Dog Unit

Kanani wanted to learn about dogs this week.  She is so much like me, her love for animals only grows more each day.  We went around the house looking for all the dogs we could find, we soon realized we had a lot more than we imagined.  

Placed a couple of things that deal with dogs in a bucket for her.  When she woke up she went straight to the bucket and got excited.  She quickly knew that we were dedicating the week to dogs just like she wanted.  

WASH & CLEAN

We had done this water and clean sensory play in our horse unit and it was a big hit.  She requested that this be one of the things she gets to do in this unit.  I'm so happy she has enjoyed this. 

WORD PUZZLES

I always like finding things for her to do that involves the family.  She really loves placing these puzzles correctly, and it helps with her learning to read.

FEED & WATER

One of Kanani's responsibilites is to make sure that Zeus is always feed and has plenty of water.  Most of the time she does it on her own and proceeds to give him a treat right after she is done.  Like how Zeus waits patiently watching for Kanani to finish.

BOOKS

We all love books and especially the ones that come with a toy or stuffed animal with it.  

PLAY-DOH

I set a tray of play-doh and some cookie cutters and utensils.  We used the left over play-doh we had saved from our Earth Unit.  I love how much she concentrates when she gets involved in a project.  She was very happy with her finished work.  

PLAY-DOH AND SPELLING

Since we already had the play-doh out we decided to practice our spelling.  She was so happy to find out that she could also spell GOD by switching two letters.  Couldn't wait to tell daddy about it once he got home. 

BLOCK PUZZLES

I bought this block puzzle from Avon when Kanani was younger.  Even though it's made for babies she still enjoys playing with it.

PUZZLE

I also bought this puzzle from Avon, it actually comes with 3 other animal puzzles and in a mesh bag.  These are actually Puzzle Tiles to be used in the bath tub.  

KINETIC SAND

A very dear friend of mine whom I consider family got me this Kinetic Sand kit for my birthday.  Even though it's made for younger kids I enjoy playing with it just as much.  I definitely enjoy it more with my kids.  

This was Dartanian's first time touching Kinetic Sand, he didn't know what to make it of it at first.  

BOOK GAMES

I always enjoy being able to incorporate games with books.  Makes learning so much fun.  

TRACE AND LACE 

Now that Kanani is older he has enjoyed the lace and trace by Melissa and Doug more.  She used to play with it but would get frustrated when she couldn't get it right.  It's a great hand eye coordination game.

BABY-SITTING

It so happens that this is the week we were in charge of baby-sitting three loving babies.  The kids really enjoyed helping me care for them, especially Dartanian.  He loved petting them and getting puppy kisses.