Our visit to the school's new Science Lab laste week was a big hit. The children took turns feeding the tortoise, and he devoured every bit of the lettuce as we watched. We have plans to visit the lab every Thursday afternoon.
This week in Nature/Science we will continue to learn about Reptiles and the Scary (about alligators).
We will read Autumn by Sandra Brooks and think about how our environment is changing. We'll take a "Wind Walk" and have Creative Movement outside with bubbles, streamers, and balloons, and we'll read the poem, "Who Has Seen The Wind". We will also read "Mr. Toad" from The Wind in the Willows.
In Music, we will move like the wind to Mozart's Symphony #25 in G major. We are planning to use Hula Hoops in Creative Movement with interactive music by Hap Palmer and Raffi.
In Bible we will create a Day 4 page for our Creation book and read from The Beginner's Bible. We will also talk about Kindness to our friends and read The Berenstein Bears Lend a Helping Hand.
We have lettuce and carrot seeds for the children to plant in our garden this week. We also have Lamb's Ears to plant in our perennial garden, and we will practice sketching them before we plant them. We are saving many of the children's sketches and watercolors for their Nature Journals. Some of their work is also being saved for a portfolio that will be sent home at the end of the school year.
