Don't worry, we had a little chat about the proper use of apostrophes afterward. I have a pet peeve about (adults) using apostrophes in plural words! Gah! I do, however, find it a bit charming that he misspelled "because" and "cemical" but correctly spelled "Capsaicin!"
. Soule's book is filled with beautiful ideas for family activities and crafts that foster a sense of wonder about and connection with the seasons. Admittedly, I'm not someone who makes beautiful crafts, but rather than letting a book like Soule's intimidate me, I prefer to find ways to adapt her ideas to fit our lifestyle. As you can see, we easily adapted her "I Wonder Why" idea in a way that works for us, even though it might not include homemade button pushpins (they are sweet, though, right?).How do you keep up with the gazillion-billion questions your child asks?
I've linked this to: I Can Teach My Child! and Link and Learn.
Nice post.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
ReplyDeleteI have the apostrophe pet peeve too.
That's a great idea! Seth's writing skills aren't quite read for that but I'll keep it in mind. For now I just answer as best as I can and let him know when I don't have the answer. He then proceeds to hypothesis which is highly entertaining.
ReplyDeleteKiddo has great handwriting. We have "a question box" ala Sid the Science Kid, but lately Anna said that she is first going to look up answers in her "science books" herself before putting the question in the question box. She does love her encyclopedias!
ReplyDeleteMine also misuses apostrophes. I guess I should just be impressed that at 6 she knows they exist. She is also exclamation-point happy! (As am I, I guess.)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!!
ReplyDeleteWe have a list on our chalkboard wall.
ReplyDeleteThere's a cute story for learning to spell because. The end of it is "big elephants can always understand small elephants."
We tried the question box. I like this idea much better since you have a record of all the questions. I would include a date stamp to it. Great writing and question about peppers!
ReplyDeletegreat idea! love it!
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