The week has just whizzed by! We have been so busy with the new curriculum and all the other things we're doing that I've barely had time to breath. I can't believe all that we've gotten done in 5 days.
The kids are really enjoying reading Ben and Me by Robert Lawson. We're getting to discuss historical fiction, Philadelphia and inventing. Several of the lessons have had them invent their own things, which has been a lot of fun. We're really excited to learn that Nana will be taking us with her to Philadelphia next month, so we'll get to see all of the things we're learning about!
Science has revolved around magnets. Several of the experiments we've had to do turned out interesting. A couple of times we didn't like the things they had us do, so the kids worked hard to improve the experiment. One in particular had them try to build a boat that you could move without touching by using a bar of soap and magnets. After discovering that the bar of soap wouldn't float, they came up with using plastic eggs with a magnet inside instead. I loved watching Zoë decide which magnet she was going to use inside the egg. In the end she decided the bar magnet worked best because she pointed out that the poles on it were further apart, so the egg would move and not just flip over trying to attract to the magnet in her hand. Aiden was busy deciding which magnet should be held in the hand to move the "boat." In the end he decided the rare Earth magnets we have are the best since they have the strongest magnetic field.
This weekend is filled with family, the Japanese festival, taekwondo, friends for dinner, and then a reading party on Tuesday. This time Tom has taken off the day from work and will get to join us during the reading party. Everyone's excited, and I'm sure we'll be a the library for a while this weekend getting lots of books.
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