We have been using How to Be an Explorer of the World, by Keri Smith, as inspiration for the past couple months. This week, we completed exploration #32 - Collect objects for their potential magic quality. Attach a story to them, or create a fictitious history about the object. Because we've been working on our "Steig Stories", this was a great writing warm-up exercise (and an excuse for a walk in the woods). In math, we continued using base ten blocks in order to solve tricky place value puzzles, and are making good self-paced progress in the Singapore Math books. After attending a conference on mindfulness and meditation in schools, I started using some of the games in the section titled, "Appreciation". November is a perfect time to talk and learn about feeling and expressing gratitude. We started a new chapter book in honor of Andrew's new puppy: Because of Winn-Dixie. So far, the children are enjoying it very much.
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