Homeschool Highlights ~ 8.9.11

What a {busy} day! :)

We are all enjoying our morning board this week after not really staying with it last week. {blush} We did it last Monday and they loved it, then Tuesday I had a doctor's appointment in the morning so by the time I got back everyone was ready for naptime and afternoon activities... then we just never got back to it! Doing MUCH better sticking with it this week and things are starting to "flow" with it now, too! :)

 I talked about the Helper card on my Morning board post but I never got around to taking a pic of it til this morning. So here is what I did for our Helper slot -- I just printed off a small pic of each kid's face and laminated them w/ velcro on the back. Then put a little spot of velcro above the pocket to show the Helper for the Day. :)

Julie nursing her baby during school {love}

Then she got up to recite Humpty Dumpty for us -- This month's Poem for memorization :)

We are talking about sink/float & absorption this week so we did a little experimenting today! :)

Our  Predictions & Actuals Page

{Exploring}

{comparing}

 We took out the sponges and watched them absorb the water and talked about absorption for a little bit. They ended up taking all the water out of the red bowl with the sponges and transferring it to the clear Tupperware -- without my lead! :) They were both SOAKED when we were done with this! =D

 This afternoon we read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and did a Caterpillar craft from Oriental Trading

Caterpillar & Butterfly Sequencing & Storyboard Sequencing printables 

from the TVHC Totpack on 1+1+1=1

 

Our finished Caterpillars! :)