Colonial Girl

Last week, to end our Felicity(Colonial Times) study, we made a Colonial meal. Maddy made a straw hat with flowers and a ribbon to wear. She was reluctant to wear it to eat, but I got a picture atleast. Felicity has a horse named Penny and when we were in Rite Aid, Maddy spoted a "Penny". She looked up at me with those sad eyes and said, "Can I have this?" We really don't buy her too much throughout the year, besides candy at the check out line, and since she has to "wait a whole year which isn't fair" (her words) for her birthday, I bought it for her.
We made chicken pudding, sweet potatoes and apples, sugar cookies, and of course..tea! Our tea had a little Southern touch with a cup of sugar, but we pretended it was unsweet! ; ) Maddy helped make a good bit of the food. She's getting to be a really good cook! I might get to retire from kitchen duties early if she keeps this up! The chicken pudding was delicious! When I read the recipe, I didn't think it would be good, but it was REALLY good! Maddy and Ryan said the sweet potatoes and apples were good too! Of course the sugar cookies were good! We topped them with extra sugar and nutmeg, so who could resist that? ; )
Enjoy the picture of our "little Lady!"

An American Girl and Cake Decorating

We've been really busy lately! Maddy has dove deep into the American Girl pool! We studied Kaya last month. Kaya is the fictional character that represents the Native American tribe called the "Nimiipu" or as we know them, the "Nez Perce." We made a lapbook about Kaya and some things that happened in her time (1764).

This month, we're studying about Felicity. Felicity is a fictional character that represents the American Revolution. The stories are set in 1774. Felicity is a Patriot, and her best friend, Elizabeth is a Loyalist. Maddy's learned a lot about the Colonial Times. She is really facinated with this historical era. We plan on making some crafts from Felicity's time this week. I think we'll make a quill and some homemade walnut ink, or maybe berry ink. We'll be working on Felicity's lapbook this week as well. On Saturday, we'll have a feast! Maddy will be making all of the food, with my supervision of course! She'll make chicken pudding, green beans, sweet potatoes and apples, bread, sugar cookies, and of course....tea! All of the recipes are from the Felicity cookbook, and the dishes will represent what they ate back in her time. I'm really looking forward to it! I think we'll have Ryan clean the kitchen for us afterwards! ; )

We went to a cake decorating class through our co-op last week. Maddy did a great job! She made a Clemson Tiger cake, although the tiger paw was pink! ; ) She had a lot of fun, so that's what counts.

She's been doing really well in math, reading, and writing. She is still such a self motivated learner, and I am so thankful!
In math, she is now counting by 10's and 5's, telling time (not just on a digital clock..lol), adding, some subtracting, and counting money. We play games where I'll find things throughout the house and put a price tag on them. She will carry her money around, and buy those things from me. She loves it!
In reading, well, she's far exceeded her age in this. She has a passion for reading, and she has really taken off with it. She loves to sit and read to her little sister.
In writing, she's now learned to write all of her capital and lowercase letters in cursive. She never ceases to amaze me with her writing skills!

She got her first B about 2 weeks ago. Up until now, she has gotten A+ on everything. She was a little disappointed in herself, but I let her know that B's are good too! She didn't concentrate on one of her test, and I guess that's what happens when you don't..you miss a few. : ) I'm so proud of her and the little lady she's becomming!

Until next time....here are some pictures of her work.