This afternoon, Danny and I read through a packet entitled, Timelines: Learning about the Past, Present, and Future. We read about history and the past. We chose which pictures looked like they belonged in the past. We read about how the present means what is happening right now. We matched pictures of items in their past appearance with the present day look. Next, we talked about the future and what Danny wants to be when he grows up. We discussed various professions and Danny repeatedly came back to "a dad". We wrote that in a sentence in which I provided his words in writing so that he could copy. He then drew a sweet picture of him as an adult with a little child by his feet. Finally, used 8 pictures to complete a timeline of his daily routine. We went through the items and put them in sequential order. Our next activity came through our FL Studies Weekly program, in which we discussed holidays around the world. We learned how people celebrate differently throughout the world, particularly birthdays and winter holidays. Did you know that on their birthday, children in Brazil eat candy shaped like vegetables? We learned that at Christmas in Mexico children break piñatas, and in France, children put their shoes by the fireplace for Father Christmas to fill them with gifts. We also learned that people in the Philippines hang stars in their windows for Christmas and people in England celebrate Boxing Day the day after Christmas in which they bring gifts to community helpers. We continued our studies with a nonfiction selection by Lisa M. Herrington, on the more commonly known, Hanukkah. We learned very simply about how it began, the Festival of Lights, and food and games. We read about the menorah, dreidel, and latkes. Finally, we read a fun winter book, Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner, which has the snowmen sneaking off at night to participate in such fun events as sledding, racing down the hill, and even playing a baseball game!