Week 3

We had a vacation!  We drove to Massachusetts, primarily for Thomas Land, which resides in Edaville USA.  After having a weekend of great fun there, we headed out to Plymouth for some of our nation's history.

1) The Plymouth Grist Mill, a brief tour of how everything works, then downstairs to a very kid-friendly area where you can grind corn, sift cornmeal, watch the gears, play with miniature watermills, and more.

2) Burial Hill wasn't exactly stroller-friendly, but we aren't exactly incapable, so we carried the stroller up the many, many old stairs.  

3) Plimoth Plantation - an amazing experience!  It's a living museum of life in the 17th century.  The plantation itself has actors and actresses who interact with the guests, and stay in character no matter what comes up!  I think even Roger and I learned more than we had ever learned in our dry, textbook schooling.  First was the Wanpanoag homesite, then the plantation.  There were also indoor areas with artifacts, videos and displays.  This is a 2-day ticket and experience.  We loved it! 

Canoeing

The fort

Sorting artifacts

Playing the part

Helping out

Stilts

My pilgrims

4) Back at home.  Morning math.  I gave the K kid 2 die to roll and add up... he asked me for the 3rd, so "it could be harder."

5) Tot loves markers.  Just gotta keep it on the paper.  Keep it on the paper!

6) 3rd grader reads Stuart Little in one sitting.  

7) This week's art included a nature walk to collect leaves. 

8) K kid asked to push the car up the hill, because "it will give me good input, Mom."  Hooray!  He's starting to self-regulate.  

9) We arrange and glue our leaves onto our Hedgehog cut-outs for art.  

10) While making the hedgehogs, Mom reads aloud some fall poems, and we sing a song called "Mr. Pumpkin."  Although our "official" school day is done by noon, the 3rd and K kids spend the rest of the afternoon creating paper and popsicle stick puppets, memorizing the song and practicing putting on the puppet show in the Little Theater downstairs.  Around 3PM, they call us down to watch their show.