Galloping
Today we had our first day of Galloping the Globe. We all really enjoyed it. I think it's going to be a good fit for us.
We are studying general maps and geography, explorers, and butterflies and insects this week. We're using some resources we've purchased, along with lots of library books.
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Today AJ read to us about wasps and M&M read to us about cabbage butterflies. I read the girls a cute book (Toot and Puddle, by Hollie Hobbie) about a pig who travels and sends postcards to his friend at home, and we found each place on the globe as it was mentioned in the book. We learned a few basics about maps, and the girls made maps of the toy train layout. It was fun watching their faces light up as they realized how different things look from above as opposed to looking at them from eye level. They did a great job on their maps, which will go into their notebooks.
We are still doing Singapore math. AJ is working on addition and M&M is working on measuring (today it was measuring water). I had the girls practice writing their names and addresses for handwriting, and we studied their AWANA verses for Bible.
M&M also really enjoyed helping me dig and wash potatoes from the garden, and asked to peel the cucumbers. She didn't realize that potatoes grew underground, and had been very worried when the potato plants wilted and turned yellow. She thought we wouldn't get any potatoes! She got very excited when she saw them turning up in the ground under my shovel, and had a lot of fun picking them out of the dirt.
E fussed and nursed a lot (she's still having diarrhea and not feeling well), but did entertain herself for a while coloring and playing with toys and water. She also helped herself to rice cereal and managed to dump almost the whole box into (and on and around) her bowl.
We're all looking forward to another day of Galloping the Globe tomorrow.
Next we'll be studying China and then making our way around Asia, so if you have any good resources to recommend for that area please post them!
We are studying general maps and geography, explorers, and butterflies and insects this week. We're using some resources we've purchased, along with lots of library books.
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Today AJ read to us about wasps and M&M read to us about cabbage butterflies. I read the girls a cute book (Toot and Puddle, by Hollie Hobbie) about a pig who travels and sends postcards to his friend at home, and we found each place on the globe as it was mentioned in the book. We learned a few basics about maps, and the girls made maps of the toy train layout. It was fun watching their faces light up as they realized how different things look from above as opposed to looking at them from eye level. They did a great job on their maps, which will go into their notebooks.
We are still doing Singapore math. AJ is working on addition and M&M is working on measuring (today it was measuring water). I had the girls practice writing their names and addresses for handwriting, and we studied their AWANA verses for Bible.
M&M also really enjoyed helping me dig and wash potatoes from the garden, and asked to peel the cucumbers. She didn't realize that potatoes grew underground, and had been very worried when the potato plants wilted and turned yellow. She thought we wouldn't get any potatoes! She got very excited when she saw them turning up in the ground under my shovel, and had a lot of fun picking them out of the dirt.
E fussed and nursed a lot (she's still having diarrhea and not feeling well), but did entertain herself for a while coloring and playing with toys and water. She also helped herself to rice cereal and managed to dump almost the whole box into (and on and around) her bowl.
We're all looking forward to another day of Galloping the Globe tomorrow.
Next we'll be studying China and then making our way around Asia, so if you have any good resources to recommend for that area please post them!
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