The Glorious Flight (FI♥AR)

FI♥AR- The Glorious Flight by Alice and Martin Provensen

October 15-19, 2012In the pioneering days of aviation, people were risking their very lives to try to accomplish new things. Here is the story of Frenchman Louis Blériot, a pioneer who was as keen about building and flying his machines as the Wright brothers were. While he was not the first to fly, he was the first to fly across the English Channel after experimenting with many different planes. This simple story, with large colorful illustrations, tells of his first encounter with flying machines and chronicles his successes and failures in the build-up to his triumphant flight across the channel. ~ Rainbow Resources

Monday:  Family Relationships & Human Relations & Geography

The glorious flight takes place in France and England.  We placed our sticker in France and using a ribbon showed the path Louis Bleriot to France.  We talked about making reparations.  In the book Papa Bleriot has an accident in his shiny new car.  We discussed how, when we hurt someone or damage their things, we need to say we're sorry and try to fix what we've broken. We also talked who was part of his family. 

Tuesday:  Art - Straw art

For art we created our own activity since my girls are much too young for the FIAR suggestion.  We painted these by blowing watered down paint.

Math - ordinal numbers

We discussed the concept of "first, second, third" etc.

Wednesday:  Science - How does an aeroplane fly?

We found our activity at http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/bookofexpts.pdf.  How aeroplanes fly!  Basically it's "because of your blowing there is an area of low pressure above the paper.  Under the paper the air is not moving and so the pressure remains normal, Thus, the pressure under the paper is greater than it is above and, as a result, the paper is pushed upards into a horizontal position." Arvindguptatoys

For Math this week we used pattern blocks.   Although Rarity isn't part of our math lessons, I usually provide her with some of the manipulative we are using so she feels apart of what we're doing.  I do really enjoy watching her creativity.  She's really seems to have a knack for patterns and designs at age 2.    Fluttershy really listens to instructions well and caught on well to graphing.