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By: Homespun Emily,
on 5/4/2011
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A lot of the work we do is based on things I think Bubs should be learning or wants to learn. Welly is next. Wy-Wy enjoys tagging along for lessons and storytimes, but once in a while a lesson is more geared toward the littlest ones. That doesn't mean we can't all have fun, though. Who doesn't love acting like a toddler now and then?
You've probably already figured out what we did for this simple mini lesson. We just drew basic shapes and identified them. Then we used our shapes to make pictures.
I also had Bubs draw lines on the shapes, making them symmetrical (as seen in the top picture).
Fun, simple, easy...and like usual, the kids kept working on their projects while I read aloud to them for a while.
Review by me, Emily
Pia follows Kamaka everywhere and regards him like a father. He can't imagine anything that would separate them...but life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us.
When Pia is diagnosed with leprosy, his country exiles him to the leprosy settlement on Moloka'i. He has to leave his family, but what hurts most, is the complete abandonment he feels from Kamaka.
Pia is filled with anger and loneliness as he struggles to survive in the primitive settlement on Moloka'i.
He discovers the importance of friendship, forgiveness, and aloha.
This is the second book I have read by Joyce Moyer Hostetter. Both have been historical fiction and both have been amazing. I am not a huge fan of historical fiction, but Hostetter has a way of bringing it to life. She puts the story first. The lead characters in
Healing Water and
Blue both captured my heart and kept me turning pages.
You can see an interview with Joyce Moyer Hostetter
here.
by Joyce Moyer Hostetter (Review here).
I am honored that you are reading BLUE in your classroom. If your children have questions along the way, send them to me. I'll be happy to answer - perhaps via my blog or by email if you prefer.