It's a Toucan, of course!

Alright, so it takes a bit of imagination to see it, but this is the Toucan mask we made for geography group today. As I mentioned in my last post, we are currently studying Belize. And what does a toucan have to do with Belize you ask? Well, the Keel Toucan is their national bird. So for group today we talked a bit about Belize....it's location, Mayan roots, landscape, and national symbols. Then we spent a good hour creating these beauties:) Overall, group went well despite the rain cutting playtime short. Over the next two weeks the kids and I will be preparing their presentations for our next meeting. B is going to make a replica of Altun Ha, the Mayan Ruins we visited, and M is going to make a house that has been affected by it's location on the water table. Pics to follow, of course:)

We are finally getting back into the swing of things. Last week was a bit of the struggle. The kids weren't too excited to be back to work after a week long cruise. By Friday, however, they seemed resigned to the fact that they had to get their work done. We were able to double up in math and language to get caught up. We are still a little behind in science though. We didn't do anything too exciting as we were really hitting the books to catch up. So, nothing really to report on there. We did get a few laughs courtesy of Navy Bean. I asked her to help me with spelling. We use Sequential Spelling and so I will read the word and then use it in a sentence as there are frequently homonyms in the same list. Navy Bean was to give a sentence after I said the word. Here's how that went:

Me: Don't
Navy Bean: I don't like to share my toys.

Me: poker
Navy Bean: I want to "poker" in the eyeball.