Friends were invited to create a still life drawing this morning. With a piece of driftwood and a crystalized rock set before them, friends used color pencils to express what they saw.

Lisa invited friends to create a rock collage. Using glue and backyard gravel, friends first drew pictures and then filled the images in with rocks.

The still life art project grew into a letter exploration with Caleb and a couple friends spelling out and writing their favorite works. Caleb wrote the name of every character in Winnie the Pooh.

Ada created a chart so that she and her Doodle Bug Team can keep track, each day, of 1) is the aquarium moist enough for the doodle bugs and 2) are they still alive. The Team spent their outside time collecting  more bugs, grasses, bark and kale for the inside habitat.

Caleb shared a book he wrote and other friends asked for their own pages bound by staples and tape.

We’ve been talking about volcanoes for a couple days and the part that rocks play in their formation and eruption. We discovered geysers and hot springs today and compared them to a volcano.

Wee Sprouts: Zucchini. Breakfast: Oatmeal and blueberries. Lunch: Whole grain flatbread, egg salad, carrots and grapes. Snack: Pretzels and cheddar cheese.