Week 14 - Government and Elections

Tuesday was election day, so we thought it would be a great time to learn more about our local, state, and national government.  We started out by learning about our town mayor.  We talked about all the things a mayor does, and Big K wrote our mayor a letter telling him what he would like to see in our city. 

"Dear Mayor Nichols, I am learning about our city.  One thing I would change is I would like more ice cream shops"

We then went on to learn about our state governor and our current president.  Big K wrote letters to both of them as well.  We are hoping to get a response from at least one of them!  And of course, the kids went with me to the polls on Tuesday to cast our vote in the midterm elections!

We've also been having some warmer than usual temperatures, so we took several trips to local parks.  One of our parks even has a monthly storytime for kids we tried out this week.  It was awesome!  We learned about what animals do in the fall, and the kids had the chance to pet a snake and see some deer antlers up close.  Then they played a game where they moved like the animals in a story we read.  Afterwards it was a perfect day for some exploration in the creek. 

In other news, Big K has been working hard learning all his lines for his play that is coming up next month.  I think we finally have them all down pat.  Pretty soon the theater group will start working on building and painting their own sets and putting it all together.  The kids have worked so hard - I can't wait to see it on opening night!

Happy Learning,
Momma C