Arctic Adventure...

and it is becoming quite the adventure! The girls are becoming immersed in an arctic exploration of their very own, through books, Internet research, magazines, and tons of hands on activities. We had an awesome day today sharing our learning with friends, and combining resources to discover just what life in the arctic is all about.

Today we (and I can't believe we fit all of this into one day) started our day by laying out our great collection of Arctic books, and perusing and reading snippets from various books and letting the girls choose favorite pictures to introduce to the others.

Then we made our very own tundra, which once frozen, forgot to revisit, so it will have to be a experience for tomorrow.

We worked on an arctic portfolio in which the girls created pages on different arctic animals, made drawings of the Northern lights, and whatever other additions struck their fancy.
After lunch they settled in to enjoy the movie "the Arctic Tale" (again!) a narrated story of the life of a baby polar bear and a baby walrus as they learned to survive in their harsh environment.

With a few wiggle breaks, bowls of popcorn, and a second narration from Aislinn, they made it through!

We then sat down to create these amazing arctic animals made from card stock, and chatted about their place in the arctic wilderness and their characteristics.

They also all received names
with each and every one of Tara's animals sporting the name "cub".

Later in the evening, the girls decided to move their "herd" to their igloo landscapes and we deemed it a perfect place (mostly for me as maneuvering them around the house became 10x's easier).

We also spent an hour or two at Grammie's house visiting with Aunt Jenn and her new kitten Tinker. The girls were totally smitten and went to bed claiming dreams with Tinker as the main feature. Unfortunately I was feeling far too exhausted to remember to bring my camera, so we will have to get pics at our next available chance.

So all in all an amazingly successful unschooling day with a hint of eclectic, unit study emphasis. But I am positive my sponges soaked up even more than I realize, and will be proud to surprise everyone who will listen with their knowledge for days to come!