Snapshot Summary, week 29, May 7-11, 2012

Snapshot Summary, May 7-11 

Geography

We took another look at Missouri because the Hutchins of Little Homeschool on the Prairie sent us a postcard from Missouri. We enjoyed ice cream cones and Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake to celebrate this state.

We also learned about Idaho and had a Baked Potato bar dinner to celebrate.

History

We learned about 

The Alamo (1836), 

the Mexican-American War (1846–48), 

and the 8th and 9th Presidents, Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison

Science

We had fun with some rock cycle projects, using sugar cubes,

fudge ingredients,

and crayons.

Math

We had fun with Base Ten UnifGeography

We took another look at Missouri because the Hutchins of Little Homeschool on the Prairie sent us a postcard from Missouri. We enjoyed ice cream cones and Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake to celebrate this state.

We also learned about Idaho and had a Baked Potato bar dinner to celebrate.

History

We learned about 

The Alamo (1836), 

the Mexican-American War (1846–48), 

and the 8th and 9th Presidents, Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison

Science

We had fun with some rock cycle projects, using sugar cubes,

fudge ingredients,

and crayons.

Math

We had fun with Base Ten Unifix patterns.

He explored the number six today.
He just picks a number to explore and adds the cubes to the place value board in groups of that number. Once he reaches ten cubes on the right-hand side, he snaps them together and puts them on the left-hand side.

Here is his cubes once he had added 6 five times.

He makes a record as he works independently, adding one group at a time.

Reading

We are reading...

The Boxcar Children, The Mystery at the Alamo

 and

The Bobbsey Twins Series

Mother's Day was spent at my mother's house, where we also saw my brother Phil and my sister-in-law, Brenda.