By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge
the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. ~Proverbs 24:3-4
• Nov. 17, 2007 - Our Native Americans week!
We really enjoyed our week of studying Native Americans using the science kit from our local museum. We made pemmican, had an Indian meal, made compost, learned about and planted the Three Sisters, and did a popcorn experiment. We really, really enjoyed it.
Mei started Book 2 in math; she is several weeks ahead. She also read Hop On Pop mostly by herself several times this week. This was her first "real" book.
Mark is still getting used to being home schooled. We had some discussion about attitude and performance. We did this on our walk - see below. I am so proud of him and look forward to helping him improve.
On Friday, Mei begged me to do my walking exercise when she was awake. I usually go before they wake up. So all three of us went on my usual 3.5 mile walk. About half way through Mark and I started a conversation about scripture memorization and the biggest stronghold in my life. He then shared what he thought was a stronghold for him and we talked about how he might work on overcoming it. It was a wonderful time. Then we started collecting leaves. They were so pretty. We taped them to our windows when we got home.
We are taking all of next week off, except for reading some about Thanksgiving. Have a good week!
Mark shows off our compost experiment. This is before we put the cover on it. Now you know why you need safety glasses to grind corn. We used some of the flour he made in our corn bread. Making pemmican - chopped dried beef, chopped dried fruit, maple syrup, and butter. You roll it out and then dry it some more. Only dad and I liked it. All the kids said "No way". Mei uses the deer antler to "dig" a hole to plant the Three Sisters - beans, squash, and corn. Our beautiful windows with the leaves we collected on our walk. They are starting to curl and brown now but we hope to enjoy them for a few more days.
Oh, in case you are wondering...storing your popcorn in the freezer produces the most pops. Soaking it overnight and drying in the oven first are both really bad ideas. But you probably already knew that!
Morning Bev. I just stopped by to tell you I ordered Animals and their Worlds from Winterpromise. I am so excited for it to get here. We will be finishing up the human body before Christams so after the New Year we will be jumping into the animals and their worlds. It will be for the 3 younger olds but I think Chaya will listen in and enjoy it too. Anyway thanks for all your help in picking it out : )
Dixie
Wow...I can't believe you found all of those beautifully colored leaves!
I would love to hear more about the compost experiment.
You've really had a great time with this Indian study..wow!
Love the pics.
Sherri
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To make your own - get 2 plastic bottles the same size. Ours were 1 Liter. Cut one in half and keep the bottom half. In the full bottle add some soil, grass, twigs, peels, peanut shells, etc. Just don't use any animal products. Don't push it down, but allow air around the items you add. Add some water to just wet it. Cover the top with a square of panty hose, held on with a rubber band. Push the cut bottle over the top of other bottle to seal the whole thing. Wait. After a few weeks, you should see what looks like soil. As things settle, you can add more compost. Eventually, you will have soil to use.
reading your blog! You are such a good mom. That walk you took was eternal. These conversations are building his little heart for eternity. I enjoyed all the pictures too!
Mark shows off our compost experiment. This is before we put the cover on it.
Now you know why you need safety glasses to grind corn. We used some of the flour he made in our corn bread.
Making pemmican - chopped dried beef, chopped dried fruit, maple syrup, and butter. You roll it out and then dry it some more. Only dad and I liked it. All the kids said "No way".
Mei uses the deer antler to "dig" a hole to plant the Three Sisters - beans, squash, and corn.
Our beautiful windows with the leaves we collected on our walk. They are starting to curl and brown now but we hope to enjoy them for a few more days.
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Love the leaves too!