November is National Peanutbutter Month

We are learning about George Washington Carver this year and he had a lot to do with the peanut industry here in the United States. I'll have some peanut butter related recipes added soon... so sorry to those with an allergy!

http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/classroom-funfacts.php

Kid's page - http://www.buddymcnutty.com/

PA Book Club - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

We read, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, was written by Barbara Robinson. It is a funny story about a bunch of misbehaved siblings who decide that they are going to take all the big roles in the pageant. In the end, what was a routine holiday event became one of wonder once again.

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Classical Conversatons Picture Day

Hannah's Foundations Group

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Soap Making

We made soap for birthday presents, but of course we made it a school lesson relating it to the pioneer times and how they made their own soap.

A little Thanksgiving trivia:
Did you know that the Puritans believed that it was dangerous to bathe because they thought that there was infections spirits in the wind and water.

Hannah and I went to our neighbor's house to make glycerin based soap and used glitter and scented oils. Alyssa and I made an easy recipe found online for oatmeal soap:

1 bar Dove soap, grated
4 -5 Tbsp water
3-4 Tbsp oatmeal, ground, but with some texture, not flour
Molds (we used tall cookie cutters)

Microwave soap and water on high, stopping to stir between each minute. Add oatmeal a little bit at a time. Pour or scoop into molds.

The Sun

Why Do Elephants Need the Sun? by Robert E Wells (ISBN 978-0-8075-9081-2) was a book Hannah picked from the library. She usually has a mountain of books to bring home, but this was the ONLY book she wanted this week. It was the BEST book.

Hannah painted a paper plate and we wrote different facts about the sun on the slips of paper that are the suns rays. We took this picture at our front yard... between the angle and the camera's flash, Hannah looked like she was cut and pasted into the scenery.

Sun Dials

It's Saturday and we're still doing school! After reading a couple of books about the sun, we decided to make our own sun dials.