I THINK I'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, THAT WE'VE BEEN USING PRAIRIE PRIMER'S, "ON THE BANKS OF PLUM CREEK," FOR OUR UNIT STUDY.  TYPICALLY, WE FOLLOW BEYOND FIVE IN A ROW...BUT, I WANTED TO SQUEEZE THIS IN, BEFORE TOMMIE OUTGREW IT!

LAST WEEK, I SET OUR KITCHEN TABLE UP WITH DIFFERENT ANTIQUES THAT I HAD LAYING AROUND...  I CENTERED LESSON PLANS AROUND ALL OF THEM.    I SEE NOW, THAT I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE...HOWEVER, EACH LESSON WAS FOLDED ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TOMMIE HAD TO DRAW ONE AT A TIME OUT OF AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAT...

ABOVE, I MADE PRICES UP FOR ABOUT TEN PRODUCTS...  TOMMIE HAD TO FIGURE OUR 6% SALES TAX ON EACH OF THEM...(I REALIZE THAT SALES TAX DIDN'T EXIST BACK IN THE INGALL'S TIME... AND EXPLAINED THAT).

ANOTHER LESSON PULLED FROM THE HAT, WAS TO READ THE BAKING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PUMPKIN AND BAKE AND MAKE A PUMPKIN PIE...  WHICH TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD!

NEXT UP...WATCHING A VIDEO ON THE INDIAN WARS OF THAT TIME PERIOD.  TO THE LEFT, I HAVE VIDEOS OF PRESIDENTS...WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT LAST WEEK, BUT WILL DO SO THIS WEEK.

FOR MATH, I ALSO HAD TOMMIE ROUND OFF, ESTIMATE AND LINE UP THE PRICES FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST...  SOMETHING HORIZONS 5, SEEMS TO DO A LOT OF ON PAPER.  I THINK IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT...MAYBE MORE...TO APPLY THESE SKILLS HAND'S ON AND QUICKLY!

ALSO PICTURED ABOVE...ARE TWO KNIFE SHARPENERS... THAT WAS ONE OF HIS LESSONS, TOO...  SHARPENING OUR KITCHEN KNIVES...  THAT'S A LIFE SKILL, RIGHT?  AND, I DON'T THINK THEY TEACH THAT IN SCHOOL!  smile, wink, nod!

THERE'S A BASKET OF BUTTONS PICTURED ABOVE... I HAD TOMMIE GLUE THEM TO A PICTURE FRAME...  VERY CUTE...  BUT HE THOUGHT THE CRAFT WAS A BIT GIRLY!

ABOVE... HE DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO BUILD THIS WOODEN TOY PICK UP TRUCK YET... I'LL HAVE HIM DO THAT DURING READ-ALOUD TIME.

I ALSO TOOK SEVERAL DIFFERENT SIZED PIECES OF CHERRY WOOD AND HAD HIM MEASURE THE PERIMETER AND AREA.  I HAD SEVERAL OLD FASHIONED RAG RUGS AND HAD HIM FIGURE PERIMETER AND RADIUS', TOO.

I HAD MADE HOMEMADE WORKSHEETS UP... WHICH ASKED QUESTIONS LIKE...HOW MUCH WOULD 4 1/2 POUNDS OF BEANS AND 3 1/2 POUNDS OF OATMEAL COST.  THIS WAS A BIG HIT!

HE PLANTED THISTLE SEED IN THE SHAPE OF THIS BIRD COOKIE CUTTER...WE'LL SEE HOW IT SPROUTS!

AND OF COURSE, WE STOPPED A LOT IN BETWEEN LESSONS TO ENJOY AN OLD FASHION GAME OF CHECKERS.

BELOW, HE HAD THE BEST FUN...USING THIS HAND CRANKED BEAN SLICER TO SLICE BEANS!

HE WROTE SHORT REPORTS ON LEECHS AND SNIPES... AND WE DID SEVERAL LESSONS IN DICTIONARY SKILLS... 

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THIS WEEK BRINGS!

Posted by 4sweetums

What awesome lessons. You are lucky to have so many great antiques. I can't wait to use that program when mine get a little bit older.
Blessings,
Dawn

Posted by lisaquing

Wow! I am just in awe of all the stuff you put together!!!