We began our day with a spirit walk followed by a project depicting what we saw, heard, and felt, as we walked through dewy grass and a gentle drizzle.
Our study of Kenya continues with a tale that teaches the importance of rain for all living things. We read Bringing the Rain to the Kaputi Plain by Verna [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Week 28, Day 55: April 28, 2009
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Week 26, Day 52: April 10, 2009
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Today we colored eggs, using masking tape and making some elaborate patterns. These signs of fertility, and the earth’s return to full bloom are a joyful reminder that perhaps our nights will move out of the 20s and 30s, and our days will be filled with some much anticipated sunlight. (Thank you to our pagan [...]
Week 26, Day 51: April 7, 2009
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April is National Poetry Month. For the next few school days we will be using the ASL alphabet to decode words and make lists of “rhymers.” Then, we’ll be fashioning some rhyming poems about spring and new beginnings. We will also return to the concept of syllables, and do some Japanese haikus.
Today we reviewed our [...]
Week 25, Day 50: April 3, 2009
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Today we finished the scenery for our puppet show, and took our show on the road to Ruth’s home. Friends were excited to share what we know about Japan, and, as most of you have experienced, they love to perform.
Before leaving we had time for greater than and less than, and demonstrated concepts with [...]
Week 25, Day 49: March 31, 2009
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We’ve polished our collective Japan story, and we are getting ready to take our puppet show on the road. We’ve been practicing number sentences, learning about fact families, and exploring the concepts of greater than and less than.
Today we had a beautiful spring day and spent an hour outdoors. Friends enjoyed looking for signs of [...]
