Arachnids at Kidspace

We spent the afternoon at Kidspace and got to meet a Rose Colored Tarantula and an Emperor Scorpion.  I wasn't able to get a picture of the scorpion in the black light, but that was super cool as it turned from black to white! 

Quiltmaking

 

As Elle's birthday was approaching, I asked Hannah what we should do for her fieind's birthday present.  Part of home schooling is doing handicrafts... hands on skills that she can use as she grows up... much more than just gluing and painting crafts.  For Alyssa's birthday Hannah made a tote bag for her dance class attire.  But for Elle, she thought that a blanket would be fun.  She picked out the materials, decided on a pattern after measuring out the material.  Once she figured out the number of squares needed, she helped pin and sew it all together.  There were aspects of this project she lost interest in, but she was able to do enough that she was willing to make a second blanket for another friend.

Having fun with Math

Hannah like to collect things.  On our way to and from walking Alyssa to preschool, Hannah collected these leaves and pine cones.  The big seed pod the teacher can take credit for.  Much to Hannah's amazement, the teacher reached up from a neighbors tree to yank it off the branch where it hung just above the teachers head.  Her eyes were wide with surprise as she watched her teacher, the one who says not to pick things because we should leave nature as it is, do this from a neighbor we don't even know! 

With these found treasures, we did math... we measured in both inches and centimeters.

Home School Co-op

Part of our home schooling experience is being shared with the Wongs and Wolterbeek families.  On Tuesdays when we get together, Beverly teaches music, I teach art and Lisa heads up science.  The younger siblings also get their own activities as well. 

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