We continued studying caterpillars and butterflies this week. In doing so, we also studied ladybugs as we have been observing ladybugs in the garden on the apple trees from the stage of eggs. They hatched, and we have watched them grow weekly. So we made ladybug spots, numbered them 1-20, and Ellie had to find the numbers and call them out in order as she lined them up in correct numeric form. She loves a game of seeking things out.
Ellie continued her letter writing practicing.
Painting with spaghetti!! I boiled noodles, Ellie filled a plate with paint, and got to slapping, swirling, rolling, dipping, and slinging those noodles. She laughed and laughed and did it over and over!
Our community geese had goslings!
Ok, this one is just because my girl is just so beautiful and cute!
Turtles! We had 3 painter slider turtles and one bad ole snapping turtle down at the dock one night. So fun noting the difference. Ellie did not touch the snapper and yes, we washed hands, obviously.
On our field trip this week, Ellie took it upon herself to gather treasures to paint with at home. This one painting made with nature looked like a floral bouquet to me.
Field trip to the SC Botanical Gardens with friends to see the butterfly garden, vegetable garden, creek splashing, and carnivorous plant life!
Ellie worked so hard in the garden duties this week. She is so excited seeing her tomatoes blossoming, hydrangeas in blooms, and apples rounding. She really does work very hard and I love seeing this knowledge, confidence, and responsibility in her.
Here are some photos from the SC Botanical Garden butterfly garden that we read about and studied more at home.
We have been blessed with the most awesome neighbors all around our neighborhood. Our next door neighbors are really precious and so loving to my family! Ellie has befriended Mr. Eddie and we love it. He and Mrs. Nancy love on her, talk to her about God, invest in her, teach her things about life in general. Mr. Eddie took her on her first big boat ride around the pond! Ellie was so so so happy and she loves her time with them. One night, we were putting Ellie to bed; looking out her window she saw our neighbors all going out to fish and feed the fish and ducks. In her pajamas, she asked, "May I go out there to them?" So sweet! It was a little late that night for her; but we love how happy they make her and how loving they are to our girl. People like this really help make a difference in the life of our children.
We did a sunflower seed counting game as part of our curriculum, "The Homegrown Preschooler."
Ellie learned about symmetry by making symmetrical paint prints. Ellie LOVED the mess out of this! She did it over and over and over again. She got the technique and process down and did them solo. She even held an open art studio for her daddy when he got home from work where she showed him her work, described and named each piece, then she performed a demonstration for him with the symmetry art.
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