Today was all about science and Bill Nye was our guest speaker! I'm amazed at how much you can find at the library and today's find was Bill Nye the Science guy dvd's. We learned about the seasons and life cycles and then practiced using the earth's rotation to change seasons using my exercise balls. My kids each took turns being the sun or earth as they walked around one another while spinning the "earth" on it's tilted axis. Even Cole got into it. I think it is so much better to first learn the concept and then do a hands-on activity that reinforces that concept.
We also finished reading Knights at Dawn but will continue learning about knights and castles for the next week. We have yet to build our castle and armor or read the play "Sir George and the Dragon" and learn how to pretend fight on stage. Should be a fun week.
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