Our theme this week was Reptiles and Fish.
- We continued talking about Happiness, and the companion trait Peacemaking “Doing all that I can to live in peace with others; Not provoking others to anger by what I do or say.”
- We learned Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”
Our book list included:
- The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, by Trinka Hakes -- a girl comes home and gives her mom a report of their class field trip to a farm which was boring, except for all the exciting things that happened.
- The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta – an alphabet book featuring all kinds of reptiles.
- Swimmy, by Leo Lionni – a little fish teaches a school of fish how to swim together to keep from being eaten by the bigger fish.
- Fish is Fish, by Leo Lionni – a minnow and a tadpole grow up together in a pond. When the tadpole becomes a frog and goes onto land, the fish wants to see all the interesting things on land too. But he learns the hard way that it is better to stay in the water where he was meant to be.
- Crictor, by Tomie Ungerer – A lady raises a boa constrictor as a pet. He then saves her from a burglar. A favorite!
Activities this week:
Fun things this week: watercolor paints, walking, playing outside, picnics, visiting with the Petersons, floor puzzles, coloring and sticker crafts during Jeffrey’s breakfast, drawing with chalk on the driveway, playing with mommy’s craft stamps, going to Olive Garden and Marble Slab, shopping for softball equipment at Academy.
“Educational” things this week: helping to sort laundry, load washing machine, carry hangers, examining music boxes to see how they work, watching Mrs. Phipps & Snoothy phonics/reading videos, watching video of Mr. Dutton (astronaut and friend), Starfall
Not so fun things this week: scraped knees (Heather), bubbles in eyes (Jeffrey), cleaning up after playing with mommy’s stamps.
Travis’ amazing painting: rainbow, river, rocks (Fishing jetty)
Heather models her “princess” outfit from cousin Abigail…
and puts the woodman in boots.
Brian at 4 weeks.
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