This is an ever growing place for all things letter H. We used the letter H as inspiration in instances that made sense, but if there wasn’t something that fit naturally, we simply substituted it with something else we wanted to learn about. If you’d like to read an overview of the structure and creation of this home preschool series you can find that here. This post will be jumping right into our resources for this week.
BOOK LIST
- Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- Let’s Go Home: The Wonderful Things About a House by Cynthia Rylant
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers
- Story Orchestra: In the Hall of the Mountain King by Jessica Courtney Tickle
- Here: I Can Be Mindful by Ally Condie
- Home by Carson Ellis
- Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
- In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
- I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde
- My Hands by Aliki
- My Heart by Corinna Luyken
- The Hike by Alison Farrell
- Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter
(I’ve only listed the books that we’ve read and enjoyed. But within each list you might also notice this arrow ^. I’ve placed that beside the ones that I think make a great addition to a home children’s library based on their exceptional rereadability or reference material.)
ART STUDY
- Henri Matisse: We created Matisse inspired collages with shapes cut from paint samples. I had some of these shapes already cut out, but they would be the perfect project for practicing scissor skills as well. The boys enjoyed learning about Matisse through the book Henri’s Scissors.
ART PROJECTS
- “H is for Hearts” Worksheet (Free download for that below.)
- Harold and the Purple Crayon Drawing
- Handprints
- Matisse Collages
LANGUAGE + LITERACY
- Song: Honey Oh Be by Angie Who
- Poem: A Song for Merry Harvest by Eliza Cook
- Poem: Home Indeed by Douglas Malloch
- Poem: The Little House by Elizabeth Godley
MATHEMATICS + BASIC SKILLS
- Number Focus: 11 + 12
- Days of the Week
- Emotions: Frustrated (What does frustration look like? What does it feel like? When do you feel frustrated? What do you do when you’re frustrated?)
SPIRITUAL GROWTH + SCRIPTURE STUDY
- Praying from the Heart: We began to familiarize ourselves with the habit of prayer through memorized prayers. But I also wanted to teach the importance of prayers as conversations with God and prayer as an avenue of requesting that we look more and more like our Creator. (For example, that God would help us to become more loving, more patient, more gracious, more creative, more present, etc.)
- “How long and wide and high and deep is the love of Christ.”—EPHESIANS 3:18
WORDS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY + PLAY
I share this list because I believe in using the resources that you have. Some preschool plans have made me feel like I need to buy very specific resources, which often isn’t necessary. There are so many perfect materials that already exist in our homes for preschool play and creativity and learning. These words are to serve as inspiration for your own art projects or imaginative play.
- Hopscotch
- Hiking
- Hide and Seek
- Heart
- Happy
- Honey
- Hammering
- Hands
- Hats
- Hippo
- Scavenger Hunts
Below is a one sheet of the activities we used for the week. I prefer the option of printing things out for the week and having them all in one place (worksheets, poems, plans, etc.). You’ll also find the “H” is for Heart page we did, a blank letter H to fill in if you’d prefer something different, and a large tracing page that can be used with play dough, dry erase markers, or other loose parts. You’ll also find a simple printout of the poems for the week. And you can find the A-Z memory verse collection here.
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