We have been studying the history and geography of Ancient Egypt and the girls made headdresses today. They were really pleased with the result!
We are really enjoying reading from Farmer Boy and today, we learned about a way that the Wilder family was able to earn money. Potato buyers came to town from New York and the Wilders were able to sell 500 bushels of potatoes they had harvested in the fall.
We went out to the compost pile to check on our own (sweet) potato crop that is thriving thanks to me leaving the cover off of the pile!
We read all about potato plants and learned that the leaves will begin to wither when the potatoes are ready. Clearly we are not even close!
While we were checking out the potato vines, we noticed some healthy worms digging through the compost.
Our co-op organized a "Busy Bag Swap" where we traded busy bag activities among our group. The girls were very excited to have some new things to work with during their independent study time. Lily worked on symmetry with the felt butterfly and Josie practiced color matching with straws in the can.
Tomorrow will be the first time that we are taking some of our "real" school work on the road. We got a little behind this week and Lily and I need to work on math and language while the little kids are at drop-off. I am anxious to see how it goes!
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