Today with all the thunderstorms, etc. we weren't able to blog. So, here's my catch-up. I definitely missed logging it last night since it sort of caps off my thoughts for the day.
We did our next science experiment with ice cubes. We filled 2 bowls with the same number of ice cubes and added salt to one of them. We stirred them and then made a guess on which one would met fastest. BabyGirl guessed the one with the salt in it, and was correct. We talked about how you can put salt on icy sidewalks and streets to help them melt faster. Very fun! We watched some of our Eyewitness Weather DVD we picked up at the library last week and found it very interesting!
We did number 11 in our journal today and a few more dot-to-dots. BabyGirl flipped through some of our workbooks and found some pages on sequence where she had to cut out all the pieces of the story and glue them together in the correct order. She loved this soooo much and when she had finished told me the story in her own words creating character names, etc.
She always asks if it's dark on the other side of the world when it's light here, but today she asked "What do people on the other side of the world talk like?" So, we played with our Smart Globe forever today finding out. It told us how to say 'hello' in the native language of any place we chose. It was fun and she was surprised to find out how many places spoke French since she's learning bits of it each week at the library. We also talked about what Spanish words we know, and it's surprisingly a lot more than I remember. After we were done with language, we found out what climate each place we chose had and discussed that. And, finally, we checked out the different populations around the world. This globe is so awesome and every time we play with it we learn so much more. BabyGirl can already point out all of her favorite places and loves going back to find out more about them. Greenland is her absolute favorite!
We had dance tonight, and talked about how different it is in this class compared to last year. she likes it, but not as much. She loved the freedom of running around everywhere and this is much more disciplined movements. So, we've decided to add gymnastics to our routine next week and see if that fills in the gap since she said she definitely doesn't want to quit dance all together.
Our reading lessons are going so well! This book was such a great investment, and I'm thrilled with the results. She cannot get enough of it and yells "Yay! Sounds writing!" every time we come to that part. She's doing excellent and is reading/sounding out words all the time.
We played on BrainPop and Starfall a bunch this morning. There was a funny story about lice of BrainPop Jr. and she aced the quiz. :) www.brainpop.com, www.starfall.com
I was so worried coming into this that BabyGirl wouldn't want to learn, or maybe even learn from me. I'm so relieved to find that is not at all true. She keeps moving us forward constantly. She seeks answers to questions and comes to me to find the answers. She loves to play with doing worksheets and our daily routines. We can learn so much in one day sometimes that it amazes me. I can't even explain the feeling of accomplishment that gives me. Nothing in the world can top that.
Now, on to the Magic School Bus! :)
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