Classical Conversations Cycle 3, week 1

If you are like me...you have been staying up late prepping for the new school year. I pulled this one out of the archives.  It's hard to forget week 1, it's always the first one that comes to mind when I give someone a CC example.

Columbus Boats

We made these cute boats to go along with our Classical Conversations history sentence and they turned out great.

History Sentence:
In 1492, Columbus sailed on the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships, called the Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria.

I think they will make cute name cards for our Thanksgiving table.  We followed these directions, but used a chopstick to hold the sails up.
(linked to Half a hundred acre woods weekly link-up)

Summer Nature Study

Summer Nature Study Schedule

As you know my girls love nature. This is the second summer that we are following this guide. We are also observing a tree through all the seasons right in our front yard.

June: Birds- name, visual identity, song
         Ocean- plants, shells, mammals, crustaceans

July: Amphibians- life cycle, parts, habitats, identity
         Butterflies- life cycle, watch it grow

August: Rocks- types, visual identity
       
Along with our study each girls will keep a nature journal, nothing fancy, just another way to record what they see by drawing, sketching, and doodling. These take along guides found here at Amazon should help us on our nature journey. I hope you come along too!

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Summer...so close

Here is a glimpse of our week....

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Classical Conversations

I am happy to say that we completed Cycle 1 of Classical Conversations. I will be tutoring next year and looking forward to the challenge.

At our end if year party the girls sang the Timeline song and showed off their art work.

Olive also took the Woodcock Johnson test last month. It was a good first test, which gave us a broad view on what she knows by age and grade.

We all had spring fevers...literally...but we are in the mend now!

We had fun recently at NC State's farm animal days, the NC symphony, and the park. Sports are also in full swing with softball and soccer filling up the calendar.

We look forward to finishing up our Saxon Math books and starting All About Spelling. The zoo and an orienteering trip are on the agenda for this week.

Our baby is quickly growing into a toddler...she already is, but I am in denial. She really enjoyed her first sensory tub!

I did allow the girls to hear some of the news about the Boston bombing, and I made sure that they knew the bad men were caught. We prayed for peace and for love to shine in everyone's hearts.

Easter Hand Lilies

  We will be doing this again this year.  I just love how these cute Easter hand lilies preserve your child's little hand prints.  This hand print craft makes the sweetest keepsake for birthdays and holidays.

Step 1:  Trace and cut hand print, find a pipe cleaner for a stem, and a different color cut short for flower center, twist together.

Step 2:  Curl hand print fingers and fold around stem, secure with tape.

Step 3:  Add your lovely hand print lilies to a vase, no water required, just love!

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easter

Love Your Family

Here a little surprise for the girls in the morning...love those around you!

I forgot to add that those cute little date coupons came from Amy's Blog at Let's Explore, they are adorable.

Erupting Volcanos

We had so much fun erupting this volcano made from a plastic bottle, aluminum foil, and clay.

These 4 simply ingredients made the eruption. Enjoy!