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Being a homeschool family has it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advantages. For instance, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re taking a break from our chronological study of history to delve into China\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s history, We want to learn as much as possible about Lainey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s homeland. The other day, the kids enjoyed copying Chinese characters out of the book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Long is a Dragon\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. This is a great book, giving a nice history of Chinese writing, clear directions on how to write the characters (directions of strokes, etc.), and gives picture comparisons to the characters (i.e. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153man\u00e2\u20ac\u009d looks like a man walking).<\/p>\n
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Okay, so maybe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a true \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ladybug sighting\u00e2\u20ac\u009d just yet. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still little larva, eating their food and drinking from a sponge! But, soon (the booklet doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say how long this takes!) they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll attach to the top of the dome and become pupas. Then, after 5 days, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have ladybugs! We plan on keeping them for a couple of days\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6feeding them a raisin or two\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and then we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll release them into our backyard.<\/p>\n
Besides our ladybug larva, we also have 2 Eastern Tent Caterpillars currently in cocoons in our butterfly tent and they should become moths in about a week. In the past, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve also raised butterflies, tadpoles and grasshoppers (TONS of baby grasshoppers, oh my!) The kids are animals lovers and seeing these transformations only confirms for us the amazing work of our Creator!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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