Weekly Workboxes - Week 18 - Jellyfish

 Unless otherwise noted the printables for this unit came from J is for Jellyfish at 1+1+1=1.

Letter Jj tray

Jj playdough sheet

matching J and j 

Montessori ocean match

J magnet page with small flat rocks

J do a dot

The magnet pages in the two above pictures came from Learning is Fun

Counting - one to one correspondence

Shape matching

Books to read - Jellyfish and their relatives

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Field Trip #68 Friday Blog Hop

Field Trip Friday!

A Blog Hop designed to share 'FIELD TRIP' related Blog Posts

(does not have to be a 'home school field trip', can be any trip to any place with your children!)

We returned to the Living Art Marine Center for one of their tide pool events at night. 

We got to tromp around in the shallow water in the evening and find all sorts of cool critters – shrimp, fish, sea cucumbers, eels, crabs, etc..

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Tap the Cat - Reading Eggs App Review

Reading Eggs is a popular online program for helping children learn to read and to build upon those skills.  A subscription includes learning games for ages 3 to 13.  They also have several apps available, and Tap the Cat is one of their newest.  

Tap the Cat has 9 games and 2 levels.  It is geared toward children ages 4-6. It is compatible with IPad  4.0 OS or higher and can be purchased for $2.99.  

The games are:

Smart Quiz

Speak and Listen

Making Words

Draw and Paint

Time to Rhyme

Vocabulary

Sight Words

Letters

Writing

Three Accents are available for playing - Australia, United Kingdom and America.  Up to 4 players names can be added for personalized play.  Music can be turned on or off during play.  

Each game cycle must be completed 3 times to receive a puzzle piece for that game, once all pieces have been acquired level 2 is unlocked.  

My 6yo son played the games; he enjoyed them all, but said that the Draw and Paint was his favorite.  He had difficulty figuring out how to play 2 of the games, but was able to figure the others out without any instruction or guidance from me.  

We have yet to make the investment for a Reading Eggs subscription, but we enjoy all of their apps.  For $2.99 this app is well worth the cost.  I also feel that children younger than 4 years of age could benefit from the app (depending on the child level and style of learning).  

There seems to have been some past issues with sound, according to past reviews posted in the app store.  I did not experience any of these problems.  The only negative thing I have to say about the app, is that I do not care for the font in the writing game.  It uses D'Nealian Style; I would prefer a more standard print.  It would be nice if a choice was provided.  

I recommend this app as a quality educational choice for a reasonable cost.

On sale now through Jan 13th for $1.99 (along with other Reading Egg Apps)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this product in exchange for my honest review.  I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.  All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC Regulations.