David has started to give me some homeschool planning time on Saturday mornings, which has been helpful. I have tried to have some kind of project of fun thing planned for him to do with the kiddos if he wants to, completely his choice. So far the projects have worked out.
The first one was the weekend after we started a new fun poem:
Where Go the Boats?
by Robert Louis Stevenson:
Dark brown is the river.
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating—
Where will all come home?
On goes the river
And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22517#sthash.rrgqTOTy.dpuf
Dark brown is the
river,
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for
ever,
With trees on either
hand.
Green leaves
a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine
a-boating--
Where will all come
home?
On goes the river
And out past the
mill,
Away down the
valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles
more,
Other little
children
Shall bring my boats
ashore.
Dark brown is the river.
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating—
Where will all come home?
On goes the river
And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22517#sthash.rrgqTOTy.dpuf
Dark brown is the river.
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating—
Where will all come home?
On goes the river
And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22517#sthash.rrgqTOTy.dpuf
My challenge to David was to make some good paper boats and find a good, flowing river. He was all over it! He knew exactly where to go, and looked up how to make unsinkable boats (color them with crayons and the wax makes them somewhat water-proof). The kids loved it.
Before leaving Sophia said: 'I don't think any other children will bring my boats ashore because I have never seen kids out there'. ...I quoted the poem, and said, 'honey, a hundred miles more! Some Burmese kids will bring your boat ashore.'
David said this went well, though they did not flow for too long. He was trying to find the 'perfect' flowing spot for launching. But Tobin, mesmerized and on a mission, just walked over and plopped his in. Don't you know his boat went the farthest!
Last weekend David helped them build a 'roman road' as a history project, If it is still outside I will take a picture and post it!
