"The ABC Bunny" by Wanda Gag



"An unfortunate accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny's journey, through what he eats (Greens), to whom he meets (Insects, Jay, Kitten, Lizard), and then a little sleep (Nap), to Tripping back to town, right side Up and Up-side- down." ~ Barnes & Noble overview



This was such a fun book to row because there were so many activities we could do with this book.  Aubrey had a great time gathering items from around our school and play rooms that started with the given letter of the alphabet.

She found tons of things that started with the letter "P."

The final product was a table full of alphabet toys - and a very happy little girl.

Aubrey did self-correcting puzzle pieces that matched upper and lower case letters to a picture starting with that letter. 

The lapbook activities came from Homeschool Share and ???.

Aubrey did letter writing and word searches for the letters "E" and "F" from First-School and a phonics worksheet from ???.

After lunch, Aubrey wanted me to take a picture of the letters she had arranged in order.

"Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats



"Waking up to a world of snowy white-what could be better? Young Peter can't wait to jump in his snowsuit and run out to explore. There are snowmen to build snowballs to pack, mountains to climb and snowbanks to collapse in-to carve a snow angel! And when the day is done, there's a dark night of dreams and drifting snow, and a new snowy day to awake to." ~ Barnes & Noble Overview
"A little boy celebrates the snow-draped city with a day of humble adventures--experimenting with footprints, knocking snow from a tree, creating snow angels, and trying to save a snowball for the next day." ~ Amazon Editorial Reviews

It's not often that it snows 5+ inches in Georgia.  But it did this year.  There couldn't have been a more perfect book to row than Snowy Day.
Just for fun, we painted snow cakes (molded snow and watered-down paints).

Then we tried to duplicate one of the pages in the book which is illustrated in water colors and small pieces of colored paper.

Addison practiced painting, cutting, and gluing, too.

Aubrey did the lapbook lessons found on Homeschool Share,

coloring, handwriting, and word search worksheets from First School, and an animal tracks checklist from Nature Detectives.

We did an awesome science experiment (thanks to an idea from a veteran homeschooling mom). [How to make snowflakes video]
We made snowflakes - - they turned out great!

Outside, Aubrey walked with her toes pointing out, then with her toes pointing in, just like Peter did in the story.

Aubrey made a track in the snow using a stick and snow angels, just like Peter.

Lastly, around day 4 of the snow, the girls did some snow painting using food coloring, paint brushes, and spray bottles.....

Addison had a little mishap with one of the spray bottles....but isn't she cute!

"We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen

"A father and his four children--a toddler, a preschool boy and two older girls--go on the traditional bear hunt based on the old camp chant. The family skids down a grassy slope, swishes across a river, sludges through mud and, of course, finally sees the bear, who chases them all back to their home. It's a fantastic journey--was it real or imagined?--with the family's actions (and interaction) adding to the trip a good-natured, jolly mood." ~ Publishers Weekly

Aubrey did the lapbook lessons from Homeschool Share.

She also did a color page, letter writing, and word search from First-School and mazes from ??.

For their lesson-related snack, the girls made some sticky, chocolate "mud."

For our field trip, we went to one of our favorite places - Bear Hollow.  On our way to see the bears, we stopped by to see the owl and deer,

turkey that we like to follow,

and the beautiful eagle (Mommy's favorite).

Time to find the bears.....

"Shhhhh....tip-toe, tip-toe...." It's time to go find the bears.

We found them!

"I Am an Artist" by Pat Lowry Collins

"Through visual and spoken imagery, this book attempts to show how the process of making art is as important as the product or artwork itself. We are all artists engaged in truly creative activity when we use all our senses to explore the world around us. Every writer or artist draws upon deeply felt experiences both real and imagined. Each of us can learn to recognize his or her own creative instincts and abilities by tuning into the thoughts and feelings any experience generates. An artist takes the time to make discoveries."  ~ Pat Lowry Collins, author's website

We went for a stroll (with buckets - smile) in search of finding beauty in God's creations.  We used our senses to see, hear, smell, and touch what we found.

The leaves were gorgeous!

Aubrey liked the grass and the green pine needles against  the brown trees.

There was not a cloud in the sky!

The girls blew the seeds of a dandelion,

and smelled and touched flowers and stone.

We heard a chirp then spotted a bird in flight, 

and noticed that the moon was visible in the daytime.

Back inside, Aubrey identified objects while blind-folded, using just her senses of taste, touch, smell, and hearing.

 She did worksheets about the five senses from ???.

Then we got out our magnifying glass and observed shells, a starfish, sand dollar, flowers, and leaves.