day 5: pp: 55-56
Week 11
Day 1: p. 57
Day 1 Activity: Try to draw/paint like the picture in the book. This picture is nicely done so it should be fairly easy for children to try.
Day 5: p. 58
Week 12
Day 3: p 59
Day 3 Activity: Leaf Rubbings
Day 5: pp. 60-61
Week 13
Day 1: p. 62
Day 3: p. 63-64
Day 3 Activity: Make a Dreidel with your children.
Day 5: p. 65
Week 14
Day 1: pp. 67-69
Day 3: pp. 70-71
Day 3 Activity: Use Boxes or Household Items to build a skyscraper.
Week 15
Day 3: p. 72
Day 3 Activity: Practice drawing from perspective. Find a place your child can see outside from up high. A second story window, a tree, the roof (assuming you can go on yours safely). Have your child draw a picture of what they can see up high. Then, have them go to the ground and draw a picture of the same area from that perspective. Compare and spot the differences.
Day 5: pp. 73-74
Week 16
Day 1: p. 75
Day 3: p. 76
Day 3 Activity: Draw or write a letter or piece of mail, and mail to a family member.
Day 5: p. 77
Week 17
Day 3: pp. 78-79
Day 5: p. 80
Day 5 Activity: Help your child to draw or write their own story. If your children aren’t sure they can do it, consider teaching them Draw and Tell Stories.
Week 18
Day 1: pp. 81-85
Day 3: pp. 86-97
Day 3 Activity: Have your children make a hidden picture. Have them hide the numbers 0-9 in a drawing they make, and see if a family member can find them all.
Week 19
Day 1: pp. 88-89
Day 5: pp. 90-94
Day 5 Activity: Using foam or construction paper, have your child try to create their own versions of the pictures on these pages, such as a caterpillar, flower, or butterfly.
Week 20
Day 1: p. 95
Day 3: p. 96
Day 3 Activity: *** Look up or use a microscope to view slides. Have your child pick their favorite and draw what they see.
Day 5: p. 97
Week 21
Day 1: pp. 99-101
Day 3: p. 102
Day 5: pp. 103-106
Day 5 Activity:
Week 22
Day 1: p. 105
Day 3: pp. 106-107
Day 3 Activity: Create Silhouettes or Shadow Drawings ***
Day 5: p. 108
Week 23
Day 1: p. 109
Day 3: p. 110
Day 3 Activity: Create a picture of an imaginary pet you would like someday.
Day 5: p. 111
Week 24
Day 1: p. 112
Day 1 Activity: Rock paintings
Day 5: pp. 113
Week 25
Day 3: pp. 115-116
Day 5: p. 117
Day 5 Activity:
Week 26
Day 1: pp. 118-119
Day 3: pp. 120-123
Day 5: pp. 124-125
Day 5 Activity: Draw a picture of you and your mom/dad/family
Week 27
Day 1: pp. 126-127
Day 1 Activity: use food to create paintings or projects. We always just used things like pudding or yogurt, but there are a lot of great ideas out there.
Day 3: pp. 128
Day 5: pp. 129
Week 28
Day 3: pp. 131-132
Day 3 Activity: Using green (to imitate peas) play-doh or clay (or even real peas) to create a sculpture.
Day 5: p. 133
Week 29
Day 1: pp. 134-135
Day 1 Activity: Using Construction paper, foam, or any other assorted items, have your child try to make a pretend pizza, adding “toppings” of their choice. You can make a real pizza if you’d like as well. Here are some ideas from someone way better at crafts than I am.
Day 3: pp. 136
Day 5: pp. 137
Day 5 Activity: Noodle Art ***
Week 30
Day 1: p. 138
Day 1 Activity: Make slime. Use the slime to act out Herbert.
Day 3: pp. 139-141
Week 31
Day 1: pp. 143-145
Day 3: p. 146
Day 5: p. 147
Day 5 Activity: Using household items, try to build a house you can carry with you. Alternatively, draw a picture of yourself carrying a house on your back.
Week 32
Day 3: p. 148
Day 3 Activity: Bubble Art
Day 5: pp. 149-150
Week 33
Day 3: pp. 151-153
Day 5: pp. 154-155
Day 5 Activity: Mirror Art
Week 34
Day 1: pp. 157-159
Day 3: p. 160
Day 5: pp. 161-162
Day 5 Activity: Candle Art
Week 35
Day 3: pp. 163-165
Day 5: pp. 166-167
Day 5 Activity: Sheep project. This was a fun project with sheep we did last year.
Week 36
Day 1: p. 168
Day 1 Activity: *** Fish art
Day 3: p. 169
Day 5: pp 170-171
COMPLETE!
