January Home School Theme

January is almost here!! December was a short month for us, school wise, thanks to the Winter Break. We enjoyed the theme of Snow last month, but we didn't even get to Penguins! January was supposed to be Presidents and Dental Health...well, plans change and I think Penguins would still be super fun to study. So we shall carry on with Penguins for our monthly study with a President's Day study on the proper day.


Blubber Experiment: http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/blubber.html

Watch Mr. Popper's Penguins and Read Aloud


 
Fun Penguin Crafts:http://www.havingfunathome.com/2012/01/preschool-penguin-crafts.html
Cute penguin template for paper, felt, fabric.http://sweetandlovelycrafts.blogspot.ca/2012/11/cute-penguin-craft.html

And of course go to the Audubon Aquarium and visit the penguins!


Watch "March of the Penguins" and adapt this lesson plan from Teach with Movies http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/march-of-the-penguins.html




Watch "Happy Feet"
and adapt the lesson plan from: http://www.teachwithmovies.org/talking-and-playing/happy-feet-t-p.html

Do you have any fun penguin activities? 

January Photo Purge

January was a slow month, photography wise, as I was working for half the month and we've been fighting illness. But we had a little fun! :)

New Items and January Giveaway!

I'd like to introduce my newest item, Japanese Knot Bags. Many thanks to Merry from www.cheeseandchocolate.etsy.com for the inspiration for this! If not for Merry's request, I'd not have learned how to make them!

So in honor of that, this month's giveaway is for 1 Japanese Knot bag in Robert Kaufman's Project Runway fabric. Knot bags are perfect for knitters because they hold your yarn and needles, and since you can slip it on one arm, you can knit while you hold your bag!

How do you win? 
Leave a comment (and some way for me to CONTACT you--blog, email, Etsy shop, etc.) on this blog. That's it. Leave a comment of some kind! Share a joke, a tip, something new you made, say hello, WHATEVER you want! :)

Enjoy!