My Favorite Teacher

My favorite teacher I’ve ever had would be my Mom, Nikki.  She doesn’t usually act frustrated like my other teachers.  Probably because my other teachers had to manage 30 or more kids and my Mom only has to work with two.  My Mom is sweet, smart, and she is very patient.  Doing home school has benefits such as:  You don’t have to wake up early for a bus and you can spend as little or as much time needed to do homework.  I love having my Mom as my teacher because she tries to add things I enjoy into learning.  I also like homeschooling with my Mom because if I get frustrated or get writers block I can go pet our “classroom” pets, Rocket and Soxs.

Lego Parrots

I like these lego parrots because of all the colors! My Mom helped with the wings.

My Journey Of Snorkeling

I had a sleep over with my friends, Hunter (Middle) and Autumn (Left).  We went snorkeling in Jupiter, Florida and the water was so clear that you could see 20 feet down easily!  We saw a baby barracuda (It was so cute, I wouldn’t have minded if it bit my toe off, but luckily it didn’t).  I found a pufferfish and I named him Mr. Puff Puff.  We also saw huge schools of bait fish (A bait fish is a common sandy-colored fish)  and that sums up my first time snorkeling.

Alpacas

An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated South American camelid.   It is related to a llama and looks like a small llama.  A camelid is a even-toed animal, camels, llamas and alpacas all fit in this group.   Alpacas live in herds on the Andes and in Ecuador and Chile.  Alpacas are bred for the fiber in their hair unlike llamas which are bred to be work animals. Alpaca fiber is used in  blankets, gloves, hats and scarves.

Underground Railroad

The underground railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses through out the United States in the early to mid 19th century.  It was neither under ground nor a railroad but the African-American slaves used it to escape to free states or to Canada secretly.  When escaped slave finders couldn’t find the slaves they thought that they somehow caught a train underground and escaped. Harriet Tubman was one of the conductors, people who helped over 100,000 slaves become free.  One of the songs they used to get to freedom is “Follow The Drinking Gourd”.  Songs were used instead of maps because if a slave was caught with a map they would be heavily punished.