| The whale lapbook created by Brigitta (with help from DeeAnn). Math, science, reading, and spelling all in one little file folder! |
This is an ongoing project to not only teach 21st century literacy but also to help encourage Brigitta in her quest for knowledge.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
A whale of a time with Mrs. DeeAnn!
Okra Painting Project
| Busy hands hard at work |
| Brigitta painting |
| Piper painting |
| Brigitta's sunflower (her idea) |
Here is an art project idea I got of of pinnit. Our dear friend Mr. Gerjes always blesses us with fresh vegetables from his garden. This week he brought an abundance of okra which we have enjoyed eating! The girls and I cut up 8 pieces and used them to create gift tags and cards. Take a peek at this fun and easy project.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
How to pan for gold like they did during the California gold rush!
| The muddy "river" |
| Panning for gold. |
| A gold nugget! |
| Separating the light weight from the heavy to find the gold. |
| More gold! I think these girls are ready to go on their first gold panning trip with Bop Bop! |
| Piper had to join in the fun |
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Week Sept. 12 - 16
This week we are continuing our lesson on westward expansion and the Oregon Trail. The independent reader for the week is "The Secret Valley" by Clyde Robert Bulla. We are also going to read "Iva Dunnit and the Big Wind". We will be working on suffixes (-ly, -ness, -ing, -ful, -est, and -able) as well as making words plural by adding /s/. Our spelling words are: feeling, eating, thankful, sickness, tallest, illness, readable, loading, badly, and saying. In addition, we are going to talk about how to write using descriptive and expressive words. In math we are continuing to strengthen addition and subtraction skills using Math-U-See with manipulatives.
On Monday and Tuesday Brigitta will be working on science lessons with DeeAnn. She will be creating two lapbooks on Monday (sharks and whales) and talking about land predators on Tuesday. Her predator for the week is the Tasmanian Devil of Australia.
On Monday and Tuesday Brigitta will be working on science lessons with DeeAnn. She will be creating two lapbooks on Monday (sharks and whales) and talking about land predators on Tuesday. Her predator for the week is the Tasmanian Devil of Australia.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
We're still here...
Sorry it's been a few days since we last posted. Will has the camera and until we get it back can't upload any pics. We are finishing up our Pony Express lesson this week. We are also still working through Genesis. Today Brigitta asked, "If God didn't want them to eat the fruit off the tree then why didn't He just put one of those plastic covers over it or something?" She also said, "If Adam was made out of dust and when we die and go in the ground we turn into dust...that is cool." And, "If they (Adam and Eve) didn't eat the fruit there wouldn't be bad dreams?" Ohhhh, the questions that one short chapter brings. Believe me, this wasn't all of them.
We are also working on locating and remembering the names of the 7 continents and 5 oceans (for those of you who aren't in "the know", the Southern Ocean has been added to the list. It's the ocean that surrounds Antarctica). She's doing pretty well. Even Piper is going around saying, "South America, South America" in a sing-songy voice. Last night we read a book called Enoch Emu. At the end of the book it talked about several male birds that care for the eggs/chicks. It told what country each bird was from. She had to look at a map, find the country, figure out which continent it was on, and then write the name of the bird on her continent map. Her question (about the similarity of an ostrich and and emu), "Are they related?" We are going to find out...and how, if they are, they ended up on totally different continents! (emu = Australia, ostrich = Africa).
Well, until I get the camera, so long!
We are also working on locating and remembering the names of the 7 continents and 5 oceans (for those of you who aren't in "the know", the Southern Ocean has been added to the list. It's the ocean that surrounds Antarctica). She's doing pretty well. Even Piper is going around saying, "South America, South America" in a sing-songy voice. Last night we read a book called Enoch Emu. At the end of the book it talked about several male birds that care for the eggs/chicks. It told what country each bird was from. She had to look at a map, find the country, figure out which continent it was on, and then write the name of the bird on her continent map. Her question (about the similarity of an ostrich and and emu), "Are they related?" We are going to find out...and how, if they are, they ended up on totally different continents! (emu = Australia, ostrich = Africa).
Well, until I get the camera, so long!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sea World Math, Science, and Language Arts Curriculum
| Manatee Feeding Math Sentences |
| Dolphin Weight and Measurement |
| The dolphin and handmade stretcher for weighing |
| Manatee feeding math example |
Genesis 1 Work
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