Tree and Ground Squirrels

Squirrel and his nuts collected for winter (drawn by Ian).

Activities:

• backyard gray squirrel observation
• discussion of common tree and ground squirrels in Pennsylvania (Wikipedia List of Mammals of PA)
•  "Hop Ol' Squirrel" (Music Together: Maracas)
• Scurry and Freeze game (Small Wonders by Garrett & Thomas)
• Squirrel Tail poem (Small Wonders by Garrett & Thomas)

Books:  Hello Squirrels! Scampering through the Seasons by Glaser;  Chipmunk Song by Ryder;  Chipmunk Family by Bastian;  How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Bruchac;  The Raggedy Red Squirrel by Ryden

Playing with Money

Playing store is always a favorite activity at our house.  Sometimes the kids buy snacks from me and sometimes the kids sell me toys.  This week we also did the following activities from What your Kindergartner Needs to Know by Hirsch: Identifying Money and Money Bingo.

Spanish Class

We started a new Spanish class a few weeks ago.  The class meets once a week and we read books, sing songs, and play games.  Ian especially enjoys playing "gato, gato, perro" and listening to the song "Los Pollitos Dicen".

Videos:  Spanish for Kids: Adentro y Afuera

Easter Eggs

This week we played a fun game with the homeschool co-op.  As a group, we searched for plastic eggs hidden in the house and the yard.  Each egg contained a clue to find the next egg.  For example, one clue was "a method of transportation" and then the next egg was found on a car.

On Easter Sunday, we decorated hard boiled eggs and had an Easter Egg Hunt.  Purple & Blue plastic eggs were specially hidden for Ian, yellow & orange eggs were hidden for Eric, and hard boiled eggs were free-for-all.  We had Easter dinner with our neighbors.

Books:  The Birds' Gift: A Ukrainian Easter Story retold by Kimmel