If you Give a Mouse a Cookie

Today we finished the work we had left on our If you give a Mouse a Cookie lapbook. Some of the items were taken from this resource, but others were things I made to supplement the lesson. For instance - I made the tracing line work showing the mouse how to get to the cookie. The more we work on these the better he will be at tracing letters and shapes one day.

Match the Cookie Game

Lapbook Cover

Inside: Nursery Rhymes that include mice, cookie matching game, drawing of a mouse, I Spy Circles (in the book), tracing lines, tracking his name, If you give a Boy a Cookie story, and mouse facts (they have tails, ears, etc.).

My favorite part of the lapbook was the If you Give a Boy a Cookie portion. I let the Punk tell me a story while I took dictation - starting with the line

"If you Give a Boy a cookie"...

If you give a Boy a cookie he will want some milk. After that he will want another cookie. Then he will want a napkin to wipe up the milk he spilled, and the crumbs. Then, he will want to go for a walk. They will go to Art Class. If the cars come in the neighborhood they will get smashed so they walk on the sidewalk. They make chalk in Art Class. Then they go home and have a snack and draw on the porch with the chalk.

The End.

Linking this post to Preschool Corner & No Time For Flash Cards

Wild Thing

B is for Bedhead.

I changed out the Punk's table pictures last night while he was sleeping. He now has "B" words to look at while he eats/plays/draws/crafts. I couldn't get over the sight of his hair - it was WILD! Very appropriate for this morning's book and story board...

Where the Wild things Are! We read through the book, and placed each piece on as we told the story. I love my little nightstand/table. On one side he has no supper, then you turn it over to find his supper waiting for him (and it was still hot).

We then did a little cutting up. I printed out some Google images of Max, and had the Punk cut them apart. He flips back and forth from hand to hand, so he's having a hard time learning to cut. Once he decides which hand he wants to use it will get easier, I'm sure.

Then we did a little tracing. He goes over it with his finger a few times and says things like "up, down, over" then draws the line. He repeats the "up, down, over" stuff and draws what he says instead of what is on the paper. It cracks me up!

A is for Space Man!

I have discovered the world/subculture/obsession/genius of lapbooking. And I get it. One neat little package of knowledge. Adaptable to any age, any topic. I am excited at the possibilities, and so in love with the lapbooks and information that is available (for free!) on the Internet. This is going to be fun.

Today we started with the Astronaut Preschool Pack from Homeschool Creations. It's adorable, and we both had so much fun putting it together. The Punk learned new words, and now knows that "A is for Astronaut" instead of Space Man.