Spring...

...is here. We started our new unit on Planet Earth. Today we learned about the earth's layers. The earth has four layers:

1. The Crust which is 5-25 miles thick.
2. The Mantle which is 1800 miles thick.
3. The Outer Core which is 1400 miles thick (and is liquid)
4. The Inner Core which is 800 miles thick (bigger than then moon).

It is kind of looks like a peach cut in half :)

We also went outside to draw pictures of the first signs of spring (I will post them later) BUT all C. and M. could think about is that it MUST be warm enough to get out the pool and go for a swim... :)

M. would rather draw but he added some noodles just because he had to.

Art class

The assignment was to make something out of various beans and
noodles... Here is C's design.

New Website

Although this will continue to be our primary blog and info site, we have a new website www.Journey2Learn.com It is still under development in parts but check it out to see our latest adventures in photos...

We hope you enjoy!!

Spring Break

We are on "Spring Break" and looking forward to starting our next unit on Earth Science. We enjoyed learning about the American Revolution, our Founding Fathers, and the Consitution but definitely are ready for a change...

Today we are having a play-date with some friends we do not get to see very often so that is exciting.

No Time To...

...Blog. I am sorry it has been so long since my last update. Blogging has been on the top of my 'to-do' list but always seemed to get pushed to the bottom. We spent this week wrapping up our learning on the American Revolution. We will be moving to the Founding Fathers, Constitution, and modern elections for the next three weeks.

We are excited about some of our planned things such as:
1. A trip to the Republican Headquarters in PA--where Auntie A works :)
2. A trip to the PA capital building! (we have lived here almost 9 years and have never been--how sad is that?!?)
3. Use YouTube to watch School House Rock "Preamble" and "I am a Bill" to help memorize things.
4. A day in Washington DC
5. A lot of hands on KONOS learning. (mom has been working watching the master teacher videos to be really prepared so we learn a lot!