M & M Adventures: Mali

L. Arts: I did a new Ziggy game. He was the librarian and the sheep had to practice reading words to earn their library cards. I also practiced flash cards.

Math: I kept on practicing making number bonds. We got a new game called Clumsy Thief Junior and learned to play that one. We also did some activities outside where one of us would draw a card and the other person had to jump on the mat that you could add to that number to make 10/11/12/etc. I did some worksheet pages.

Science: We learned about Magnetism. It was fun to explore all the different magnets. We learned that like poles repel (push against) each other.

History: We learned about ancient China. People there settled around the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. They grew rice. Rice needs a lot of water to grow and the soil has to stay wet.

Music: We learned the Going on a Lion Hunt song. For our homework we listened to the Aladdin song and had to glue the right characters in the right spots based on the order their themes played.

Tech (Engineering): I made a snake out of craft paper and toilet paper rolls. I also made a paper clip and construction paper snake. We went to the skate park and observed (and rode on) ramps and other structures. We went to see Big Boy, the largest steam engine ever built. I also did some of the Inktober drawings. My mom and sister like to do them, so I had fun doing some, too. I'm not doing every day, though.

Other: We passed off all the requirements to move up to trampoline and tumbling level two. This week was our first week going to that class. It was fun.

We realized our car sings "Do Mi So" when you

start it up as the seatbelt reminder.

Butterfly at the Biosphere