Sep. 15, 2006 -
Well another week behind us! Our school days just keep getting better and better. This week we are learning about colonial times. We are currently reading The Courage Of Sarah Noble. We have also read some great books about the period:how they lived, what they wore, what they ate. A fun activity this week was making butter. It took alot of patience, but the reward was great. We enjoyed our homemade butter on toast.
We also learned that our milk is different than the colonial time. We learned that in the colonial days they milked by hand, and the milk would seperate into layers. The cream would rise to the top. Farmers today use machines to milk their cows and the milk goes into a homodenizer that breaks up the cream and spreads it throughout the milk. Thus our milk does not have layers. We also watched a video about dairy farms.
This week for science we did 2 expirements about yeast. The first expirement we did was mix yeast with sugar and put in a glass soda bottle. We put a balloon over the opening and put it in a warm, dark place. We periodically checked the bottle, and saw that the balloon expanded. We learned that the yeast uses sugar as food, and it produces carbon dioxide.
The second expirement was almost the same as the first. This time, instead of using sugar, we used salt. Nothing happened. We learned that the yeast didn't have any sugar to grow. No carbon dioxide was produced so the balloon did not expand. We had alot of fun with the expirements. Kayla also made illustrations in her notebook about what she learned.
Kayla is doing very well in Math now. I think Math U See has really helped it click in her mind. We are liking it alot.
This Wendesday was my last double shift at work. I am so thankful that I am able to cut back on my hours. Todd is such a sweatheart. He is picking up some extra hours to justify me cutting back. We might not have alot of the things everybody else has, but atleast we have the basics covered. I am thankful that we have a nice apartment, clothes, and we never go hungry. God is good!
Comments
Sep. 28, 2006 - If I can Help
Posted by Uncle Nate
Maggie,
If you ever need any help setting up a trip that has something to do with a lesson or anything that I might be able to help with let me know. I ask this because In your post about a dairy farm, I thought it would have been cool to arrange a visit to an actual dairy farm. So if there is ever a time the kids need to see a real police car or anything like that, I'm all up for helping out. This is cool that they are learning about real things like dairy farms and the pilgrims. I am so proud of you guys.
Love you all
Uncle Nate
Oct. 11, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Todd/Dad
This made me tear up when I read it honey.I am not so sweet or nice. And I definitely do not deserve you or our precious children.
