Ihomeschool: Days 75-79

Day 75-79

Christmas School: Each day Sophie and Lily have spent time crafting, creating, paiting, and making gifts for all the people on their lists.
We also started our cookie baking!
After Christmas, we'll post pictures and descriptions of all the gifts the girls made this year.

Shakespeare Reading Journal:

When hero went to school the next day, she ignored all of the dog jokes and pretty much didn’t speak all day; that got her through. On the way home from school she sat next to Aaron again, when she got off, what Hero thought was a neighborhood bully stole Aaron’s favorite baseball cap. He ran down the street with his friends one another blonde, and one a tall red head. Hero ran after them comforting Aaron who was screaming his head off. She told the boy with the cap to back off and pick on someone his own size. The red head looked impressed; he didn’t have anything to do with the hat incident any way, he just wanted something to do. The red head stared at Hero and finally asked if she was Beatrice Netherfield’s sister. When Hero responded yes, the boy with the hat and his friend burst out laughing. The red head punched him and he went home crying to his mom. The friend and Aaron tagged along. When hero started walking to Mrs. Roth’s house, the red head ran up with her. He said his name was Danny Cordiva, and he thought that standing up for Aaron was really nice. He also told Hero that the boy with the hat was Aaron’s brother. Hero felt weird about that, she accidently made a sibling fight; she was going to get it from Aaron tomorrow. Hero and Danny kept talking down the street until they arrived at Mrs. Roth’s house. When Hero started to say good-bye, Danny yelled out at Mrs. Roth and Mrs. Roth answered him like Danny was her own son. But hero knew that couldn’t be true. Has Mrs. Roth befriended everyone helpless little kid in the neighborhood? Hero thought. But no, Danny was the son of the town Police chief. He must have been over here a lot last year when they were investigating the Murphy house for the diamond. Mrs. Roth said that Danny Cordiva weeded her garden for her last year. Hero only stayed for a little bit that day when her mother called her over and Danny’s father called him as well.

Farm School: Christmas School

Cookie Math

Cookie Math: Christmas 2011

Step 1: Review Cookie Plan with Mom—how many people, how many cookies?

List cookies: Buttermilk Cinnamon bars, Cherry Gems, Chocolate Marshmallow Drops, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip, Marshmallow Mugs, Petite Presents, Easy Spritz, Chip & Dip, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Coconut Pineapple Squares

1. How many folks? 20

2. Approx. how many cookies? 10 kinds of cookies x 2.5 dozen per recipe = 300 cookies

3. Estimate how many cookies per tin: 15

Step 2: Refer to Receipt & Add all highlighted items.

1. What is the total? $55.00 *using grouping method

Step 3: Estimate how much money per cookie it costs:

1. Cost per cookie = $0.18 per cookie

Step 4: Calculate cost per gift of cookie tin:

1. Estimated cost per gift: $2.70 = (15 cookies + approx. cost of tin $1.00) x 20 gifts

2. Total cost of Cookie Gifts = $74.00

Bonus Questions:

1. Can we buy pre-made cookies cheaper at the store?

Yes

Why? 1. Bulk, 2. Machines, 3. Cheaper ingredients

2. How about pre-made cookies at a local bakery like Wild Oats (hint; cost per decorated sugar cookie: $2.50) or at the farmer’s market?

No. Because they have to pay people to make them, pay for the bakery, and pay to keep the bakery open. But sometimes paying more is worth of convenience of not making cookies yourself at home.

3. Why do we make our own cookies for folks on our Christmas list?

Because it’s fun, they’re better, and people appreciate them more.

Cookie Math: Lily Xmas 2011

1. How many people are we making cookies for?

20 (using abacus)

2. How many cookies are we making? (ask Sophie)

300

3. How many cookies will each person on our list get in their tin?

4. How many ingredients? (use receipt) How much money do all the ingredients for the cookies cost? (Ask Sophie)

28 ingredients, $55.00 (first time using dollar sign)

5. Can we guess how much money per cookie it cost to make? (Ask Mom)

$0.18 per cookie

National Geographic’s Celebrate Christmas: Holiday around the world by Deborah Heilingman

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6 Traditions

1. Advent calendars: countdown 24 days of Christmas with the advent calendar’s which are a German Christmas Tradition that started in the beginning of the 19^th century

2. Candles: A tradition for Chanukah that was passed on to do for Christmas. Just a way of showing the story of light

3. Making cookies: A fun and delicious Christmas tradition that we do every year, lots of people make Christmas cookies and give them to neighbors and friends to symbolize deliciousness and giving

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Decorating houses is a Christmas tradition to symbolize light and Christmas in a fun way

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5. Decorating Christmas trees Decorating Christmas trees celebrates Christmas with more lights and garlands, Most people decorate Christmas trees with ornaments that in some way symbolize Christmas or your family

6. Music: People sing Christmas songs and carols to bring the Christmas spirit to people faces

6 Foods

1. Turkey --

Also eaten at Thanksgiving, the traditional Christmas food celebrates a feast

2. Gingerbread: A dessert that is eaten at the table, this sugary treat is fun to make and eat!

3. Egg nog: A sweetened dairy treat traditionally made with milk and or cream

4. Oyster stuffing: stuffing made with oysters usually eaten on Christmas eve

5. Yule log cake: A Christmas cake sometimes called a chocolate log, this cake was made in Israel to celebrate logs

6. Figgy pudding: Used in the Christmas Carol “We wish you a merry Christmas” This delicious sweet is often for dessert at the Christmas table

6 Carols

1. “We wish you a merry Christmas” "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England

2. “Jingle Bells” Jingle Bells is one of the most common and well known Christmas Carols in the world

3. “O Tannenbaum” Also called O’ Christmas tree, This is a German song that they use while they are decorating trees

4. “Silent Night” Another very popular Christmas Carol that is German based too

5. “Away in a Manger” A Nativity Christian song that explains the birth of Jesus in a manger

6. “Carol of the Bells” Sometimes sung with words but mostly instrumental, another popular Christmas Carol using bells

6 Facts

1. In Spain they celebrate Three Kings Day instead of Christmas.

2. A luminaria is a paper bag with a candle inside used to symbolize Christmas.

3. Christmas is celebrated all over the world, even in India.

4. In India, an artist made a 100 foot sand sculpture of Santa Claus.

5. Santa Claus is called either Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, and Father Christmas

6. In Australia Santa is believed to come on Water skis, In Hawaii he comes on a boat, and In Ghana he comes out of the Jungle!

6 Symbols

1. Christmas Trees are a symbol of eternal life

2. A dove is a symbol of peace

3. Gifts are a symbol of care

4. Lights are a symbol of happiness

5. Music is a symbol of love

6. Stars are a symbol of the Christian Nativity

6 “Characters”

1. Jesus Christ: The son of God by name, the Christian symbol of Christmas celebrating Jesus Christ being born in a manger

2. Santa Claus: The Big fat man, with the long white beard that comes and delivers presents to the good children who believe in him, Probably the most happy ho ho ho man alive