Trains

It was about what trains are like.  Like electricity trains and steam engines, battery trains, locomotives, train stations, and the  conductor driving at night.  Not all trains do that, but some do. 

Dumpy's Extra-Busy Day

This book is about working together.  Just like hen brought the rooster back to the chicken barn.  And that the puppies rounded the pigs up into Dumpy's trailer.  And the pigs closed the gate whenever it was open.  And the horse plowed the fields.  And the goats mowed the grass for him and the weeds.  And Dumpy helped out by letting the children ride him after school. 

BIG JOB!

Charts

Joshua watched the premier of Sid the Science Kid today.  He learned about charts and then decided to make some on his own..  He decided to make a chart using library books.  He chose to see if the books contained four things: animals, people, plants, or anything else.  He made some interesting observations from looking at the data.  All of the books have some other things in them.  Most of the library books have people and animals. 

Book Narrations

I See a Leaf

Kate and Jill gave Miss Hill one leaf, but Jack gave her a thousand and three.

Storm Chaser

You should never worry when there is a storm.

A storm chaser is a vehicle that tracks where the storm is, so that other people will know where the storm is.

Red, White, and Blue

The colors of the American flag are red, white, and blue, just like the title. Just like apples are red, blueberries are blue, and the White House is white. The sky is white and blue. Baseballs are white and red. Jeans are blue, as we all know.

Joshua read these books by himself. This is his summary of the books.

Future Engineer?

Today, Joshua decided to build and create using craft sticks. He had a lot a fun building and learning along the way!

Experiments with Grandma

  Grandma K did some experiments with Joshua and Brian the last time we visited.  

They were investigating what would happen to raisins in soda.  Would they sink or float? 

They also got to see how many drops of water would fit onto a penny.