Learning Log #9

 Week 9


In math, we’ve been going over fractions and comparing them when they have the same denominators or numerators. Our fraction blocks have come in handy!

This is our second monarch! From caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly!

This butterfly was a little weak so we tried to help strengthen it by giving it sugar water and letting it rest while it’s wings dried. 

Daniel used the Seek app to identify the butterfly as a monarch!


In social studies Daniel has been doing some map reading. He’s been switching between physical maps and political maps in order to answer questions about US regions. He was pretty excited when he found this world map so he put it up in his “Harry Potter” room (room under the stairs in our basement). 

Daniel made a staff and a note to put on the staff out of Play Dough as part of his piano lesson this week!

Daniel needed new shoes and it turns out he needed them to be two sizes bigger than the ones he has been wearing! We decided to compare our feet and 🤯🤯 his feet are as big as mine now!

We got to see these two sides of a full circle rainbow at our park!

We drove about an hour south of us in order to be in the path of totality for the annular eclipse this weekend. 

It was amazing to watch the “ring” slowly form!

It’s also amazing that if you zoom in on the blue light dot on my shoulder, you can see the reflection of the eclipse!!


Daniel's highlights!

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