Week One: First day of school, the World, continents, classifying, Music: steady beats, "A", Jack be Nimble, 10 Apples Up on Top, Seasons, Apples
This kids will eat anything within arm's reach. Like a potato. Raw. Play dough? Yummy. Marbles, bugs, dirt, uncooked pasta and beans (ok, I drop a lot while I cook.) banana peal
Trip to the zoo to see the new elephant facility. We learned a lot about elephant poop.
Making Play-dough
Studying Maps: compass rose, continents
Jays writes 3 sentences a day and Aidan is a puzzle maniac.
Week Two: Asia, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Egg Carton Trains, "E", magnets, books: Arnold's Apple Tree rub-ons. Lines. Apples, two kinds of trees
Nature Quest: BUGS. Buggies.
Painting with apples and trying out new varieties
Music: Loud and Quiet
Popping popcorn while it's still on the ear. Fascinating and delicious!
Lunch with Dad, ride on the Metro. Tour of underground Pentagon City. Very Harry Potter.
Baby Zara's 2nd Birthday. Cupcakes and fresh air. Ahhh.
Science: Will soap boats float? Sadly, no. The don't. But sponges are very fun!
We read the book "The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree" and made our own versions.
Apples: Apple picking at the Orchard
Learning to ride a bike
Week three: Space, rockets, Colors, Europe, the letter 0. Music:Fast and Slow, Rhyme: Star light, Star bright.
Science: Making a horrific bottle rocket
Jayson at British Soccer Class
Apples: Apple Dumplings
Nature Quest: Pine Cone Bird Feeders
Science: Mixing Primary Colors
Making a lava lamp
Jayson: robot, frog, snowshoer extraordinaire
