How far behind does one have to be in blogging before the outings and events become null and void? Is it one month? Is it 6 months? Because it's May and I'm certain I have things to write about that happened in December. I think I'll go for it. The blog will seem incongruous for a while, but since this is the place I'll come to when I'm in my 90s and my mind no longer functions up to specified parameters, I have to do it for posterity's sake.
Post originally written April 15, 2012:
R has been in Hawaii this week. I'm tired. The Salad and I got up 10 minutes early to put finishing touches on our first project for school. It's for a contest. Winner gets free tuition for a month. Well, for one child, anyway.
We read "The Empty Pot" by Demi. It's a book, set in China, about having the courage to be honest. We showed a map of China, the Salad made a Chinese Flag and we talked about some symbolic colors. For a craft, S painted an empty terracotta pot and suggested planting sunflowers seed at home. For science, A colored pictures of what a plant needs to grow - sun, soil, air and water. She was really stumped on how to draw the air part. For a snack, we cut up an orange and spread the segments into a flower shape and used sunflower seeds for the pistils. Finally, for Music and Movement, we described and discussed the symbolism of a Chinese Ribbon Dance and M made ribbon sticks to dance with.
It was only after "ribbon dancing" at home, that I realized I had once again given preschoolers a bona fide weapon. Let's cross our fingers that no one loses an eye before the votes get tallied.
That 1/3 month's tuition would pretty much rock.
Coincidentally, I tried to explain what the phrase "bona fide" meant to the Salad. I told them it meant "Like for realsies." They got it.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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