Week 7 - F is for Fire Safety and Field Trips!

What a busy week we had last week!  So busy that it is Monday morning and I'm just now catching up on our end of the week things, like blogging!

This week we learned about fire safety.  We read books about firemen and fire safety, we talked about what to do if we had a fire at our house, and even had our own fire drill!  Most of it wasn't new information to Big K and Little E, but I still wanted to drill it into their brains a little more.  We also expanded by talking about the fire triangle and what a fire needs (air, heat, and fuel).  We did an experiment where I lit three candles and tried to put out the flame by taking away one of the needs.  The kids were amazed at how putting a glass over the fire would make it go out, and they really enjoyed squirting the flame with a spray bottle and sprinkling baking soda on the flames to extinguish them.  Apparently I'm raising a couple fire bugs, so it's a good thing we learned about fire safety! 

We also did a few fireman themed math activities this week.  One day we played a game called Roll and Count where we had to roll a dice, count the number of dots, and then find the numeral on the firetruck and cover it up.  Little E is getting really good at identifying her numbers and counting with one-to-one correspondence! 

We also took a field trip to the fire station with a homeschool group we are in.  The kids had the chance to see the firetrucks up close and personal as well as talk to a fireman about fire safety.  Big K's favortie part was seeing the living quarters at the station.  The fact that they had a kitchen and a big bedroom with lots of beds was pretty cool! 

  

This week also marked the start of weekly play practice! Big K is going to be in a production of Around the World in 80 Days.  He is a character named Thomas Flannigan and is also going to be a British police officer.  The kids read through Act I this week and also got an acting lesson where they learned how to move their bodies on stage to portray different modes of transportation. 

Our big treat for the week was a day trip up to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.  We had never been there before, and the two hour drive was just perfect for a day trip!  The kids (and us grownup) had a blast!  

Big K liked the train tunnel!

We acted like paleontologists and practiced digging for dinosaurs

And then we dressed up like dinosaurs!

It wouldn't be Indy without a kid friendly race car.  Big K wants to be a race car driver when he grows up, so this was a particularly special treat! 

Then we took a trip to China and learned all about what life is like on the other side of the globe.

Little E practiced her pretend cooking skills making a traditional Chinese meal

And learned the proper way to serve tea

Of course, Baby W just enjoyed a day full of snuggles!

Looking ahead we are going to transition our fire safety project into one about our community and community helpers!  We are even heading to the police station for another field trip!  

Happy Learning, 

Momma C