Kaya sat in her pj's reading me "I can read with my eyes shut tight".
We spent time with family ~ Uncle Jim, Aunt Nancy, Cousin Ricki and Erik ~ we cooked pancakes together and enjoyed each other's company.
Watched a you tube video on how to soften and shape their gloves. Played catch and a points game.
1 point for a catch
1/2 point for good throw
other team gets a point if the ball gets past you
Mental Math: Dylan kept track easily the whole time. Good practice for addition. (and fractions - which he's only learned about from the kitchen)
Kaya fed red ants with black butts to her red ants in her 'mason jar' ant farm. The poor ant was attacked and drug under ground through the tunnels. Savages! The red ants did have some collateral damage to their tunnels which they promptly repaired. All 4 watched intently.
Dylan started building his erector set he got for Christmas. Out of all his choices he's going to build the jet plane.
Bowen collected worms and showed them off proclaiming they would be used for bait the next time he goes fishing. and counting them.
Kaya and I downloaded Print Shop onto the computer and she learned how to navigate around. She made Callie an Easter card. Impressive. She typed in Easter in the search box and found a picture of this little dog with rabbit ears on surrounded by eggs. Then she typed I love you callie. from kaya on it. They learn so fast! Then started on a calendar for her room.
They painted with their fingers and wet chalk on the concrete.
Watch a dvd of bible stories, from genesis then I ran in when it was the passover story and reviewed what they had learned in Sunday school, Jesus's entrance into Jer. palm branches, robes, the people. And reviewed that this was the chosen day to reveal that he was the messiah they had been waiting for, he was the son of God and then talked about the 'first communion' and briefly about the crucifixion and the whole 'easter' story, his resurrection. Ella's eyes were popping out of her head, it was all new to her. So cute. WOW she said. Finished up by talking about what that all means to us!!!
We did science project and made a wind vane out of a straw, rubber band, 3x5 card, pencil, clay and a ruler and small nail. Cut 3" off the straw and rubber band them together like a cross. cut slits in the long straw, fold the 3x5 card in half, cut and stick one half in the end of straw. Cut the other paper into a triangle and stick in the other slit like an arrow. The pencil is stuck into the clay in an upright position a small nail pushed into the eraser and the short straw is set on top of the nail. It worked. Using a compass they figured out which direction the wind ran.
They learned what a meteorologist does and watched some videos of them.
We read books together.
Ella colored while Bo measured rice for dinner, then he burned his finger. :-(
And of course they played together, make believe, indoors and outside! Beautiful day, warm with an occasional brisk breeze. Seemed like we did other stuff but I can't remember.
Kaya has been taking care of 2 baby turkeys for a week now, she's been very responsible. I'll try to add some pictures later. I"M SWAMPED WITH BUSYNESS, Can't believe I'm posting actually!
Oh, we also listened to 'The horse and his boy' the first cd anyway. Love this story.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read through your school page in a long time I didn't realize that you were making posts. I'll keep checking it from now on though!
ReplyDeleteYou should turn your blogs into books at the end of the year. IT'd be fun to have a recap on your school etc.