inspired by our Pancake Pile-Up! game
these two decide to open a restaurant
the Sunshine Cafe is open for business
oops, time for a quick repair
we love our playstand clips & silks!
stringing soaked Indian corn kernels to make necklaces
another idea from Carol Petrash in Earthways
another idea from Carol Petrash in Earthways
it's so hard to choose the prettiest ones
sneaking up on the dragon with their bells
leaf raking time!
from For Small Hands
the Bamboo Leaf Rake
from For Small Hands
they were very sad when recess ended
arranging the dominoes in rainbow order
this set from Grimm's gets used every single day
we have had it for years!
time out for a Dead Bug yoga pose
HHS continues
and knitting kittens
and playing outside!
adding our arwork and words of explanation
to the MLB
for the Baby Wolves, this is their first
main lesson book of the year
Tower card from the LMNOP set of alphabet cards
potato printed otter faces from A Lot of Otters
(Capital Letters O and S)
blending paper pulp for G is for Goose
our poured paper pulp illustrations are
inspired by Denise Fleming's Barnyard Banter
doing the Tree of Life puzzle in Science Club
complete!
our basket of finished kittens, one made by each child
now the children are allowed to take them home
first, of course, we have to take them to
Bandy's Pumpkin Patch
and let them drive the tractor
and let them go down the slide!
Zac and his kitten, Goldilocks
getting ready for swim class!
decorating pumpkins for the library's
Pumpkin Book Character contest
Zac is carefully fringing the tail of Reddy Fox
from Old Mother West Wind by Thornton Burgess
Frog from Frog & Toad
(the story where Frog's jacket is covered in buttons)
Jenny from The Little Kitten
making the glue/yarn design for Charlotte's Web
and every once in a while, Zac comes along and
draws a beetle on my classroom chalkboard
painting pumpkins to donate to the Pumpkin Glow
HHS work continues
they not only have to decorate the entire house,
but
they have to label each word with its part of speech
by placing it under the correct Montessori grammar symbol
it's a lot of work and takes several weeks,
yet
everyone loves the Hanunted House of Speech
Ms. Anna and Zac sort the donation of wooden pieces
the finished pieces of handmade paper turned out so well!
F is for Feather
long division with the Stamp Game
younger children can paint for the Pumpkin Glow
but older children have to carve
Capital Letters Q and K
beginning with Sentence Analysis
G is for Ginger
with its curvy knobby root, ginger can be
almost any shape... so this is easy to imagine
and we make Gingerbread Play Dough too
reading the newspaper
new dinosaur fossil discovery!
adding the Capital Letters to the MLB
choosing wool yarn colors for our knitted pouches
a little bit of color theory
the darker color below (for holding things safely)
the lighter color above (for inviting you to open it)
our gelatin plates in Science Club
appropriately disgusting, given the places we swabbed
Ms. Shelby comes to be our Sourdough guest
and she brings us all hot homemade bread
our contributions were first along the trail!
and we had several prize winners
I just love this annual tradition
there were over 500 pumpkins this year!
gathering material for more in-depth Sentence Analysis
the stencil from Mandala Classroom Resources
preparing to make my own wooden materials
the children continue to explore new board games on the shelf
and to find new ways to play together outside
a super-successful idea from Tinkergarten
all of the older children get in on the fun
Mushy Pea sensory bin
Pumpkin Puree and Cooked Spaghetti
Zac can't resist pouring work
hammering coffee cans to be our lanterns
for the Lantern Walk Nov 3
the Witch's Brew play continues
of course, this is the time of year I introduce Algebra
with "Ghostie Numbers"
make the problems as simple or as difficult as you wish
move the variable around in many different locations
it is VERY important that children learn from the beginning
that the equals sign does not mean "put the answer here"
wet felting!
Baby Wolves are learning about yurts, but
Red Pandas can put this in their plan as well
flat wet felting with bubble wrap is super-satisfying
a great combination of Art, Handwork,
and Sensory Play
black lentils with orange pumpkin confetti
orange rice with black spider confetti
the Yurt Kit
adding Direct Object to the MLB
adding P is for Parrot to the MLB
with feather collages
the Capital Letters block gives us a chance to review
pen grip and correct letter formation and to start
writing (words or simple story summaries) in a fun way
sitting in a lesson with an older child
the Short Bead chains (used for skip counting)
carefully following the many steps in this lesson
Ms. Anna also helps with the Yurt Kit
and is the person who took the time needed to complete it,
tying on the felt and showing us how the smoke flap works
it's so pretty!
ta da!
putting the timeline of Early Humans cards
from Clocca Concepts in order in Science Club
next up, the evolution of bacteria!
Natalie explains how to feed "Newt,"
our sourdough starter
a lesson in photosynthesis
a molecule of glucose (C6 H12 O6)
and the remaining O2, which will exit the leaf
Zac finally gets up the courage to trust his swim teacher
and will not only reach and kick without clinging fearfully,
but he's jumping in knowing that she will catch him
it's so important when you homeschool that your children
have other teachers besides only you!
my sweet little Turnip Lantern
from the directions in The Children's Year, p.104
I had so much fun carving that little lantern. And we had a great Lantern Walk around Campus Lake, meeting up with other families at 5 pm on November 3rd. It was simply beautiful. I hope this can become a new tradition in our town! What a wonderful way to celebrate the season and make the darkness family time and turning the clocks back feel special.
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