Friday 6 August 2010

Snakesssssssssssss

Yesterday Sienna was adamant that she wanted me to teach her something. So we found a sunny patch to sit in and read the story of Perseus and Medusa. We watched Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief a couple of weeks back, and the girls were interested in the myths, so I had gotten a book out on our next trip to the library.
After we had finished reading, the two of us made a Medusa face. Sienna loves drawing and cutting and creating, and once we had finished our Medusa, we made two more.
In case it all looks just like fun, I do ask Sienna questions as we go along to see what she is picking up.I asked her to count how many snakes there were so I knew how many tongues to make, and she did this. When I asked her what snake started with, she thought for a minute then said, S! 
So I got her an S handwriting sheet, and she set to work on that.
After all that, in keeping with the snake theme, we decided to make snake cookies, and decorate them.





6 comments:

Sarah Bean said...

check out that smile - shes so cute. S is a very important letter yknow :P

Hay said...

Lol, yep, S is a simply stunningly super letter ;) Thanks SB

Jen said...

love it!
especially the cookies :)
wtg Sienna clever just like the rest of your wonderful family :)

Karen said...

I can't believe how big she's getting--when did that happen?!!Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!

Hay said...

Thanks Jen, yep, she's a smart cookie!
Lol, I know Karen, I try to forbid her to grow any more, but she does it despite me.

skatey katie said...

bwahahaha
smart COOKIE indeed.
too cool for skool.
PS percy jackson is mick's latest fave movie - it's persuaded him to start devouring 'D'Aulaire's Greek Myths' - a tome i bought during our homeskooling days.
luffs X

The Word Party

Loving words clutch crimson roses,
Rude words sniff and pick their noses,
Sly words come dressed as foxes,
Short words stand on cardboard boxes,
Common words tell jokes and gabble,
Complicated words play Scrabble,
Swear words stamp around and shout,
Hard words stare eachother out,
Foreign words look lost and shrug,
Careless words trip on the rug,
Long words slouch with stooping shoulders,
Code words carry secret folders,
Silly words flick rubber bands,
Hyphenated words hold hands,
Strong words show off, bending metal,
Sweet words call each other 'petal',
Small words yawn and suck their thumbs,
Till at last the morning comes,
Kind words give out farewell posies....
Snap! The dictionary closes.

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