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I am now blogging at Journey2Learn. Please stop by to follow our homeschool adventures...plus a bit of this and that!

M's Art

M rather stick with the halloween side of fall. There are six boys in
the club. Five are pretty close in age. My challenge each week is
keeping them engaged. One moment of down time and all control is lost!

C's Art

Today was Homeschool Club. Did fall pictures. It is so quiet here when
everyone leaves. We have grown to ten kids from 3 to 11.

Paper...

M. is reading his favorite section--the Toys-R-Us ad. He is finding
all sorts of treasures for his birthday list.

Reading the paper

C. is chilling in her pj's reading the comics...

Webkinz Report: Manatees

C. chose the manatee for her report. It is Granny's favorite animal. Here are the ten facts C. found about manatees.

1. Manatees weigh between 800-3,500 pounds.
2. Manatees can be found in shallow water.
3. Manatees behavior is gentle and they are slow moving.
4. It is believe that manatees can live 60 or more years.
5. Manatees are plant eaters.
6. An adult manatee can measure 130 feet long.
7. It takes 13 months for a manatee to be born.
8. Manatees are the color grey-brown.
9. Manatees can hold their breath up to 24 minutes.
10. Manatees chew two times per second.

C. wants to adopt a manatee from Save the Manatee.

Webkinz Report: Bats

For a fun writing assignment, M. was able to pick a new webkinz friend. He then had to research and find 10 facts about the animal he chose.

Here are the Ten Bat Facts--researched via Google by M. (without help from me)

1. Bats are mammals.
2. Bats are warm blooded.
3. Bats have fur.
4. There are over 900 species of bats.
5. Baby bats are called pups.
6. Younger bats are playful.
7. Bats can live up to 30 years.
8. Bats hibernate.
9. Bat legs are bent backwards.
10. Bats are not blind.

M. has asked dad to help him build a bat habitat for the backyard. He told his dad, "bats will help your garden because they eat the bugs that eat your plants."