Magic and Mayhem

The latest for the kids….

Did 6 1/2 pages of math yesterday about fractions– reducing, adding, finding the GCF, etc.  (Victoria, with Anna listening and trying to rush to answer questions first and annoy her sister! LOL)

Played the Gold Rush Game several times with the family.  It covers lots of geography and history– not just of the gold rush but other things happening in the US at the time.  (all)

Watched “How it’s Made” about making bagpipes and ice cream cake yule logs.  (Victoria)

Did experiments with water and cold air with me.  More on that later.  (Victoria)

Blogged. (Anna and Victoria)

Wrote emails.  (Anna and Victoria)

Drew a self portrait and several pictures to illustrate poems.  (Victoria)

Played educational games online.   (all)

Went ice skating.  (all)

Exercised along with a dance show.  (Anna and Victoria)

Read a bajillion books themselves, plus read to Jack at bedtime.  (Anna and Victoria)
Played Smath (scrabble math).  (all)

Played Brainquest, the board game.  (all)

Made snow art.  (all)

Had lots of books read to him and helped read some words.  (Jack)

Made a sugar cube igloo and learned about penguins.  (Jack)

Daddy read historical book at bedtime every night.  (Anna, Jack listens too sometimes)

Wrote reports on pioneers and gold rush.  (Anna)

Talked about genetics and which animals can be crossed with each other with Daddy and why.  (Victoria)  NOTE:  Tiffany, don’t even think about leaving a comment about crossing animals with Daryl! 

That will have to do for a list!  I’m being summoned downstairs so that’s all that gets noted.