Five. Four. Two.

***There are no photos in this post. Weird! I know! I didn't even take the camera out today.***

In Math today, Babe worked on estimation and did a pretty good job. She did her worksheets great and I did a little exercise with her using the connecting cubes and she did alright! I then had her spell numbers 21-25 and she did those perfectly too! This week we finally finish going over numbers and hopefully she will be able to correctly spell every number from 0-100.

In Reading Comprehension, Babe added "What Will the Weather Be Like Today?" by Paul Rogers to her reading log. It was fun pointing out the different community helpers throughout the pages (totally coincidental) and having Babe look for all the different animals in the different environments. Very cute.

Morning work went quickly, though we spent about an hour on Math! But Math and Reading Comp. were all she had, so we spent the rest of the morning outside where the kids made dirt pies, climbed trees, and rode scooters. It was a beautiful day today!

After lunch, I sat Babe on the couch and asked her if she remembered who Martin Luther King, Jr. was. It was the beginning of today's discussion on him. She remembered exactly what I told her. I then grabbed the iPad, brought YouTube up, and showed her his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. It was kind of an eerie moment. I mean, clearly we are in the age of technology, but really, sitting on the couch with my five-year-old niece as we watch a speech from 1963 on a hand-held screen. It weirded me out. Anyway, Babe recognized him at once.

The speech is 17 minutes long, so I skipped to the last five minutes, where King repeats "I have a dream." I asked Babe to listen carefully and tell me what he keeps repeating.

She did a very good impression. When she said "I have a dream" I told her it was very important for her to remember that. That Martin Luther King is very well-known because of those words.

I asked her again to listen carefully and to tell me what one of his dreams is.

"He dreams that all the peach boys and all the peach girls will hold hands and play and be friends with the brown boys and the brown girls."

Perfect! So cute!

It was imperative for her to know this for the remaining discussions (and crafts!) of the week.

And with that, it was time to do a little more prep-work for Babe's birthday party, then head to dance. And Tuesday is complete!