We are finished with our Wee Folk Art and are now using Five In A Row. With FIAR you read a story five days in a row (or more) and every day pick one of the suggested activities (from the teacher's manual) from the categories of Social Studies, Science, Art, Math, Language Arts, etc. The depth is up to you and varies according to age. The trick at Tavin and Matilda's ages is to have fun with the activities without trying too hard or forcing it. Some days are better than others.
The first book that we are reading from FIAR is The Story About Ping. It is about a duck on a boat with his large family on the Yangtze River in China.
We haven't gotten in to our FIAR groove yet, our new routine with baby Abe is still getting established and we have Nana visiting...but we're having fun!
They're opening a little package from Papa. Cars and necklaces!
We went to a park to feed some geese and ducks. Sort of a go-along to our Ping story.
Matilda has no fear...but I do. I had to tell those geese to keep their distance.
Kids have enjoyed their little kiddy pool. So much easier than attempting the city pool. As long as they're happy, why pay to go to the pool? Matilda found some dirt and mud.
Coloring with some new crayons. I colored a picture of Ping on the Yangtze River. The kids did too in their own way.
We had some scary weather around here, tornadoes and thunderstorms with hail. The sun came out and the kids were excited to stomp in puddles.
Tavin is good at building. An architect in the making?
Tavin getting a hair cut.
Matilda getting her first hair cut!
She's not so sure about it.
Taking a break from playing in the sprinklers at the Pioneer Spray Park.
Zonked out Abe.
Cuddling with Nana.
Gazing into Great Grandma's eyes.
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