"A" is for Apple Week

We started off to a great week of school! The children are using the Abeka Math and Language Arts textbooks this year. For Science we purchased an Ant Habitat and the children enjoyed studying and learning about Ants. They each wrote a paragraph about Ants. We also did a study on Apples as well and looked at the many different kinds and their uses. We took a field trip to the Green Mountain Apple Orchards for our Apple study and the children were able to learn how to make Apple cider. They each wrote about their Adventures to the orchard. At home they learned how to make Applesauce and Apple pies We also enjoyed reading about Johny Appleseed. For History we read some books about Abraham Lincoln and the children wrote paragraphs and book reports on him. This week the children tried their skills with finger painting, drawing, modeling, making an Alphabet Book, a map of vermont displaying all of the 'A' landmarks, a tri-fold poster project of their trip to the orchard and many numerous Apple themed snacks. Including Ants on a log :)

Observing!

Ant Habitat

Watching the Ants dig the tunnels.

Even the little ones enjoyed this project.

This was very neat to watch up close.

Finger Painting!

Ants and an Apple on an Ant hill :)

Garret making his Ant colony.

Bradford's Artwork

Kyrah with her painting.

Weston's Ant hill and Apple

The younger children doing their school :)

Garret doing his kindergarden work.

Kyrah's Letter's and Sounds work book.

Kyrah's Arithmetic book.

Weston doing his schoolwork.

Weston's Arithmetic book.

Kaylee's Arithmetic book.

Kaylee seems to like her schoolwork.

Kaylee's Language Arts book.

Brad's Arithmetic book.

He is doing well.

Our field trip to the Green Mountain Apple Orchards.

Mam'ma with Sierra

Weston

McKenna & Kyrah

Having fun!

SISTERS!

The Henkel girls.

Mom and Sierra

Apple

Each of the children were able to take a turn with the Apple cider press.

Even Sierra helped put some apples in the press, while Makaylee turned the crank.

Apple Cider

Apple Cider doughnuts

The Cutts kids,  enjoying the cider and doughnuts.

Apple Picking!

The little ones had a great time pulling their Apples around in the wagons :)

These Apples were huge!

CHEESE!

We had a great time picking Apples.

Garret & Jackson working together.

Bradford, trying to figure out which apple he liked best.

Taste Testing :)

Pulling & pushing the apples up the hill.

Weston has his bag all filled up with Apples.

Makaylee picking a few more Apples.

"An Apple a day" makes Sierra happy!

McKenna with Sierra

Makaylee & Kyrah picking some Apples.

Mom & Sierra

Picking Pumpkins!

Pumpkin Patch!

A Giant one!

Barn

Sierra liked this one!

Putting their pumpkins in the wagons.

Miniature ponies.

McKenna

Kaylee helping Sierra with her pumpkin.

Group photo at Green Mountain Orchards.

Carving their pumpkins!

Gutting them :)

Jackson did a great job!

Weston's carved pumpkin.

Brad's pumpkin.

Garret's pumpkin.

Kaylee's pumpkin carving.

Kyrah's carving.

Finished pumpkins.

Making applesauce.

Weston watching his progress up close.

They did a great job!

Yummy!

Even Sierra helped :)

Canning

Some of our finished work.

Jackson helping me roll out the pie crust.

Cutting up the apples.

Making the apples streusel topping.

Fluting the pie crust.

Baking the Apple pies.

Our finished Apple pies!

Clay Apples

Our 'A' word spelling list.

Alphabet Books

Homework

Bradford's very large Clay Ant

Trifold poster of our Apple Orchard trip

Apple Books

Our Ant Resources

The books that we used for our study on Abraham Lincoln.