Back to school in '09

Well, it’s back to school in the Zinga home. Back to homeschool, that is.

This morning, BigGirl and I got started right away with school…starting with science. We were studying forest habitats, when I got the idea that it would be fun to do a lapbook…so here I am mapping out the idea on construction paper, getting it started for BigGirl.

And again…trying to get those lines straight.

So BigGirl finishes it up for me…forest habitats, water habitats, desert habitats, and water habitats…

Fun, Fun.

Next was a piano lesson…she’s doing so well. We’re using Thompson’s this year. Today we learned about tones- pianissimo, piano, forte, mf…that was fun.

Afterward we wind down a bit with Charlotte’s Web. We take turns reading to one another…I make her read out loud so I can hear her rhythm. BigGirl is an avid reader- she’s totally into American Girls series and The Boxcar Children. Almost all day long she’s never without a book at hand, finding an empty corner in the living room to curl up and read.

Later this afternoon we took her to ballet, then came back home to make chocolate chip cookies. YUM! Here is BigGirl helping out with the cooking. She loves to help me bake.

The cookies were a hit. I think we ate them up in less than 3 hours…

And last, but not least…BabyGirl enjoys spaghetti from her booster seat, taking it all in stride…

That’s all for now!