Art, Science
Made popcorn wreaths by threading homemade popcorn onto wire and tying into a circle. Then we hung the wreaths from tree branches in the yard to feed the squirrels and birds. Discussed what animals can eat popcorn and what animals should not (dogs).

Writing
Faith wrote a letter to her pen-pal, Caleb, about her wreath project. She addressed the envelope also.

Reading, Bible Study
Faith read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See, by Martin.
Faith read Tiny Goes Camping, by Meister.
Read Sweet Strawberries, by Naylor.
Read "Jonathan Warns David(1 Samuel 20)" and "David Flees For His Life (1 Samuel 21:1-22:5)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book.

Math , Physical Education
Went for a walk and hunted for dropped coins on the road. Faith found nine pennies and one dime. We discussed what a "cent" is and how five cents are equal to one nickel and how ten cents are equal to a dime. Faith added up her money and told us she had found 19 cents.

Physical Education
Gymnastics Class

Physical Education
Went to Marjorie Turnbull Park. Played with friends.

Reading
Faith read My "f" Sound Box, by Moncure
Read Mr. McMouse, by Lionni

Computers
Faith played on http://www.noggin.com/

Science
Replaced the water in our Coleus cuttings project. Inspected for root growth. Arranged plants in their containers.

Played with friends at church this morning.

Science, Math, Life Skills

Faith helped me bake bread this morning. Particularly with measuring teaspoon/tablespoon ingredients.
We first went to the New Leaf Market to buy grains for the bread. While shopping we had a discussion about different vegetables and their roots. (ie. The part of the carrot we eat is actually the root and the plant leaves grow from the top of it.)
Faith found fennel at the market and told me that because it started with the letter "F" (our letter of the week) she wanted to buy some and try it. We had it for dinner tonight, chopped raw and also sauteed in olive oil. Faith liked it raw but not cooked.

Art
Made Chinese Fans out of cardstock and leather strips. Decorated with markers. Faith told me this story about her drawing:

These are people dressed up in daisy costumes. Their eyes have makeup on them. The shoes are curly on the toes like people in China used to wear a long time ago. They are dancing on tiptoe for a show. These are the curtains on the stage. The clouds are hanging from strings that you can see.

Writing, Reading
Worksheet: The long e sound as in "leaf" and "bee", recognize other words/pictures that have the same sound in them.

Worksheet: writing "st", "sk", "sl", "sm", and "sn" words.

Math
Practiced adding numbers 1-20 in her head while in the car.

Reading
Faith and I read together The Berenstain Bears' Seashore Treasure, by Berenstain

Physical Education
Had friends come over for lunch and to play.
Went to gymnastics.

Reading
Faith read The Picnic, by Williams

Reading, Science
Read The Big Book of Bones: An Introduction to Skeletons, by Llewellyn

Went to our friends, The Alley's, house for a visit:
Art, Science, Writing
Made alligators from construction paper with working jaws (Jackson is studying the letter A) and Miss Julie explained all about alligators.

Reading
Faith read Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb, by Perkins

Writing, Reading
Made patterns with lowercase b's and d's.

Science
DVD: In the Body: Organs, Health, & Nutrition, by Squibs

Played with friends this morning.

Reading, Science
Read The X-ray Picture of Your Body, by Watts

Art, Writing, Science, Reading
Created a book about My Five Senses. Faith cut out sentences and filled in the missing word, "I _____ with my eyes." Then she glued them to each page and drew a picture of the corresponding body part. Then she shared the book with her daddy.

Math, Writing, Computers
Computer Game, numerical order, recognizing numbers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/mend.shtml
Writing numbers with daddy
Played on http://www.pbskids.org/

Bible Study, Reading
Read the story of Jacob and Laban from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Went to the library. Faith decided to learn about the body this week. We will also study the letter "B".

Reading, Science
Read Your Bellybutton, by Nanao. Learned about how belly buttons are made and all the different shapes and sizes of bellybuttons.

Read Body Detectives: A Book About the Five Senses, by Gelman. Learn the differences between the five senses and the basic science of how they communicate with the brain.

Read What Happens to a Hamburger, by Showers. Explains digestion beginning with chewing and ending with waste and energy.

Experiment 1: Dissolved sugar into water to show that things can break down small enough to be invisible to our eyes, but our tounges can still taste them.

Experiment 2: Chewed carrots 9, 10, & 30 times to show how chewing makes food smaller.

Faith read Money, Money, Honey Bunny, by Sadler

Science
DVD: Eyewitness Natural Disasters. 2004 Schlessinger Media.