Thursday July 7

Science Center "field trip"!

Wednesday July 6

Eric caught a baby snake in the pool and we determined that it was a water snake, not poisonous
Elle wrote a get well letter to my aunt who had surgery

Tuesday July 5

FIAR with Clown of God- discussed balance and repetition in the story, and patterns, and sequencing.  Also discussed miracles and Giovanni's advancing age in the book.
Elle worked on Explode the Code book 3 and finished Lesson 6
Watched Ben & Me about Benjamin Franklin, discussed the Declaration of Independence, the story of the U.S. break from England and why we celebrate July 4/Independence Day

Monday July 4

Read Bringing in the New Year about Chinese New Year, Curious George and the Puppies and Curious George Goes Sledding
Kids put on a play/show!

Saturday July 2

Read Mouse Paint and Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh and How the Cat Swallowed Thunder by Lloyd Alexander, and the Berenstain Bears Down on the Farm

Friday July 1

Read the lesson in REAL Science 4 Kids about tadpoles and the frog life cycle, kids drew their versions of the tadpoles and their life cycle, read Wikipedia article about frogs and looked at images of frogs, their eggs, tadpoles, pollywogs, and frogs
Read Tomie dePaola's Now One Foot, Now the Other about aging and the Empty Pot by Demi

Wednesday June 29

Went to the Windermere Library to learn about canine companions and met Harv the golden retriever who helps out children who have had trauma happen to them
Watched La Clase Divertida Lesson 1
Read What Brothers Do Best, Rain, Rain Go Away, and D.W. the Big Boss