boxes!!!
why make a box fort...
when you can make a box slide?
or box clothing?
the children are fascinated by the life of Hildegard of Bingen
The Secret World of Hildegard by Jonah Winter
our rainbow of brand new craft wire!
while we silently listen to her amazing music, we shape the wire into forms
the Pterodactyls are thrilled that the lowercase f in this book looks just like the one they had been taught to make in Chancery Script
The Alphabet by Reg Down
we work on the emblem < u > letters
the flat top of these letters keeps the style consistent throughout the script
< d > is part of this emblem and is formed beginning with a "push"
< b > is part of a separate group of letters, and is formed completely differently... which helps keep children from getting them mixed up
in English, the < q > is always followed by a < u >, so we make a "flick" at the end of the q to create a cozy little spot for it to sit in
"the q holds its u"
on Tuesday the Pterodactyls head to the farm to work, to play, and to swim in the pond!
but back at the house the Plastic Utensils have a special treat of their own
the butterflies are eclosing! seven so far...
time for some Nature sketching
the eighth one comes out of its chrysalis
and we are there to see it happen!
butterflies that form chrysalides on the wooden lid need to be moved to the milkweed; they have an instinct to climb and get higher before taking off
we learn how to tell if a monarch is a male or female
these illustrations are from Laurence Pringle's book An Extraordinary Life
sometimes they just want to walk up your shirt
a few go with the brick wall option
the first flight of the monarch inspires our Alexander Calder-style mobile
they plan to create 12 shapes in all
this prototype will be made four times in silver wire, with a thread and an abstract shape attached to the end of each prong
the goldenrod is in bloom and ready for harvest
it will be perfect for the Apothecary report!
we hang some bundles to dry
and put some in the oven with just the pilot light on
it dries very quickly that way!
on Wednesday, five more monarchs eclose
we decide to harvest some more fresh goldenrod blossoms and see if they will make a dye
we put the jar in the hot sun and leave it for several days
the younger children have their turn to sketch the monarchs
and when that's done, the table is perfect for board games!
the Multi-Base Bead Frame
the first portion of the butterfly mobile is done
when we learn the emblem < n > letters, the pathways are a bit like a bouncing ball, so of course we read "King John's Christmas" by A.A. Milne!
a hunt for ant lions
I have sand ready to go in case we find one!
quiet Independent Work Time
today's Art activity is sculptures with Found Objects
by Patricia Geis
our Beautiful Stuff boxes
and our wire collection
some children work on adding more to the boxes
and some create sculptures
a sunflower
he's very pleased because his "star" also looks like a dog!
a Christmas tree
a bird
a person
the Pterodactyls and I switch to using the whiteboard out back by the mud kitchen for our Script lessons
this works better than using the chalkboard because then the Art Room is available for the other group
we carefully copy short poems from Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word
and then illustrate them
we begin with this poem because every letter stays within the x height
we begin with this poem because every letter stays within the x height
these poems work well because they use only a few letters, so the children aren't overwhelmed
and this paper from Nienhuis Montessori is perfect!
our second poem allows us to practice the ascender and the descender
I also have some shiny foil ladybug stickers which will be perfect for the illustrations!
Language Arts work for the Plastic Utensils is a SWI lesson
they create many different word sums for the bound base < equ >
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