Kinder Themes: Stars, Light and the Letter G

Autumn's winding down ~ the days are fading and the nights are growing long. As nature's light dwindles, we must kindle our own inner lights. Well, this week we're exploring the themes of stars and light in our homeschool, and I thought I'd share a few of my ideas with you all. (Remember, I'm not going to try to do all of them! I'll see what strikes Earlybird's fancy as the week goes on.)

Fun Things to Do:

• Watch for the Taurids (meteor showers, fireballs or aka shooting stars).
• Gaze at the November night sky; look for autumn constellations.
• Make window stars - like this (seen above) or this.
• Look for star shapes in nature (inside of an orange or apple, starfish, star anise).
• Make felt star sachets to give as holiday gifts.
• Paint wooden stars for Christmas.
• Hang glow-in-the-dark stars on the bedroom wall.
• Practice drawing stars.
• Bake star-shaped ginger cookies:

Good Books to Read:

• The Sky is Full of Stars (Let's Read and Find Out)
• Draw Me a Star
• A Star in My Orange: Looking for Shapes in Nature
• Little Star

A Pretty Poem to Learn:

I’m glad the stars are over me

And not beneath my feet,

Where we could trample on hem

Like cobbles in the street.

I think it is a happy thing

That they are set so far;

It’s best to have to look up hight

When you would see a star.

        ~ Anonymous

A Letter to Know (G):

*Cut out a green construction paper "G" and decorate with iridescent star stickers.

• gobble & googley eyes (make a pinecone turkey)
• grace (practice a new grace at meals)
• grateful (make our Grateful Tree)
• give (show how we share)
• go (play "Red Light, Green Light")
• glow (paint with glow in the dark paint)
• glitter (make glittery pictures)
• goo (make homemade goo)
• grandparents (make glittery pictures frames for photos)
• goat (The Three Billy Goats Gruff - use wooden toys)

Science to Learn:

• Explore light science.
• Make shadow puppets.
• Hang a crystal in a sunny window.
• Experiment with flashlights and mirrors.

Thanks for stopping by today ~ I hope your day is a good one! :)