Caterpillars and Cuneiform

 Here is Ava practicing her cuneiform on her fake clay tablets she made from salt dough and paint.  Did you know the ancient Egyptians used salt dough?  I don't know what I did in 2nd grade, but I am sure nobody mentioned salt dough canopic jar decor.  Wait 'til Daddy finds the dung beetle protecting the pickles!  Hee Hee!

Who has time for homeschool, anyway?  I guess we do while we wait for our caterpillar cocoon to hatch.  This part of the waiting is really....boring!  This picture shows the caterpillar--we plucked it from the yellowbells in the front yard (maybe not yellowbells, but the flowers are yellow) and it IS as large as it looks--think hot dog-sized!  And it squirts yellow fluid when you pick it up.  (I had to delete some unscientific observations here.)  

Hope you are having fun and learning lots!