{this post randomly re-published itself! It was a post from this date last year and showed up today without me planning it! I was going to pull it, but there are already comments on it, so I don’t want anyone to not be able to find it if it is new to them. I have no clue why it republished itself!}
Recently God gave me another crazy idea that I was able to put together in a few hours!!! I was brainstorming our current calendar and thinking of making some cute themed calendar numbers when it occurred to me they could be SO much more than just cute. I could teach my kiddos 1 simple {but important} fact each day based around a certain theme. I decided on an Independence Day/America theme for July and got to work brainstorming 31 symbols and facts. I will admit the last few were a stretch but I finally got 31!
I am horrible at remembering historical facts and I do not want my kids to be like me so I hope to use this method to teach facts in an easy and simple way. Obviously these can be used over each year and many facts will also be eventually taught in their school lessons. I thought this would be a great way to introduce and reinforce at the same time {for Mommy too}. Even Ladybug will begin to soak up concepts simply by sitting with us.
This first set was created with PacMan in mind, knowing that for Krash and Ladybug-anything they soak up is just a bonus. I have big dreams of bringing this whole idea to a bigger level and am working with a friend behind the scenes on the idea! I hope to have more to share with you soon!
Below you can see what the cards themselves look like, on the left are the cards you would use for the numbers on your calendar and on the right are the concept cards that go with each card. I made them to fit my particular pocket chart calendar but you could use a poster foam board and velcro to easily create your own set up. You could also use a standard pocket chart. They seem like they would fit in this calendar on Amazon but I am not certain.
I put mine in our calendar to show you how they look, and I plan to share more about how it goes with my kiddos when we begin. I have several ideas of games to play and fun ways to make it more than just calendar numbers too!
I printed my numbers on cardstock and laminated them before cutting them apart. I have the concept cards whole right now, but I think I will cut them. I am still deciding what will work best. I will share what we end up deciding!
