H week wrap up..

 

 

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This week in our home school we...

~ explored the letter H

~experimented with making frost

~studied the illustration  Raven Addressing the Assembled Animals by Miskin

~read the poem "The Song of the Herb Twopence Fairy" by Cicely Mary Barker

~discussed the life's work of Snowflake Bentley

~ read Snowballs, by Lois Ehlert

~made paper snowflakes

~baked 'snow ball' cookies

~learned the terms ellipse, hexagon, rhombus,cent, penny, and nickle

~observed symmetry and 'reflection' in geometry, and butterflies

~practiced recognizing 10s and 1s on the abacus

~continued counting by 2s into the 30s and beyond

~worked with clay to make winter imprints of evergreens, possibly to use as next years Christmas gifts!

Another great week!  As I continue to love homeshcooling I am inspired to keep a log of some of the wonderful things we've been working on and learning.  Could this be my new Friday blog posts?  Maybe, we'll see if I like it.