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Three highlights worth mentioning this week:
1. Drawing Excitement with Thomas Kinkade, a drawing instruction DVD that I picked up from the library. I renewed it twice before finally watching it (another one of those "when we get around to it" things). Now that we've seen the first 8 or so lessons, I'm hoping for another week's extension from the library.
He calls it Lighthouse on a cliff with boat in the water.Yeah, "literal" is a one accurate adjective for this kid.
2. Our history readalouds. They correspond with Chapter 6 of Story of the World, Volume 3:
You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower by Peter Cook. We haven't yet met a You Wouldn't Want to . . . book that we didn't love.
The Pilgrims at Plymouth, a Landmark Book by Lucille Recht Penner. Very informative! I understand there are people who hunt down and collect these Landmark Books. I can see why.
On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town by Anold Lobel. This book is a gem. It's written by the Frog and Toad guy, and it rhymes. (Yes, I know. I have very strict criteria for bestowing "gem" status on a children's picture book.)
Math games on Monday.
What. You don't play math games with Lego Star Wars minifigures? Oh, I highly recommed it. Nearly everything is better with Lego Star Wars minifigures. We read to our Lego Star Wars minifigures. We re-enact Mayflower adventures with our Lego Star Wars minifigures. As I type, an epic battle for a liberated civilizaton is taking place with Lego Star Wars minifigures.
Yes, in this house we love the Lego Star Wars minifigures.
