Posted in Before FIAR book activities

This is a Before FIAR title, which we did for Madeline. We put our story disk on Australia, in spite of its not being a particularly Australian setting. We also pulled out some pocket aprons, which the kids filled with small stuffed animals and practiced hopping around in. It was cute! We tried singing Kookaburra and learned a bit about rounds. We read about marsupials in library books, and participated in storytime (all about the moon). We added some Sunday School items to our big timeline, and worked on some memory work for Cub Scouts. The first Cub Scout meeting was this Monday. Ted is so cute in his uniform! He's been working hard on the Bobcat badge requirements.

We did talk a bit about 9/11, and continued on with our regular math and phonics and science. We read about Pasteur and microbes. We had a playdate with friends, and music with Miss Jennifer, and the kids tried out what seems to be last year's Mathathon CD, found at a secondhand store. They both had a blast with it. Saturday was a Lowe's workshop, this time building a pirate ship. Hey, they even float in the water! And the gangplank is retractable. Definitely one of the cooler projects. Also Saturday was the Cub Scout hike and cookout, with the whole pack and their family members. Lots of fun, lots of excited boys. Great hot dogs. :)