Week of 'E'

This week we learned about leaves and the letter Ee.  Mrs Frey was on vacation this week so Ms Shannon and her daughter Addy got to come and spend the week learning with us!  We had soooo much fun with them and look forward to visiting with them again soon!

We found out the elephant starts with E and that they can use their trunks for a lot more than sniffing out peanuts!  Also we did a couple of "Experiments" - one with cornstarch and sand and one with an Egg!  We also talked about eggs... The different types of eggs, shapes, sizes, who lays them and why they are the color they are...  

Some pictures of our week follow. With descriptions of our experiments in case you want to try them at home!

One if our experiments was a type if goop.  You mix sand and cornstarch together and then slowly add water until it is mixed well.  When you press mixture slowly your finger will sink, but poking it fast it will be hard.  Also you can pick it up and squeeze it so that it is solid but then it will turn into liquid and run out of your fingers.  

Experiments....

Place a raw egg ( shell intact) in a cup full of white vinegar.  Allow it to soak for several days and observe as the vinegar dissolves the eggshell but leaves the inner membrane intact.  

Yoga...

Smoothies!!!

We love finding things in the backyard to investigate... This slug just happened to be in our leaf pile on Thursday so we were able to take an extra close look at him... Look at his slime trail. How Awesome!!!!!