More Liquid Layers
Cannon’s science experiment from school – making “wave”
bottle using colored water and a clear oil inspired us to go one step farther
and make another bottle using four liquids each with different properties. After we did the math – our bottle could hold
750ml so we divided it by four – Cannon measured and poured the liquids into
the round bottle. The liquids separated into four layers – pink shampoo, orange
Dawn dishwashing soap, yellow vegetable oil and green colored water. Shake it
up and then watch the layers separate. How and why – good questions! Maybe some
research in the coming week will give us the answers.
Frog and Toad
Together – The Game
We are continuing to develop our own board game about Frog
and Toad. This week we added more action
squares to the paths to and from Frog and Toads house. We added detours to a
pond, mailbox and forest where you had to draw a card. You might be sent back 2 or 3 spaces, have to
write a silly sentence for the mailbox, do a round of math slam, or identify a
number of sight words. More cards will be added to the game and the stories
will change also. This week the game was
based on the story Cookies.
The best part were the game pieces, a wind up frog and toad
that would do a back flip when they reached their destination. This game was so much fun we played it for
most of our session.
Trees!
Cannon studied the dry sycamore tree leaves and seed
pods. We cut one open to see the fluffy
seeds that were compressed into the ball. Then we looked up the sycamore tree
in our FANDEX of trees. We also looked
up our Gingko leaf and learned more about that tree. Maybe we will start a leaf
collection.
Words, Words, Words!
Silly sentences:
Miss Beth jumped over
a red banana. She put a bow on the Clock.
The dictionary search sent us to the back of the book. We read the definitions for, wrong doing, wrench, and wrest.
We read another story from Frog and Toad – Alone.
Communication
Cannon offered me a cup of coffee when I arrived and helped
make it. Cannon and daddy were up early
so they made a Sunday treat – Waffles! So I enjoyed a yummy warm waffle with my
latte. Several times Cannon alerted me
to sounds outside, once for a distant emergency siren and then a few “teases”. He used the sign for hear/listen + bell.
Making Music
Cannon showed me how he can "toot on his flute". And then we practiced playing the harmonica we each have one now. Cannon's is red and mine is green. We made some music together. Cannon held and moved the harmonica while I pushed air through it. 
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