home learning fun

 

Binky is up to his drawing again.

I love this one!

I love seeing him hang out in his room

and come up with these ideas of his.

I want to print this one on a tshirt to give him for

Christmas this year.  He will be so surprised!

 

Goose's science group is studying Earth Science and I taught a class on

volcanes.  We sketched and labeled the main types of volcanes.

The kids labeled a world map with a variety of different volcanoes.

We talked about the silica content of magma and how the more silica in the magma,

the more viscous the lava.

 

 



I poked a tiny hole in toothpaste tubes and the kids squeezed the tubes to watch how the

"magma" oozes down the side of the tube.

This is very viscous lava!  They made a chart of all the different elements

in igneous rocks formed from different lavas, like basalt, andesite, dacite and rhyolite.

It was a great class!  I only had two hours, but we covered a TON of information.

 

 



 

 

Goose decorated this lovely sarcophagus. 

She is still studying Egypt.

We attended a workshop at the local Egyptian Museum last Sunday

focused on Egyptian oils and perfumes. 

She loved it!  One more workshop this weekend and

 she will be able to attend a sleep-over at the museum.

How cool is that!

 

 

 

 

 

Goose has also spent a lot of time crocheting this week.

She made herself a little pouch yesterday.

So cute!  I love seeing her enjoy something I love so much.

 

We are looking forward to a cooler weekend here by the bay.

It has been in the 80s most of the week!

A little too warm for me right now.

I was getting used to wearing my scarves and boots

and then I had to break out my sandals and tank tops again.

But I have noticed a beautiful sparkle to the sun.

Every October the sun seems to sparkle.  I can't find a better word

to describe it.  Do you know what I mean?

Anyway, I love it.

It will be much cooler this weekend.

Hopefully I can break out those scarves and boots again!