With the eight out of the way, it was time for a 's time for a 4!The kids helped me lay it out today. It involved plenty of math and pattern recognition.
WIRED: Science class was Big Fun today! The kids got to wire up circuit boards which they'll now turn into quiz devices, putting clues on the left and potential answers to be matched on the right.
The kids also got their graded circuits and electromagnets final exams back today. They each scored 96.3 or higher. :) W00t! Way to go, guys!
BOOKISH: We worked on reading down the stack of public library books today.
"Baseball Is ..." was a picture book poem, per the kids' description. Written by Louise Borden and Illustrated by Raul Colon, the pages finished the phrase in different ways.
I asked them to each give an example of how they'd finish the phrase.
...a great pastime. All you need is a bat and ball, and you're good to go."
... the fans cheering, the players playing, and every single part is important."
I also told the kids that my favorite "Baseball Is" poem was written by Greg Hall, and published by ESPN radio in 2000. You should do yourself a favor and read it here and see if you can make it through without tearing up, if you're a big baseball fan.:
They also read "Thomas Jefferson - Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything" by Maira Kalman. It was a really cool booth with an interesting format (check on the preceding link to see some pages), and contained interesting factoids, such as the fact Jefferson designed his bed so that he slept slightly sitting up and open to two different rooms.
The author does a good job pointing out the genius and conflict of the man who was, at alternating times, "optimistic and complex and tragic and wrong and courageous."
COMPELLING STORY: This evening we watched "Hubble's Amazing Rescue," a NOVA documentary which originally aired on PBS in October of 2009. Engrossing at any time, watching the show now about how Hubble was basically brought back from the brink of death is especially enthralling after this week's front page, national news about its latest images.
Drew Fuestel was one of the astronauts prominently featured in the show, which was fun for us, as he's the astronaut we won the chance to meet awhile back by winning a scavenger hunt here in Seattle.
The show is available on DVD or iTunes. We 'rented' it from our library for free. HIGHLY recommended viewing!
LOL: "Mom, what's a 'humanitarian'? CJ asked this afternoon.
"Someone who does good things for people," I answered.
"Oh. I thought it was a more formal word for a cannibal," he replied.
LOL: "Mom, what's a 'humanitarian'? CJ asked this afternoon.
"Someone who does good things for people," I answered.
"Oh. I thought it was a more formal word for a cannibal," he replied.
No comments:
Post a Comment