Rainy Day

It has been raining since yesterday afternoon, and I am not complaining. 57 days without measurable rain will do that. We needed a good rain day around here. In preparation for it we headed to the library yesterday after Co-OP and gymnastics. The girls had loads of fun, making new friends and hanging out in "The Tree-House", a reading area for little children that our library offers. Both K and MB did pick out some reading books while they were there, and although I am sure it was mainly based on the cover picture, they picked out level appropriate books for themselves. MB even picked up a few early readers and beginning to read books that she has agreed to read to me.

So here is our library list from yesterday. I don't have any books on it, but that is okay as I am currently reading Jane Eyre and Sense and Sensibility, while also knitting the ponchos for the girls.

Library List 10/06/05

Read Alouds

Sing A Song Of Sixpence: A Pocketful of Nursery Rhymes and Tales – Jane Chapman
Pancakes For Breakfast – Tomie DePaola
Madeline’s Rescue – Ludwig Bemelmans
Cinderella – Kinuko Y. Craft (illus)
Disney Princess: A Moment To Remember
Deep In A Rainforest – Gwen Pascoe
Jumanji – Chris Van Allsburg
Anansi Finds A Fool – Verna Aardema
Under The Midsummer Sky – Carole Lexa Schaefer
Disney Princess: Getting To Know You
Insects Are My Life – Megan McDonald
There’s A Nightmare In My Closet – Mercer Mayer

MB Reads

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses – Henry Barker
Something Sleeping In The Hall – Karla Kuskin
Trouble At The Krusty Krab – Steven Banks
Soap Soup and Other Verses – Karla Kuskin
Turtle and Snake’s Day At The Beach – Kate Spohn

Egypt Books

History Detectives: Ancient Egypt – Philip Ardagh
Tales Of Ancient Egypt – Roger Lancelyn Green
Myths and Civilization of The Ancient Egyptians – S. Quie
The Egyptian Cinderella – Shirley Climo
The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt – Leonard Everett Fisher
SightSeers: Ancient Egypt

Others

Loaves Of Fun – Elizabeth M. Harbison

I highly recommend Loaves of Fun, it is a history of bread making from the stone ages, through colonial america and forward. It has easy recipes for breads of different cultures and time-periods. It also includes some kitchen science to explain how the bread making process works. This is the second time I have checked this book out and plan to check it out again and other historical periods that we cover.

Yesterday was busy, and we were in the car alot. We did not do any table work but still managed to cover:

Life Science - Magic School Bus CO-OP
Physical Education - Gymnastics
Reading Skills - Library visit and Reading aloud for 15 minutes; Mom read for 30 minutes
Physical Science - Magnetix
Math - Listening to Addition UnPlugged in Car
Phonics - Listening to Phonics CD in Car
Social Development - Co-OP, Gymnastics, library visit, and playing with neighborhood friends after school.
Faith - Evening Devotion time (Working through The Little Book Devotions:Self-Esteem this month)

I like looking at days like yesterday. I never feel like we do anything because we don't have anything 'organized.' But when I take the time to write it out I realize how much we actually do. It gives me permission to have unschool days, without stressing too much.

Today, we have made our one trip out to buy diapers, since I realized we were almost out last night. We are back home and K is sleeping (since she didn't very well last night) and EM is down for her morning nap. The rest of the day, I hope, will consist of books and games. I promised the girls an afternoon movie since they can't go outside, so I will probably be popping popcorn later.

Peace,

Amy