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amandaspace1330: Snow White Birthday party and The Underground Railroad
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Monday, May 11, 2015. Snow White Birthday party and The Underground Railroad. Last week our Five In A Row book was,. Follow The Drinking Gourd,. By Jeanette Winter. This story of the underground railroad captivated us. The illustrations are simple yet full of information not found in the text. The story is a perfect introduction to slavery and the Civil War in America for young readers. Follow the Drinking Gourd. To two other stories (listed below). For Science we learned about birds of North America, an...
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amandaspace1330: October 2014
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Thursday, October 30, 2014. A Baby Sister for Frances. This week we read the story. A Baby Sister For Frances,. By Russell Hoban. The illustrations in this book were done by Lillian Hoban. This is a funny story about Frances dealing with a new baby in the home. We have been dealing with this very scenario for the past year, and I think my two could relate to Frances' feelings of neglect, though I'm pretty sure they've never thought of running away! For Language- We compared Marc Brown's story. We used a ...
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amandaspace1330: They Were Strong and Good
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015. They Were Strong and Good. Last week our story was. They Were Strong and Good,. By Robert Lawson. Robert Lawson shares his family tree and some stories from his parents and grandparents. It won the Caldecott Medal in 1941. Our vocabulary words this week: Brig, Battery, Scotch; Caribbean. We discussed the title of this story, the words give power and make you want to find out who was "strong and good"? To The Ox Cart. Man, by Barbara Cooney. We looked for symbolism in Lawson's ti...
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amandaspace1330: April 2015
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Monday, April 27, 2015. Yet again I find myself playing catch-up. We have enjoyed two busy and exciting weeks. We have read two great books, and learned heaps! We visited the Philadelphia Zoo, and went on two local hikes. We have celebrated another year of Ana's life. So exciting! Two weeks ago, we read the story. The Little Red Lighthouse and The Great Gray Bridge,. For Spanish, we learned transportation words. In art, we enjoyed the three color illustrations and the repetitious lines used in the story&...
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amandaspace1330: School and Spring Holiday
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015. School and Spring Holiday. I failed to blog about our last two weeks of school, and the Easter holiday that fell right in the middle. We read. Make Way For Ducklings,. By Robert McCloskey and. The Story of Ferdinand,. By Munro Leaf. I'll begin with. Make Way for Ducklings. Make Way for Ducklings. Is a true classic. The children love this story, children have loved this story since it's original printing in 1942. Our vocabulary words this week were about ducks, Molt, Incubate.
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amandaspace1330: February 2015
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Monday, February 23, 2015. A New Coat for Anna. Last week we enjoyed Harriet Zeifert's. A New Coat for Anna. Based on the true story of Ingeborg Schraft Hoffman. Anna lives in post WW11 Europe and needs a new coat. The story takes you step by step through the construction of said coat and shows how determination and ingenuity pay off. For Math this week, we continued to talk about measuring time. I am going through Franklyn M. Branley's. Mrs Katz and Tush. But now I'm ahead of myself! We talked about bar...
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amandaspace1330: June 2014
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Sunday, June 22, 2014. Tristan turned 5 this week! I look back over the memories, milestones, moments that pile onto one another, overlapping and recurring in my memory. We reminisce about what Tristan did or said when he was just learning to walk, or talk, like it was just yesterday, and I am so grateful and blessed to have been a part of Tristan's five years of life. Hopefully we have many more years of memories and milestones to go! I guess I can't spell! Monday, June 16, 2014. Froglets and Poision Ivy.
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amandaspace1330: September 2014
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Saturday, September 27, 2014. This week we continued the theme from. We focused on the forest reading two books by Marianne Berkes. Monday and Tuesday we read. Over in the Forest: Come on let's take a peek. And then Wednesday-Friday we also read. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme. Tree was our word for the week. (We also talked about other words that have ee in the middle of them: week, bees, seed, knee, cheek, etc.). For math: we counted animals! Clay work is hard! We will be revisiting for nature ...
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amandaspace1330: December 2014
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Friday, December 19, 2014. The Twelve Days of Christmas. It was a good time. This week we have enjoyed a few versions of. The Twelve Days of Christmas. As well as a few other Christmas books during our holiday-focused week. Brian Wildsmith, Louise Breirly and Jan Brett all have beautiful and uniquely illustrated versions of. The Twelve Days of Christmas. For Science we researched Partridges, and calling/colly birds. A few other Christmas stories we enjoyed this week:. A Cranberry Christmas,. By Russell H...
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amandaspace1330: Babar To Duet or not To Duet
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. Babar To Duet or not To Duet. Last week we read the Babar Story by Jellybean Press,. Babar: To Duet or not To Duet. As I mentioned in my last post, we enjoyed learning about music this week, and we always enjoy Babar. This story is about humility, knowing your limitations and learning from others mistakes. Then I introduced the music notes and how they are whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth. They all look different and hopefully the children will remember which is which.
