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Bat crafts

This week, while learning about bats, we have done 2 cute crafts. The first idea I took from No Time for Flashcards, a bat made out of the kids handprints. We didn’t glue ours onto orange paper, but instead we are going to put these on the front of our lapbooks for the week! I think the reason ours don’t look as much like bats as the ones I linked to is that I didn’t make their handprints long enough, I should have extended the hands a bit more. Oh well, they are still cute. And then ... Read More about Bat crafts

Finishing up our Pirate unit

Field Trips· Unit Studies

Today was the final day of our pirate unit and we did it up right! First, we had a treasure hunt down at Aunt Valerie’s house. We came in our finest pirate gear ~ eyepatches, hooks, swords, head scarves, jeweled necklaces… We followed an ancient map that led us through deep sea waters, fire, and up tall mountains. Finally, after our journey across the sea, or uh backyard, we arrived at our destination to find a treasure chest full of goodies, my matey! However, after we got the ... Read More about Finishing up our Pirate unit

Stellaluna & Bat unit study

Autumn· Unit Studies

Next week we are going to be reading the book Stellaluna and learning all about bats! Doesn’t that sound fun?!?! LOL! Stellaluna really is a cute way to learn about bats. Activities, crafts and lessons *HSS has a unit for Stellaluna and a lapbook to go with it! *If you’ve never seen the children’s video they made of this movie, you must check it out! It is one of the cutest children’s books turned into movie that I’ve seen! *Did you know that bats are the only flying ... Read More about Stellaluna & Bat unit study

Our Treasure Maps

Crafts with the Kids· Unit Studies

Today the kids helped me on a fun craft…making a treasure map! As we were working on this project together Hannah announced that this was the best craft she had ever done! LOL! We followed the directions from the HSS Pirate lapbook/unit to make this map and it worked very well! First we crumpled up the paper to get it all wrinkled. Then, we tore off the edges of our papers. Using a medicine dropper, we dripped tea onto our papers to stain them. We sprinkled cinnamon around the edges ... Read More about Our Treasure Maps

Arrrrr, Matey!

Crafts with the Kids· Unit Studies

Today, in addition to our cool treasure maps, we also finished our eyepatches! We painted pieces of cardboard that I had cut into an eyepatch shape. Then, I put little holes in the edges of the eyepatches and put elastic through the holes. My 3 pirates! ... Read More about Arrrrr, Matey!