Wool was needled. Mirrors were cleaned. Nature table given a seasonal boost...
Letters were written, math was discussed, the blocks came out for some place value and borrowing practice...Ani discovered that she can actually read Ramona the Brave *all by herself* and tickled doesn't quite begin to describe how she is feeling. Seven pages during a quiet space in the afternoon. I didn't mind having to be brought up to speed at bedtime...Those seven pages gave me time to snuggle my big girl for a while, which was delicious.
Tea and clouds rounded out our day...we're all set with our own cloud field guides...I finally feel like maybe I'll be able to remember something about clouds other than, "you know, the ones that look like whipped cream?"
(This was one of those times when I'd had a book out from the library - um, it's called Clouds - and had this little project in mind for a couple of weeks. We'd never gotten around to it 'cause every time I offered it Ani shrugged it off, preferring to dig her nose deeper into an Asterix book. Today she saw her sister was interested, and halfway through she said, "I thought I'd hate this project, but I don't! I LOVE it!" Well, yeah - the girl loves clouds, notices them all the time, and plus, we used oil pastels - what's not to love??)
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| Cumulonimbus; "if you're smart, go inside" |
Then out, for some hopscotch and yard snuggles, while the "boys" (read: college students) down the street played street hockey. I love that.
3 comments:
Brilliant project. I LOVE everything about it. We did something similar at the butterfly conservatory last year. Isaac was too young to really care though. I feel like a couple more years are all that is needed and perhaps then he'll be all over something like this. :)
it was great to see them enjoying it so much (can you read the comments on their pages??). they actually took them in the car yesterday on our drive into the country - look, cirrus clouds! it's bound to be a lovely day!
Beautiful weather art! Your mention of your daughter's reading ability was encouraging. I am still waiting for that spark to light in one of my little ones...He is capable and knows how to read a bit, but sees no need for reading yet! He does love me to read to him though...I'm looking forward to the day that he picks up a book to read on his own...
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