Thursday, September 1, 2011

SL Core D- Week 18 ---Aug 29- to Sep 2nd 2011

Books were reading this week:

Read Aloud:
Om-Kas-Toe: Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog by Kenneth Thomasma



Dd's Reader:
The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson (Scholastic Biography) by Ann McGovern 


 This week's AUDIO book:
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan


Dd's fun books this week: 
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
The Blue Lotus (Adventures of Tintin) by Herge


Wednesday we went to the Children's Museum: www.childrensmuseum.org.  Besides the new exhibit: Treasures of the Earth we also did a project in the Science Port (create a Chinese Terracotta Warrior); we also went to the Science Lab and did a project: DNA Mystery (who's DNA was found on the half eaten cookie).  We had a great time with our invited friend "M".  The two girls had a blast and learned a lot!

Children's Museum Varied Pix Aug 2011





Children's Museum - Buried Treasure Aug 2011



Children's Museum - Ancient Egypt Aug 2011



Children's Museum - Ancient China Aug 2011




Children's Museum: Treasures of the Earth

These pix are from the Ancient China exhibit-these are Terracotta Warriors.