My Beautiful Girls!

Holden Beach (year 11!)

 It is my favorite two weeks of the year.  My best friends, favorite weather and nothing to do but enjoy my those I love.  It is my own slice of heaven.  The kids LOVE it too. 

Pond Study

The girls were itching to learn about something this spring and summer.  I was beat and didn't think I could pull off a space unit like last year.  Nor did I think we could travel all around to see monuments and other great American symbols.  They loved those units so much that they were happy to repeat them.  I needed something easy and close to home.  PONDS!!

Our study was pretty free form.  We already had tadpoles at home so we decided to investigate other living things in a pond.  Daddy dug up lots of pond muck.  It stinks!!  The girls sifted through it and found all sorts of interesting creatures.

We found. . .

snails

 beaver dams with snakes resting on top (zoom in)

lots of plant life

 

and algae.

This was just one night at one of our local ponds.  We went to many.  There were fish, birds, water striders, turtles and one very large and creepy spider!  YUCKY!!

We charted our findings and made little books.  It was low key but I find their learning continuing to pop up every time we visit a body of water.  What was more important is that it gave us something to do as a family that interested all six of us.  Well, almost all six of us.  Evelyn was more or less along for the ride.