Ashmolean

Our resident Ancient Near East expert took the boys on a field trip to the Ashmolean last Friday.

Nature Thursday and a Disguise

Below are some photos from last Thursday's nature study. We briefly discussed the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees, and then the kids collected leaves to make a leaf man.

After School Ice Cream Treats

 Caleb was the visual aid for disguises this morning. We've been talking about Jacob and Esau in our morning devotions.

Any guesses who Caleb is dressed as? He's even wearing cologne. 

Egyptian Pyramids

Leaf Identification

Elizabeth and Alice examine leaves.

Kirsty helps Florence and Noah.

The little guys gathered leaves and glued them onto a big sheet of paper to make a giant tree. Then they had fun in the sandbox.

Florence and Cooper work on leaf rubs.

Our Habitat

In Science, we've moved on from stages of life to habitats. Today, we talked about homes and then drew our home and those of some friends to add to our mural.

Cooper added Penny's house.

Caleb added Marton and Daniel's house.

French, Apples, and Rembrandt

Thursday...

I snapped a shot of French class before it officially started. Seems to be going well.

Kirsty entertained my kids while I went to the doctor. So sweet.

Water fun in the warm sun!

 Our nature study focused on apples.

Noah colors in his tree. Paint fingerprints were added for apples.

Alice and Cooper examine his apple print. 

 Today...

We reviewed the boys' French song. "Rouge et jaune et rose et vert, violet, orange et bleu...."

and we read this book.

Silly Putty, Planting, Vivaldi, and Maps

Caleb used his silly putty to cover letters.  

During our lunch break, Cooper and Caleb did some planting.

Another great find! We picked this book (and accompanying cd) up at the library.

We worked on directions in geography.