Lately

As Ms. Audrey's kids learn about farm animals, in the art room they are drawing and painting on paper and cloth, making pillows, stuffed animals, and brooches with tiny bells. There's been a lot of mooing and snorting, whinnying, clucking and baaing - along with the usual giggling and singing.

We made up a poem about making a cape and the kids flew. Ask them and they will tell you, yes they really do fly with their capes on!

 

Recently I have introduced our kids to a number of old fashioned toys and games, and they love them as much as their digital games. Some of the kids are making stilts that will stay on our playgrounds. They reluctantly gave in to not taking them home (which they admit is fair because most of the work is done by me), but they will wood burn their names on them and be the first to step on out - a foot taller in a moment, hooray! 

Ms. Sophie's big kids are studying ancient Greece again, decorating and making pottery.

Ms. Melody is teaching her students all kinds of magic about trees, and they peaced out making these wool felt crowns. I am so excited, we are going to have a "celebration of trees" parade!

Hazel got her hair done by Pearl while they waited for me to thread needles and tie knots.

We had ninety minutes of turning socks and gloves into real live creatures. What a hubbub!

 These two guys made squishy balls so their creatures could have toys.

With all these projects I am still getting my kids to work on their drawing skills, ha ha!

Tyler is very proud of his archer, which will be part of a collage for his third grade medieval studies with Ms. Megan.

See you again soon!