Fun october updates

Since our last blog we went to a great pumpkin party with our other home school friends and had a blast! We hunted and painted pumpkins. We also started a "fall cleanup" at our house going through all kinds of things and organizing/pitching :)
In the math area we've done #'s 16 & 17 in our journal, introduced measuring which she immediately understood and loved (she's been measuring everything around the house), done many dot-to-dots and counting games, and introduced graphing. She also immediately understood graphing, but has to use stickers to fill in the boxes instead of coloring them! :)
In the reading area we've had lots of reading adventures! This includes many lessons in our DISTAR book which we call adventures now, and also lots of fun phonics workbook pages.
In the science area we've started making a seed potato and checking on it daily. We've read a great science land on potatoes! We've also made cookies, and some popcorn & milk. In the Little House days Almanzo would eat popcorn and milk...You have 2 glasses...one filled to the top with popcorn and one filled to the top with milk. You can drop each piece of popcorn one at a time into the milk, noticing that each kernel is different. The milk will hold every single piece of popcorn and not overflow! Then you get to eat it and see what they thought was a very tasty treat in their house!
In the history area we're still studying the pioneer days and have found some awesome new books about kids going west and what it was like for them! We plan on learning about Noah Webster tomorrow for his bday. (at a 4yr old level, anyway :) We've also been researching our genealogy and finding out some very interesting family history/stories. We look forward to long talks with great grandma...
We've done lots of Halloween art, mazes and had countless hours playing games, etc together...
In the p.e. area we continue to attend jazz/tap and gymnastics, with many trips outside to jump on the tramp and to the park.
We've gone to our regular playgroups and story times, and had an awesome family day at our Auntie's house in Claremore celebrating the family all being in town together. It was so much fun and BabyGirl thoroughly enjoyed romping with her cousins and her Uncle Jim who reminds her of Mr. Edwards :)
What a list!!! We've had great times with lots of learning mixed in! We look forward to sharing more with you soon!