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Swiss Family Long-inson

When Tasha recommended The Swiss Family Robinson as our next group book, I was all for it. We trudged through it for 3 weeks before we discovered that Tasha actually had the condensed version, and we've been trying to attack the 400 page original! I think we'll switch soon.

We've still been enjoying it, and have done this so far:

1. Look up and learn about the animals and plants mentioned in each chapter.
2. Built another fort, but made it predator-proof.
3. Cracked open a coconut and sampled its insides.

We've also been using it for Liv's math. She's been doing her multiplication and used it to determine how many rungs we'd need for our own rope ladder to get on the roof. We added and multiplied to find out how much food we would need for a day, a week, a month, and a year. This book is also full of great new vocabulary words, and we've really been learning a lot. I think I'll finish the original version myself.

The Family Under the Bridge

Okay, for the tenth time, I swear I'll update this more regularly.

November's book was "The Family Under the Bridge" by Natalie Carlson, about a homeless man in Paris whose heart gets stolen by a family of 3 young children and their mother. My kids gave this book a rating of: Okay.

Our activiities included:

1. Used foam shapes to make an Eiffel Tower.
2. The Cooking Club made French bread from scratch and it was delicious!
3. Reviewed 3 more books about Paris, its history, and architecture.
4. Constructing a "gypsie camp":

In October, we read The Witches by Road Dahl. My kids rated this book as: totally cool. We did the following:

1. Made witches potions, like glittery goo, sugar crystals, and a color changing bubbling potion.
2. Went to the pet shop to play with mice and ask questions about training them.
3. Create a strategy plan for if a witch comes after you.
4. Online quizzes.
5. Dress up!

Happy Halloween!