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Math We did patterns this week. Ian was not that happy. He said "I though Math is about numbers and adding..." and it turned out we did patterns EVERYDAY.  ha. At least he enjoyed the patterns of snack. =) We enjoyed all the books and I LOVE Stuart Murphy. Very good writer of Math books. Complete Book of Math is quite fun. Science We tried the pottery jars...a HUGE flop. I don't think I got the right consistency? Anyhows...=) We did a parachute man (using shopping bag, pipe cleaners and nuts...not the edible ones) to illustrate how authorities are our covering/protection (This is for Character 1st: Obedience). We also talked about things close to the ground and we observe some. That pic, btw, was Ian trying to sabotage the ants in his very boyish way. We drew the Singapore flag for Singapore's National Day and talked a little bit about the history of Singapore . Afterall, my boy IS half Singaporean and he's quite proud of it. =) Preschool The pre...

Our curriculum set aside a day a week as Exploration Day. I love the idea of it. Mostly it's to go outside, enjoy God's creation and I've planned many warm days to the park/walks etc. But today, we went to the city. Not quite a "nature place", but surely "outside" and amazing "God's creation" -people. It's interesting how much you do "school" when doing a "field" trip like this. (Actually, hubby has summer Fridays half days, so our motive was mostly to visit him at his office and come home with him) *Reading the subway map, understand our "route" - Geography , Neighborhood *Saw a lot of American flags - US History *Reading all the subway stations' names along the way - English *Counting the different streets (40th, 41st, 42nd...) - Math *Being superwhelmed by people and visual impacts - Visual arts *Heard some subway entertainers - Music *Had lunch/playground time - P. E . , Health *Wat...