*Math games from the “Mega-Fun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades“  and some math exercises from the Hungarian Mathematics and Enhancement Programme.

*Art and literature (this weekend we will be working on Frida inspired portraits).

*Reading- Fauna is inhaling the Harry Potter series right now; Araina is reading and loving poetry of all kinds- she keeps a book of Robert Louis Stevenson under her pillow to read before she falls asleep and reading it is the first thing she does in the morning.

*Writing in reading journals- both little ladies keep a journal where they record the books they read with a brief synopsis of each book.

*Geography- we are learning about Beatrix Potter, reading her wonderful stories, learning and locating where she is was from. Reading some biographies about her has lead us to learn about cryptography, using a cipher wheel , and writing in code. Very cool woman that Beatrix Potter was!

*Listening to books on CD- Rudyard Kipling stories seem to be the favorite right now.

 *And there is ALWAYS time to create (latch hook today), dance, and play!

Enjoy your weekend!

Old Witch, Old Witch by Burl Ives

Chicken my chicken my creamy crow,
I went to the well to wash my toe,
When I got there, the water was low,
What time is it, Old Witch, Old Witch?
What time is it Old Witch?

Old Witch, Old Witch, she lives in a ditch,
And combs her hair with a hickory switch.
She lives on nails and snails and flies,
And if you go near she’ll wobble her eyes,
Oh, she’ll wobble her eyes, Oh, she’ll wobble her eyes.

Chicken, my chicken my creamy cran,
I went to the well to wash my hand,
When I got there the water was sand,
What time is it Old Witch, Old Witch?
What time is it Old Witch?

Old Witch, Old Witch, she lives in a ditch,
And combs her hair with a hickory switch.
She’s fat as a feather but tight in the middle
And when she laughs she sounds like a fiddle.
Oh, she sounds like a fiddle! Oh, she sounds like a fiddle!

Chicken, my chicken, my creamy crase,
I went to the well to wash my face,
But, when I got there the water was lace,
What time is it, Old Witch, Old Witch?
What time is it Old Witch?

Old Witch, Old Witch, she lives in a ditch,
And combs her hair with a hickory switch.
She sleeps on a bed with straw and corn
And when she snores she sounds like a horn,
Oh, she sounds like a horn! Oh, she sounds like a horn!

Chicken my chicken my creamy cregs,
I went to the well to wash my legs,
And when I got there the water was dregs,
What time is it, Old Witch, Old Witch?
What time is it Old Witch?

Old Witch, Old Witch, she lives in a ditch,
And combs her hair with a hickory switch.
And as I said she’s very fat,
And when she walks she jumps like a cat,
Oh, she jumps like a cat! Oh, she jumps like a cat!

Ladybugs are in my yard
Just look at them devour
  Those pesky aphids on the leaves
Of all my pretty flowers!

Never hurt a ladybug
 We need them in the garden
  Ladybugs help flowers grow
   So we must give them pardon!

-Author unknown

The Ladybug’s a beetle.
It’s small, like a pea.
Its’ color is a bright red
With lots of spots to see.Although the name is “Ladybug”,
Some Ladybugs are men!
So why don’t we call them “gentleman bugs”
Every now and then?
-Author unknown

With a butterfly kiss,

And a ladybug hug,

Sleep tight little one,

Like a bug in a rug.

-Author unknown

 How brave a ladybug must be,

Each drop of rain is as big as she,

Can you imagine what you’d do,

If raindrops fell as big as you?

-Aileen Fisher