This month's Poppins Book Nook theme was so fun! What kid doesn't love planes, trains and automobiles? We had a hard time deciding on the book to focus on for this month's theme. There are so many fun books about vehicles. When we came across Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'! by Jill Esbaum, it made the decision so easy! This book is so enjoyable to read with a great rhythm, fun rhymes and excellent vocabulary.
We read it a few times and got busy making boats! We made:
A boat from a foil pie pan.(idea from spoonful.com)
Two Paper boats. However, I forgot to take a picture so this picture is courtesy of: Biswarup Ganguly/Wikimedia Commons. We followed these directions.
We tried making a propelled boat. We were inspired by this much cuter boat from Red Ted Art. (sorry for the grainy photo!)
Little C was thrilled to get our boats in the water and see which boat worked best. She correctly predicted that the paper boats would be the weakest. Our propelled boat didn't work as well as we'd hoped but I think if we had found a straight-sided container it would have been better.
After a few minutes she decided she preferred the foil boat without a sail and put it to work carrying cargo. She also added some fish and sea creatures to the water.
She is planning on getting everything out in the morning and exploring more with our simple little boats! It was a great, simple activity to go along with our book.
We had so much fun this month exploring the Where in the World? theme! Be sure to visit the other participating bloggers for even more great book and activity ideas.
Enchanted Homeschooling Mom ~ 3 Dinosaurs ~ To the Moon and Back ~ Planet Smarty Pants ~ Farm Fresh Adventures ~ Growing in God's Grace ~ Chestnut Grove Academy ~ Learning and Growing the Piwi Way ~ The Usual Mayhem~ Preschool Powol Packets ~ Monsters Ed Homeschool Academy ~ Adventures in Mommydom ~ Teach Beside Me ~ Life with Moore Babies ~ Kathy's Cluttered Mind ~ Are We There Yet? ~ Our Crafts N Things ~ Hopkins Homeschool ~ ABC Creative Learning ~ Joy Focused Learning ~ P is for Preschooler ~ Laugh and Learn ~ A Mommy's Adventures ~Inspiring 2 New Hampshire Children ~ World for Learning ~ Ever After in the Woods ~ Golden Grasses ~ Our Simple Kinda Life ~ A glimpse of our life ~ Journey to Excellence ~ Happy Little Homemaker ~ Little Homeschool Blessings ~ Simplicity Breeds Happiness ~ Raventhreads ~ Water on the Floor ~ Learning Fundamentals ~ Tots and Me ~ As We Walk Along The Road ~ Stir the Wonder ~ For This Season ~ Where Imagination Grows ~ Lextin Academy ~ The Canadian Homeschooler ~ School Time Snippets ~ Peakle Pie ~ Mom's Heart ~ A Moment in our World ~ Every Bed of Roses ~ Finchnwren ~ At Home Where Life Happens ~ Suncoast Momma ~ The Library Adventure ~ Embracing Destiny ~ Day by Day in our World ~ Our Homeschool Studio ~ A "Peace" of Mind ~ Thou Shall Not Whine ~ SAHM I am ~ eLeMeNo-P Kids ~ Simple Living Mama
Make sure to visit the main Poppins Book Nook page at Enchanted Homeschooling Mom! For more literacy fun follow along on Facebook and Pinterest! If you didn't already grab the free lapbook for this month's theme, click on the image below to check it out.
Make sure to visit the main Poppins Book Nook page at Enchanted Homeschooling Mom! For more literacy fun follow along on Facebook and Pinterest! If you didn't already grab the free lapbook for this month's theme, click on the image below to check it out.
Poppins Book Nook clip art by: Melon Headz
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Wow, so much fun! I'd prefer a foil boat too, lol.
ReplyDeletelol, me too!
DeleteI think I would have more fun with the foil boat too! The possibility of carrying cargo would intrigue my kids.
ReplyDeleteThank you for helping to bring a spoonful of reading fun to the Poppins Book Nook this month!
It was so much for my little one!
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