Mixing Colors

Color wheel we made

This week we learned about primary and secondary colors.  We mixed paints to create secondary colors and other colors such as brown and gray.

Books:  Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book by Edwards

Reference Books:  Painting: A young artist's guide by Waters & Harris

Trains

Rail and road system Ian built

Ian and Eric spend hours playing trains.  They design track layouts, drive trains, build trains with blocks, and even couple themselves with clothes hangers and chug around the house.  The boys enjoy watching Thomas the Tank Engine and retelling the stories to me.  Favorite train related vocabulary words include buffer, siding, couple, and shunting.

Books:  Stop, Train, Stop! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story by Awdry;  Terrific Trains by Mitton;  The Little Engine That Could Giant Lift-and-Learn Book by Piper

Bicycling to the Library

We often bicycle to our public library; Ian rides his own bike and Eric rides in the bike trailer.  The distance to the library from our house is a little over a mile and includes a few hills.  Our route includes riding on neighbourhood streets, side-walks, and bicycle lanes.  Ian is learning about road signs, traffic rules, bicycle safety, and bicycle maintenance.  We often stop to observe interesting things (e.g. construction, barn mailbox, and a Weinermobile).

Books:  Duck on a Bike by Shannon;  Getting Around By Bicycle by Mayer;  Bicycle Book by Gibbons

Flying Frogs

Ian and Eric's favorite puppet show is an adaptation of the book Tuesday, in which frogs are able to fly on their lily pads one Tuesday night.  The boys also love to jump like frogs and play the "Winter Sleepers" game (Small Wonders by Garrett & Thomas, pg 90).  Ian can describe the life cycle of frogs.

Books:  What Is a Frog? by Darby;  Froggie Went A-Courting by Priceman;   From Tadpole to Frog by Pfeffer;  Tuesday by Wiesner