Wednesday, October 4, 2006
-Read four story books.
-One of the books we read was the story of Aladin. It was long with very advanced language. When we were finished it, Astrid recapped it beautifully, surprising me with her level of comprehension. She asked me if it was a true story. We talked about why people make up stories.
-We talked about what the girls would wish for if they had a genie to grant their every desire. Muirgen would wish to be a musician who played drums. Astrid would wish to be a princess with a beautiful castle to live in - no surprise there!
-Made a Thanksgiving tree with cut out shapes of the girls' hands traced onto coloured paper. Each hand had written on it something they are thankful for.
-Astrid played by herself in her room for a long time.
-Muirgen helped me make coffee cake.
-She helped me hang up laundry. (Today was the first time this Fall that we hung it inside)
-Astrid helped me make a citrus loaf.
-She coloured a number of pages in a colouring book.
-We had a talk about being wasteful and discussed how there are people in the world who have nothing to eat. We talked about why people in our country who don't have work or money are not starving as they are in other countries. Decided that being born in Canada is another thing we are all very thankful for.
-Astrid asked me how you make a CD.
-The girls played restaurant. Astrid was the chef/server. Muirgen was the patron. They, of course, had on apropriate dress-up clothes.
-Read the first chapter of "The Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B White.
-At bedtime Astrid prayed that God would please feed all the people in the world who don't have food. She also began making plans for how she would send food to all these people herself. She wondered how the food would stay cold enough not to spoil if she packed it in a shoe box, so we discussed the difference between perishable and non-perishable food. This discussion eventually led into a talk about where our food comes from. Astrid seemed quite surprised that all of our food comes from the earth - except for candy, was the conclusion she reached. I had to concur.
-One of the books we read was the story of Aladin. It was long with very advanced language. When we were finished it, Astrid recapped it beautifully, surprising me with her level of comprehension. She asked me if it was a true story. We talked about why people make up stories.
-We talked about what the girls would wish for if they had a genie to grant their every desire. Muirgen would wish to be a musician who played drums. Astrid would wish to be a princess with a beautiful castle to live in - no surprise there!
-Made a Thanksgiving tree with cut out shapes of the girls' hands traced onto coloured paper. Each hand had written on it something they are thankful for.
-Astrid played by herself in her room for a long time.
-Muirgen helped me make coffee cake.
-She helped me hang up laundry. (Today was the first time this Fall that we hung it inside)
-Astrid helped me make a citrus loaf.
-She coloured a number of pages in a colouring book.
-We had a talk about being wasteful and discussed how there are people in the world who have nothing to eat. We talked about why people in our country who don't have work or money are not starving as they are in other countries. Decided that being born in Canada is another thing we are all very thankful for.
-Astrid asked me how you make a CD.
-The girls played restaurant. Astrid was the chef/server. Muirgen was the patron. They, of course, had on apropriate dress-up clothes.
-Read the first chapter of "The Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B White.
-At bedtime Astrid prayed that God would please feed all the people in the world who don't have food. She also began making plans for how she would send food to all these people herself. She wondered how the food would stay cold enough not to spoil if she packed it in a shoe box, so we discussed the difference between perishable and non-perishable food. This discussion eventually led into a talk about where our food comes from. Astrid seemed quite surprised that all of our food comes from the earth - except for candy, was the conclusion she reached. I had to concur.
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