A Fun (And Delicious) Math Block Ending

To wrap up Emma's measurement math block, this week it was all about wet and dry measurement. Cookies and banana bread were baked, water (by cups, pints, quarts and gallons) was measured and, to cap it all off, butter was made! One cup of whipping cream produced  half a cup of buttermilk and a ball of butter weighing 12.7 ounces! It was a perfect (and delicious) way to end a fun filled block on measurement! xo

In Emma's Main Lesson Book

 This project, although simple, was easily one of my most favorite to watch come together. It was the perfect way to end the time telling math block that she has spent the month of January working on. While many fun projects were done, this one captured my heart the most. I was especially enchanted by today's entry (the autumn verse- which is one of her most favorites). Not only is her handwriting absolutely gorgeous, but I was totally in awe of how beautifully straight she wrote each line. I know that I was not able to write that straight on unlined paper when I was her age! She turns eight in less than a month, and I'm positive that I watched her grow a little more right before my very eyes today! xo

Time

Last month Grace worked on time in the form of the days of the week, the months of the year (in English and German), the seasons and finally on an analog clock. One of the projects she created was a book about the months of the year. Each month had it's own page and on the page was a verse about that month and a picture illustrating that verse. She worked extremely hard on her book and the end result is just stunning! Now, if we could just find a place to laminate and bind it for less than $52! 

This sweet months project was so much fun to watch take shape. Grace had made a similar one for the days of the week, but if truth be known it was not nearly as lovely as this one. We all just loved the picture she chose for each month, and having each month also written in German just added another lovely layer as well. 

The finishing touch to this project was the addition of the seasons. 

It added that extra little something which really helped to pull the entire thing together.

The final piece of her time telling math block was learning to tell time with an analog clock. We have one hanging in our kitchen so both girls are very familiar with it, but making your own clock is just way too fun to pass up! So, last Tuesday as Dave worked on clearing the driveway during the blizzard the girls kept busy making clocks all while drinking hot chocolate (because, let's be honest, it's just even more fun that way)! xo

Some Writing

A little peek at some of the writing and illustrations Grace has done during morning lessons. We'vebeen talking about different ways time passes (days, months, years, seasons, hours, minutes seconds) and these verses -and her beautiful pictures-  fit in beautifully. xo

At Morning Lesson

Some mornings it's crowns, some mornings it's princess dresses, today it's tutus and tiaras!

For those wondering about the wheel that Grace is working on I found it in this link. It coincides nicely with the time telling math block that she's currently working on. xo