Weekly Wrap-Up: The One with Lots of Extra Fun

We had a busy, busy week!   We had a field trip scheduled and an impromptu trip to the circus.  Plus school.  Shew!!

Only 5 weeks left in math and language arts.  So excited!!  A little longer in history but I imagine that it will go fast because Mackenzie is really into what we're studying (WW2) and has been reading ahead almost every day.  Plus she's been reading extra books on top of that.

 Science will take us the longest to complete because we had to put our insect study on hold due to the insane weather.   Plus, I have a science unit I need to review, so that will hold us off a bit too.

But in exciting science news, I order our painted lady butterfly larva, ladybug larva, and a praying mantis egg case and they've arrived.  Woot!!   And even more exciting!!  I found a site where you can order monarchs and milk weed plants.  So they're on they're way.  I ordered some milk weed seeds too so I can just plant milk weed and get monarchs to study that way.

Our insect zoo in it's current state

Ladybug larva look nothing like ladybugs

On Wednesday we went to Fort Monroe to visit the Casemate Museum and then spent the afternoon at the Mariner's Museum.  I'm sad to say that the city of Hampton is planning on leveling Fort Monroe.  Such a shame as it has many beautiful and historical buildings.

Edgar Allan Poe was stationed here

Here's where they kept Jefferson Davis after the war

His cell

The US flag they hung in his cell to mock him. LOL

We spent the afternoon at the Mariner's Museum.  I didn't take a ton of pictures, as we saw the Monitor and Merrimac exhibit again.  It was just as fab the second time.  If you're ever in the area, you shouldn't miss it.  Awesome!

Our crew ready for a scavenger hunt that the museum provides.

It includes these awesome hats

Woot!  Some school work disguised as fun.

Designing their own ironclad

Standing aboard a Monitor replica

And we went to the circus.  Woot!

And that was our week.  We're going to start off next week with a trip to Busch Gardens.  Check out other Wrap-Ups over at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

Tot School

Kayleigh is 37 months old

Tot School has been getting interesting around here.  Kayleigh has been asking to do it more often.  She doesn't always want to do what I had in mind but she's been wanting to do something almost everyday. I never thought that day would come. LOL

This week we started using her new Sonlight Little Learners books.  She was very excited to use her school books like her sissy.

We also finished up our M "unit."  Although we still didn't get around to finishing our L, or now M, page for our ABC book.  LOL  Here's what we did do...

Kumon Let's Color Book.  She actually followed the directions.

M&M Coloring from COAH

She wanted to play with her Grasshopper  Prep Kit

She had one last whirl with our ABC sensory bin

I made her a Do-A-Dot M&M book.

She just loved it

Click the picture to download it for your tot
You'll need these two sets of do-a-dot markers

I put out a small spaces tray using a sugar shaker and spaghetti

Out came the Grasshopper Prep Kit again.  This time we made pea soup by rolling the play foam into balls.  Great for little fingers.

Then we "cooked" it.  The container looks like a pot and the lid like a stove burner.

The dough with this kit is sooo much nicer than play dough. I wish I knew the name so I could get more. She doesn't really like regular play dough.

She got this Melissa and Doug bead sequencing set for Christmas.   She willingly used one of the cards.

But the rest of the time she wanted to make her own creations.

Monkey Shape puzzles from COAH

Kayleigh had fun acting like a monkey when she was finished

Do-A-Dot Mm page from COAH.  Hers did not look like an M when she was finished. LOL

Guess what this is from?  Our Grasshopper Prep Kit, of course.
This activity is kind of like colorforms.  Peeling off those
stickers is a great activity for little fingers.

Working those fingers by feeding Mr. Crunch

The kit also come with crayons and coloring pages.  The crayons are small to
encourage proper grip.

Here are some of her highlights from our first trip to Busch Gardens this season.

Little Clydesdales

Her very first coaster, Grover's Alpine Express

Tea Cups with the Big Kids

She can find trouble wherever she goes. LOL

Oh, oh, oh!  I totally forgot that Kayleigh drew her first recognizable pictures this week.  I saw another tot's wonderful art on another blog and it reminded me.  This our from my camera, so the quality is junk, but you get the idea because I'm too lazy to get out the good ones on my real camera. LOL

"mommy"

"cat"

And that was our week.  Be sure to click the Tot School button at the top of the page to see what fun the othere tot's are having.