Monday, October 30, 2006

-Astrid completed five pages in her geography work book. We looked at our big wall maps to find some of the things she learned about in the work book (the equator, the prime meridian, the four hemispheres, etc.). We talked about how tropical rainforests (which we read about last week) are located near the equator and also discussed how climate changes depending on how near or far you are from the equator.
-The girls helped me fold, put away and hang up laundry.
-Muirgen built a train and a boat out of blocks.
-Imaginative play. The girls played together very well today.
-Astrid and I wrote out our grocery lists. Hers consisted of words that she copied out of recipe books. She sounded them out when she was done writing them.
-Grocery shopping.
-At supper time Astrid told Jason all about what she learned about maps this morning.
-Read a chapter of 'Trumpet of the Swan'.