This afternoon, when we returned home after dropping Fifi for her violin lesson, I thought I'd take that time to share a couple of remedial math lessons with my little ones.
But, they are quick. By the time I finished cleaning up the lunch dishes, these two were deeply invested in an acorn hunt and gather. And by now they smelled like it, too.
But, they are quick. By the time I finished cleaning up the lunch dishes, these two were deeply invested in an acorn hunt and gather. And by now they smelled like it, too.
There was no way I was going to make them come inside and bend over worksheets and counting blocks.
Cuddlebug, my truest naturalist, found a couple of new friends. She couldn't catch the frog--he was too fast.
Dumpling plans to ask Daddy to grind these acorns into flour and make something with it. A batting of the eye and a flower in the hair for contrast never hurts, I guess...
8 comments:
How precious! Math will always be there--the acorns might not.
I love the boots! I love the bucket on a stick too! Ya'll have a great backyard. :)
Why count blocks when you can count acorns, I always say.
Good decision, Mom. I have found many, many things more important than school, unfortunately. Yes, math has to happen--but when they find their own activity as wondeful as this? Much better.
What a fun day. Math will never go away, but these moments with our children fade to quickly. Enjoy.
What fun! That's what home schooling is about, right?!
What would you make with acorn flour?
Oh, what fun!
We love days like that!
~ Christina
Robin...I. do. not. know. I don't question Husband in the kitchen anymore.
Though, I'm thinking I'll be gone that day. ;)
Found your site while looking for doing math with acorns. We collected a whole bunch and then used them to sort, count, chart and graph. My girls loved them.
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