misc. activity pictures

First, a couple pictures of some practical life work. The other day I said, "we've gotta mop this floor today, boys. Look at all the spots." And my ds5 responded, "oh, good! I love mopping floors!" Yes, he is still my innocent little boy! Did they get many spots off? No, but they did feel helpful, and got the spots soaking for me!

Ds1 loves the Bissel carpet sweeper!

And we finally got our bird feeder put together and stuck to the classroom window. (I meant to do this last fall!) It was free from a boy-scout momma I know. Also in the window sill are the 12 seeds we planted, in preparation for the presentation on the wheat. We are growing herbs for my kitchen. I looked for wheat grass seeds at a couple stores, but couldn't find any - that's what Marcia told me she uses. Last spring I wondered what to do about finding grown wheat, but I ended up finding some growing in our back yard...

Here's ds5 working with our new knobbed cylinders. There are 4 blocks total; ds3 still does them individually, but this child is up to combining 3 so far. This sensorial material is described here. [This is one activity which is supposed to be done on a table, not on the floor, so it's closer to eye level. It's a visual activity more than stereognostic. We don't have a table in our classroom, though, only 2 desks which aren't big enough for this.]

I have other, older photos of a variety of activities if anyone is interested. And btw, spell checker doesn't seem to be working, so excuse my mistakes! I hope teaching my son spelling will give me a good refresher!