Yesterday the boys and I read some more books about Colonial America but that was all we did for school.  The plan is to be done by the end of November because in December we are going to be learning about the history of Christmas traditions and doing our 25 Days of Christmas activities. 

Today I wasn't going to do anything for school so I could get some things ready for Thanksgiving but Gavin kept asking to do school so we read some more books about Colonial America.  While I was making our apple pie this morning, Gavin read a book to Austin and then read it to Jackson.  I found a few more books for him to read yesterday.  This one is about baseball and he really likes reading it.

While Gavin was reading I made a centerpiece for our table using a couple of the candles Gavin made.

And my apple pie looks good, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if it tastes good!

Here are some of the books we have read.

"Kids in Colonial Times" by Lisa Wroble.

This is a really cute book about an alien who crashes into Earth and starts looking for healthy food to eat.

"A Day in the Life of a Colonial Cabinetmaker".

"A Day in the Life of a Colonial Glassblower".

"A Day in the Life of a Colonial Sea Captain" about a whaling ship.

This book is about an Englishmen who comes to America as an indentured servant.  It's a great book that has pictures of 18th century farm tools and equipment and describes how a farm was run.

We finished "The Wind in the Willows" last night.  Tonight we are going to start, "The Courage of Sarah Noble".