We started our day out by checking on Andrew's science experiment in the freezer. He has been learning about weather, frost, ice, etc. In the science video we watched about snow and ice, the rising ice experiment did not work. Ours did. Just barely, but it did and Andrew gave a correct explanation why the ice came out of the bottle.
Saara's science class turned into a whole morning long game the kids played during break times. I wanted to make sure Saara understood the role neurons play in our bodies. So, I set up yarn lines from all the five senses (represented by drawings) to a 'bowlbrain'. Saara had the neurons or green construction paper rings 'bring' the messages to the 'bowlbrain'. Then she randomly picked a picture card from the bowl and we discussed whether we can use all the five senses to perceive the object. The kids did not stop until the bowl was empty and all the cards gone.
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| History. Andrew and Saara do not remember me taking this photo at Cape Henry in Virginia, but I am still so glad I took it. The monument commemorates the people who landed at Cape Henry in 1607 and started the first permanent settlement in Jamestown. The story of captain John Smith and Pocahontas, in other words. Stuff that Andrew is learning at the moment. |
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| Science. See, the ice crawled out of the bottle. |
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| Andrew and Saara preparing Saara' science demonstration about neurons. |
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| Saara bringing a neuron to the bowlbrain. |
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| Fish was one of the few things that engaged all the senses. Note the pile of laundry in the background - the kids thought it was fun to sort it into piles. That is funny. |
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| LA. For Saara's reading practice, I borrowed a children's poetry book. She is loving it. For her vocabulary learning and reading comprehension, we started reading "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". I found a number of Oz paper dolls on Pinterest. And there's so much more Oz stuff out there. Looks like reading the book is going to be loads of fun. |
