ON THE PRAIRIE

We have now begun our second book in our Prairie Primer studies, Little House on the Prairie.  We are already enjoying it so much.  Last week we made covered wagons.  This week we learned about Native American hand talking (sign language), pictographs and several other ways the Native Americans communicated with their own tribes and other tribes.  We learned about gophers and prairie hens and other animals on the prairie.  We made masks and played games.  Every week Bugs asks if it is Prairie Primer Co-op week.  This is such a fun unit study made even better by awesome friends.

 Hard at work creating their own pictographs.

 Love the tongue.  =)

 Learning about birds of the prairie, gophers and prairie dogs.

 This photo makes me smile seeing how engaged all the kids are in learning.

 Prairie Chicken.

 A new game.  Wack-A-Gopher.  

 They thought this game was hilarious.  I have to admit I am a big fan too.  

He is loving this unit study.

Gathered around the computer learning Native American Hand Talking.

Deep concentration.

 We were getting into it!  Rain!

 After we were finished suddenly an impromptu marshmallow war broke out.  LOL!

HILARIOUS!

ON THE HUNT FOR LETTER A

 

 

Today I set up a little treasure hunt for Princess.  She is in preschool and learning her letters and numbers among other things. I thought it would be fun.  And so did she.  =)

 

 The boys helped me get the Aa's ready.  Yes, they are very silly.

 

 All ready to start the search!

 Here's one on the stairs!

 She's starting to get quite the collection.

 

 Every time she found one she had to say it's name & it's sound.

 

 

 They were upstairs too!

 In the boy's room........

 .........and on the toy shelves.

 She found all 23 cards!  And most of all she had a great time.  Yay!

 Next it was time for a worksheet to reinforce our learning.

 She got to use her new dot markers for the first time. 
 

 She said the letter and it's name as she worked.

 Ta-dah!

 Another fun worksheet.  She traced the A's and then cut out pictures that started with the letter A.

 All done!

And then it was time for Play-doh with her big sister.