Friday, February 15, 2013

Feb 2013: Alien Zoo and Big Numbers

Our older kids started 2013 with a study of basic animal parts.
Hoof, claw, pay, antennae, horn, fangs, beak, fur, scales, tail, wings...to name a few.
It all culminated with the Alien Zoo project. We randomly combined the parts to make strange, new "alien" animals. Then, everyone gave presentations on their beasts. I'm very proud of them; they all did quite well.

Our teens are working with past tense and heavier question forms.

Now many of our students have begun working with big numbers. We've been having fun with a game called Safe Cracker where we try to guess the combination of a safe. Families should try this one at home. Ask your kids.

Our younger kids have finished talking about toys, and now they are learning about animals. Where do we find animals? What do they look like? What do they eat? What do they sound like? Which ones do they like? Which ones make good pets?

Congratulations to all our EIKEN members and good luck to the interviewees next week.

Remember to keep asking questions and talking about what you're interested in.

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