While searching for "The Future is Wild" (a really neat cartoon) on Netflix, Megan found this instead. It isn't available via streaming, but our local library has the DVD's & the companion book. The kids are loving the series & it has brought up many conversations about zoology & animal adaptations. It also brought up cryptozoology & exobiology - the first because Megan had watched a few episodes of "Finding Bigfoot" ("Mom, this is fake..why are they doing this?") and the second because I remember watching a show about what life on other planets might look like and the CGI was lovely.

It also brought up multiplication since the show used meters for descriptions of length. Megan wanted to know how many feet were in a meter, I told her, and from there she was able to calculate meters to feet.

The Future is Wild - Home

www.thefutureiswild.com

In the pool, we played with currents again (the benefit of having a round pool!). I had added more water than the last time we swam and the kids immediately noticed how much faster & stronger the current was than before. I also pointed out that, to me, it felt as if the current was easier to start and lasted longer.

The girls also started new sewing projects. Megan made a cap for one of her stuffed animals & Zoe requested a dress (she picked the material, length & style & I did the actual sewing using the sewing machine).