December in Review!

         We have done lots of exciting actives this month. Check out everything we have done.

Lily in the Falmouth Parade-

Playing store-

Home school co-op fun-

Horseback ridding and farm fun-

Making gingerbread house-

Playing at the Cape Cod Children s Museum-

Playing at the Library-

The kids took a class where they learned about Hanukkah!

We enjoyed the Mashpee Parade with our cousins and friends!

Lily and Aj took an art class at the Cotuit Art Center. It was called "The key Idea". They got to make art and explore the current exhibit at the museum.

Lily took a home school science discovery class while Aj did home school story hour!

We went to the 241st Reenactment of the Boston Tea Party

Fun with our friends at co-op painting ornaments, building with marshmallows and salt watercolor  painting.

We went to Fairy Christmas at the Hedge House in Plymouth, Ma-

Hiking at Green Briar Nature Center- Learning about animal tracks and signs

Playground-

Music and art with friends-

Buying gifts at church store-

Hanukkah Fun!

This year we went to a class about Hanukkah and the Jewish Faith. The kids where so excited to meet a Rabbi. They also played the dreidel game, read books and made a construction paper Menorah.

December book station!

This month book selection consists of Hanukkah, Christmas and the Middle Ages!!  There's also Spider-Man and an American doll book!

November Book Station!

These are the books we read in November! A little late posting them but we had a busy month! 

Stay tuned for Decembers books!!

Wee Gillis

Title: Wee Gillis
Author: Munro Leaf
Illustrator: Robert Lawson
Copyright: 1983
Award: Caldecott Honor Book
Summary: A young lad with a big decision to make finds a way to be himself.

Social Studies:(Geography,Scotland)
The story takes place in Scotland so we placed our story disc on our world map. The kids colored flags, did worksheets, watched a video on u-tube about Scotland and the Loch Ness monster. They also read books, watch a movie and ate shortbread cookies.

Language arts:(Poetry, Robert Burns, Handwriting)

The Kids learned about Robert Burns by watching a video, copying one of his poems in their best handwriting. We also listened to his poetry on a CD and read a book.

Art: ( Painting, Lines)

At our Home school co-op this past week we made line mosaics. The kids used q-tips to paint paper tiles.

Mathematics: (Calendar, Months in the year)

We reviewed the moths of the year and read a book.

Science- ( Respiratory system)

We learned about our Lungs and respiratory system. We read a book, did worksheets and made our own lung using a plastic bag and straw.

Extra fun-
We rented the movie Wee Gillis from the Library. We also read a fictional book about the Loch Ness Monster!

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned to the next book!