Making Oobleck

Dr. Seuss fans will probably know what I mean when I say Taliesin and Nathanael made Oobleck today. First we read the story "Bartholomew and the Oobleck." We talked about some of the new words in the story - like "turret" and "page." They were very into this story - guessing what would happen next. So it was just natural to make oobleck after we read the story. They had so much fun. I wish I would have had some green food coloring in the house to make the oobleck green like it was in the story. And it would have been nice if it really would have dissolved simply by saying "I'm sorry," when clean-up time came. LOL. But it was definitely a fun day!

Our recipe for making oobleck: as much flour, water, and cooking oil as you can mix and mix and mash and mash.


Kandy

P.S. For some reason, my blog is not allowing me to post a picture right now. I'll post those as soon as I can!

What Does Unschooling Look Like?

We just ordered and received the t-shirts found at this link http://shop.cafepress.com/design/11692111. To me, these shirts really epitomize the unschooling philosophy. So I thought I would include some pictures from yesterday to show how our unschooling day went. The great thing about unschooling, as this blog shows, is each day is different and unique.

Taliesin and Nathanael had so much fun making volcanoes and tornados in the dirt yesterday afternoon. Then their construction equipment would help clean up the mess made by these natural disasters.

Taliesin's newest story. It reads, "It was Valentine's Day. This is the Valentine troll. He likes Valentine's Day. He played with a bouncing ball. He had a crab friend named Valentine. Big Hills. One hill exploded! They watched. Steam was coming out. It shot out candy!"

This just came today - our second Dr. Seuss collection I ordered from Amazon.com. Today, we've read "The Zax," "Too Many Daves," "What Was I Scared Of?," and "Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book."

Kandy

Books and Bears

Today, Taliesin's and Nathanael's big collection of Dr. Seuss stories came in the mail. I love Amazon.com. I was able to order this book, plus two smaller Dr. Seuss collections for the price I would have paid for just this one at the local bookstore. On the way to the park today, we read "The Lorax," "The Cat in the Hat," and "Yertle the Turtle." I'm sure we'll probably be reading a lot from this book in the near future (and I sense more unit study fun, too).

Yesterday, my sister brought over a make-a-bear kit that she picked up at Goodwill. Taliesin loves it! He's so excited to make his own teddy bear. It's turning out pretty cute! I'll post some pictures of the finished product as soon as it's finished.

Kandy