Feb 28

Today Georgia continued working on her Australia poster. She outlined the continent with black marker, as well as the states and territories. She also colored the map to show the different climates and ecosystems. She decided on a list of animals and labels she wanted to add to the poster. We collected pictures on the Internet and wrote out the text of the labels she wanted and printed them out. We cut them out, and tomorrow she will finish the poster and glue on her labels and animal pictures. She'll also need to complete a map key to go with her poster.

On the computer, Georgia explored the National Geographic website and read up on different animals. She also printed out some animal fact sheets and is collecting them in a folder.

We saw a show on the Animal Planet on flying foxes (bats) of Australia. They were so cute! The show discussed their habitat, food, predators, and the fight with some of the human population. There was a disease scare and people were shooting the bats in fear. The show's host, Jeff Corwin, was with a group of scientists who were studying the bats for the disease, and taking blood and saliva samples.

We also received our National Geographic Geo Bee Challenge Board Game that Mark ordered for us. We tried it out last night. We actually played it twice, it was a lot of fun! It is targeted for fourth to eighth graders-the grades eligible for the National Geography Bee. I hope to watch the bee on television this year if I remember, and if it is showing in our area. This game is going to be a fun learning tool for expanding our knowledge of geography!

Livy was quite the fussy girl today...she and I have had some cold symptoms. She had a runny nose and frequent sneezing. I had that, with a sore throat and sinus pressure. Olivia did play her Reader Rabbit computer game in the morning, however. But she grew more ornery as the day went on. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!