Primary Book: The Boy Who Drew Birds
Enrichment Book: How do Birds Find Their Way?
Activity: Bird Journal Page
Field Trip: Nature Center/Zoo
Art: Oregon Trail
Poem: Robin Redbreast
FF: Queen of the Meadow
The primary book this week was good but just not a favorite for the kids. The enrichment book just became available from the library. That's the downside to Interlibrary Loan sometimes. A book that they have enjoyed is Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller. Tavin picked the book from the library and it came with a CD. It is adorable and is also based on the Golden Rule!
The kids both had nasty colds this week. With fevers, runny noses and coughs we didn't even make it to story time. I managed to keep us occupied when the kids had spurts of energy.
The kids both had nasty colds this week. With fevers, runny noses and coughs we didn't even make it to story time. I managed to keep us occupied when the kids had spurts of energy.
The kids enjoyed their stickers from Nana. Stickers are always fun!
On St. Patrick's Day we made cupcakes! Tavin insisted on making blue cupcakes. Matilda made the green cupcakes.
They both put their own liners in the muffin tins.
I didn't get fancy, I just bought the cupcake mix packets. The kids liked dumping the contents into the bowl and adding the eggs and liquids. There was a mishap with an egg but other than that it all went rather smoothly.
They even took turns using the hand mixer. Yes, the mixer really is running. Tavin is too smart and was too excited to plug in the mixer and turn it on to fall for any tricks. They both did great!
Matilda's turn. Such concentration.
The scooping of the green batter. She was trying so hard to be careful.
The scooping of the blue batter. Matilda was begging for candy. "Pleeeeeaaaasssse!"
Frosting their cupcakes.
Matilda barely nibbled on hers but Tavin happily ate his. Well he ate most of it, he made sure the frosting was gone anyway.
While Matilda napped Tavin did a little M&M counting with the M&M Counting Book! He didn't get through the entire book but not because of eating the candy. He decided that he just wanted to make his own designs. He did well though and lasted longer than I thought he would.
Do-A-Dot fun.
Food coloring fun.
We got him his own journal for recording his findings. Similar to Sid the Science Kid! He likes writing in notebooks and ripping the pages out. His journal is special though, no ripping of the pages.
Just some animal fun.
Marshmallow and toothpick art. Tavin made a dinosaur train. Matilda mostly just ate marshmallows.
Matilda said, "I'm going to eat your work."
Matilda was pretending to be the baby while Tavin was the daddy.
Our little jester, striking a pose for me at our friend's house.
We were feeling better from our colds so we went to a play date for some social interaction. At first the kids hissed at the sun and nipped at anyone who got too close but by the end of the play date they handled themselves like civilized children. (If only I had a sarcasm font, someone needs to invent one.) Seriously though, people need to get over the lack of socialization myth of homeschoolers.
It turned out to be a beautiful day to be outside too! One would never have guessed that there was a blizzard on Tuesday.
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"The idea that children need to be around many other youngsters in order to be 'socialized' is perhaps the most dangerous and extravagant myth in education and child rearing today." ~ Dr. Raymond Moore
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