Cheese Factory

We want to know
-how much milk does it take to make cheese
-what is Grandpa's favorite kind of cheese

What we did

toured the cheese factory

the cows


the milking room


the cheese making room


ice cream


writing assignment
I put four different kinds of cheese on the kid's plates. They had to taste each one and write about it or draw pictures to describe it. They then had to order them from their favorite to their least favorite. Some words they used to describe them- lots of holes, yellow, white, good, sharp. We used mozzerrella, swiss, ramano, and cheddar.

made mozzerrella

it was hot


stretching it


We learned
-it takes 8 lbs of milk to make 1 lb of cheese

Fish Hatchery

What we did
-we visited the fish hatchery and had a fun and interesting tour.
-talked about why we have fish hatcheries

watched video on fish hatcheries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZlTJno8Of0

Writing Project
wrote stories, "If I Were a Fish in a Hatchery" was the prompt

Ezra
If I was a Fish I would live in a fish hatchery they would feed me there. They would clean the water there. They would give me food there. They also put me into the lake like a big waterslide. Like "Woo Hoo!" then splash and I'd be in the lake.

Livi
Once upon a time there was a fish named Livi. She was swimming in the water. She got put in the oldest fish hatchery. She got hurt when she got caught because they were not careful. When she got born she had a little fin so she could not swim. So she did not get any food for a day. She was very very hungry. The next day she found out that she could swim and she was very very happy. She ate and she ate and she ate and she ate. The next day she was great at swimming. When she came back into the lake she was so so happy. The end.

We learned

Noah

We saw the big hatcheries and the fish. We got to see bottles with eggs in them. When they cracked that's what they looked like. Then we saw the bigger fish. The one in the fish hatchery's fence, they showed us the biggest ones. The big ones were scared of us. After the fish get big they take them to the lakes and we won't see them unless we go fishing.

Ezra
The man showed us 6 fishes. He showed us pictures of whirley disease. It could be really bad for fishes. Once they all got whirley disease and they had to close the hatchery for 5 years. That's a lot, huh? Would you like if you had to close your job for 5 years? I wouldn't like it. Think about all these pretty rainbow disease that got it and it was sad. Humans can't get it.

Next we went to a big big big building. There were buckets full of teensy fish. In the next fish they were getting bigger. Then we went to the big one. The man caught a fish and showed us. He lives by the hatchery and his kids get to see the fish. He showed us this cool thing and the room was really loud and he showed us his tractor and pump. There was a big hose he connected so the fish could go through. All of these fish love water. When they are up on air, they can hold their breath longer than you can.

When the fish grow up they go to lakes. Next time we come almost the whole thing will be filled up. It's cool there's a waterfall that dumps it in. Sometimes the fish can jump over the cage.

Livi

At the fish hatchery we saw 6 fishes and they were not rainbow fish. They were a different kind, but I forgot what they were called. He said that some of those fish had died because they weren't in warm water. The whirley disease is when their body gets twisty.

Then we saw some rainbow fish. There were 1500 in the baby fish tank. When they got bigger they were rougher and wiggly. They were three months old. The rainbow fish were his favorite. Then we saw bigger fish. He caught one. He sometimes caught them with a net. The first one he caught by hand.

He showed us the pump that goes into the truck, then they take it to the lake. In the loud building the UV rays killed the germs.

Year End

The school year was great! I LOVED having this time with my kids. We made a lot of progress and we all learned a lot. They looked forward to it everyday and it was fun for me. We all need a little break though. The rest of May we'll be Spring cleaning and enjoying the Spring weather. We have fun Summer school plans. I'm excited for Livi to join us! We'll start writing again in June.

Tawkwando

What we did

watched a few video clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja8Y3NmkA1U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJVnk31_3k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0r6LqHWbiY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwando

Taekwando Meaning
tae- kick

kwan- break with fist

do- method, the way

Terms to know

Yae Ie- courtesy

Yom Chi- integrity
In Nae- Perserverance

video cameras

We want to know

-how video cameras are made? how can they get video in the scope?
how is the battery made? how do you open them? how can you take videos?
what's inside video cameras? how do you hold them? are there different
ways to hold them? are there different kinds of video cameras?

What we did
Poem
"I Took My Dog to a Movie"
by Graham Denton

I took my dog to a movie
My dog was gripped throughout

He didn't shuffle in his seat

He didn't kick about

He fixed upon that picture
And he followed every scene

Not once was he distracted
From the action on the screen.

He sat there captivated
As he watched the plot unfold
From the moment that it opened
Til the closing credits rolled

Yes, I took my dog to a movie
And a chord it must have struck
It's really most peculiar
He didn't like the book!

http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-414.html recorded the boys Ezra wanted to record all of the "Jake and the Neverland Pirate" songs he knew. Jake is his favorite. He gets to watch it once or twice a week at: http://disney.go.com/disneyjunior/jake-and-the-never-land-pirates/jake-and-the-never-land-pirates-videos-episodes. We learned that video cameras work with light

Easter

What we did

Song
Bunny Hop
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_9?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=bunny+hop&sprefix=bunny+hop

Tinseltown Players- Children's Songs

Learned dance for the Bunny Hop:

-tapped their right foot twice

-tapped their left foot twice

-put their hands up like bunnies and bounced twice

-hopped three times

Song

"Did Jesus Really Live Again"
LDS Children's Songbook

http://lds.org/cm/catalogalphamp3/1,18331,4768-1,00.html

Talked about Easter Symbols

Bunny- multiplies- spreads gospel, new life

Chick- new life

Petting Zoo

Saw and fed baby animals at the petting zoo. Rode on the ponies, went on a wagon ride. Played with friends.

Made "egg" cupcakes

Easter egg learning

I wrote on slips of paper different school things we've been working on and put them in plastic eggs. They took turns choosing eggs and both did the activity.

-Here are a few. Do 14 jumping jacks, spell your first name, recite the turkey poem, do the bunny hop, count to 20, spell sat, etc. They enjoyed the break from the normal school routine.

Paint

What we did

Song
"Let's Paint a Picture"
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=paint+kids&x=0&y=0

It is a fun song about colors. The kids found the colors talked about in the song and held them up as we sang-
red- touch your head, blue- touch your shoe, yellow- touch your elbow, brown- point to the ground, black- reach for your back, green- look really mean, white- show your teeth so bright, pink- let me see you wink

watched
elephant painting a picture- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk, I wonder if this is real
tall painting from Alyssa's blog- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6egUsZvWu4&feature=player_embedded#at=12
Spiderman- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNvKjQHv8I&playnext=1&list=PL513FEC4F07BB8C5D

First Day
dyed Easter eggs

2nd day

Jello and Whipped Cream Finger-Paint

we wrote each letter in the paint

3rd day- wood paint


4th day- painting rocks with flour paint



Flour paint
1/2 c flour
1/2 c water
blend and add food coloring
*be sure to rinse the paint brushes out as soon as your done or the flour will gum them up.

5th day- watercolor on glass jars and paper