Since it is Friday, and we have been working hard all week, today was a day I dedicated solely to studying Beatrix Potter. First, we read The Tale of Two Bad Mice, then The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, followed by The Tale of Johnny Town-mouse (this was a new one for me), and finally, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. All three kids loved the books, and although we had read some of them before, we hadn't read them together in a group, nor had we talked at any length about Beatrix Potter herself. We talked about where and when she lived, and we put a small picture of her on our timeline we have on our living room wall. (I have found recently that the kids love seeing a timeline in front of them. It really puts history in perspective and then every time we learn about someone new, we can put them where they belong in history. It really puts things into context in a way I couldn't do by just explaining dates.)
I have to say that Jemima Puddleduck was my favorite today, as that story just has a lot of subtle humor. The boys got a lot of it and also thought it was funny.
After lunch, we watched Miss. Potter. It was a magical movie, although the kids though there were a few boring parts. I do think they enoyed it overall, however, especially Joey.
Following the movie, we all sat down to do a little artwork. It is always hard to get the boys to draw, so I am posting their results here. I have an interpretation of Mr Jeremy Fisher by Joey, and one of Peter Rabbit by Paulie. Enjoy and have a lovely day!
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