Tales

Today, we read an Aesop's Fable from Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book, and two poems that have you observe nature closely! How would you describe the tail of an animal you see? How would you describe the sound your footsteps make on your next nature walk? 

Let's welcome the New Year with some wonderful poems and an Aesop's Fable about doing what you say you will do!

Note: In one of the poems, New Year Snow, by Edith Nesbit, a winding-sheet is mentioned.  A winding-sheet is a burial cloth.  It is compared to a bridal veil.  One takes away the old and dying and the other welcomes the new! 

Hear the story of Mary Chilton, a girl on the Mayflower, presented by Mrs. Karen Christophersen!  

What a necessary phrase! Let's learn a series and use the question "Who will....?" as we continue in learning The Little Red Hen in Mandarin! 

We have two poems about giving thanks, and an Aesop's fable today!  Enjoy this special week! 

This exciting ancient tale (told by Homer but retold by Andrew Lang, whose version we read today) continues and we find out whether the Greeks give up or stay to fight the Trojans for their stealing of Helen. 

Today we learn about the secret code of Mandarin - verbs don't change into past tense, but instead another word is added to let us know when/how the verb is happening!  How fascinating!  We are working on being able to understand the story of The Little Red Hen in Mandarin, and we are well on our way!  Listen every day and you will truly be able to understand and speak Mandarin! 

The ancient tale continues - these are some of the world's oldest recorded stories! This version comes from Andrew Lang's Tales of Troy and Greece.  

How did the ancient kings and warriors assemble to take the stolen Helen back? Find out in this interesting episode (which is an amazing way to prepare yourself for reading Homer, later =).

"Want" and "Share" are our two main verbs....we learn them in the context of talking about bread!!! Yum!