Posted in Peace Travelers, books, curriculum on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we began our day with a study of the letter “E,” as in elephant and eagle. We also did some cutting and pasting in our Peace Traveler’s Alphabet Book. After snack we went on a quest for mushrooms and butterflies on a circular loop through the woods near Mt. View.
Today we learned more about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we put our base ten knowledge into practice with money. Friends have been working in pairs counting various amounts of money, and then comparing amounts to other pairs of friends, practicing “more than” and “less than.”
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we hiked into the “Andes” along the ridge to Marcelle’s house. We are getting ready for our annual hike. It takes an adult about 25 minutes to hike that distance (not quite 2miles), but it is quite the adventure for a peace traveler!
Today we’ve been exploring beginning readers and BOB books. Many of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we bid farewell to Tibet, and put our art project comprised of landscapes of mountains and prayer flags in our passports. Each of the prayer flags contains a sacred symbol of Tibet: a yak, a lotus, the Dalai Lama, and a rider on a horse.
We are playing with our finger alphabet and short rhyming [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Read Across America
Originally uploaded by mtviewcollaborative
IDITAREAD- Inspired by Ms Manna (of Conway Grammer School)
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We continue to practice our sums and finger spelling. We are reviewing odds and evens so we can begin classifying dominoes into odd and even ven diagrams. Stay tuned! You can help by playing games that involve dice, dominoes, counting, and adding with your child. The more practice with dice and dominoes the better. The [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We continue our journey in Tibet. Today we read I am a Yak by Norbu C. Kharitsang. The story tells of the significance of the yak (the male) and the dri (prounced “dree,” the female) to the Tibetan people. The story, told from the yak’s perspective, ties this strong beast to the people and the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dice Games
Originally uploaded by mtviewcollaborative
Dice games have been a successful way of teaching addition and subtraction.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our journey to Tibet continues….Today we began our day with the story, Where is Tibet? By Gina Halpern. Tashi and Pima are two Tibetan children living in exile with their parents in India. As the children ask their parents about Tibet, they embark on a mystical journey as they listen to their hearts, speak to [...]
