The horse craze hit the kids since the Australian trip. They rode horses. They talked about horses. They watched Saddle Club. They didn't finish with horses...
After trying to complete their travel log and easing into some homeschool routine, we resumed our regular trips to the public library. To my surprise they were still hunting for books on horses. The joy when they found those books was unbelievable. Soon I was helping them out devouring into the shelves and grabbing every book we can get hold on horses. We were reading everything we can find about the animal. This delight-directed study took up 6 weeks of study and research by the kids themselves and led to a horse presentation entitled, "And a horse walk in it..."
I thought it was a brilliant title. It was hand-printed on the tickets they sold us for the show. Cost RM 1.00 but I misplaced mine so had to purchase a new ticket for RM 1.50 on the actual presentation day! The audience was only confined to a very mini faithful supporters - Dad, Mum and Ee Ee. Ash was open to a larger audience but Nat insisted "no". I can understand the reserved Nat. We had to pay for 2 tickets each - one to each presenter. Hmm, so much for young entrepreneurs. They had check-in counter with cash register. Audience were served drinks while we were treated to a splendid show of a western mood...presenting the "cowgirls"...
The cowgirls, fully attired with the display of their research and study materials - simple story book, classic and chapter books, science book and journals, encyclopedias; and art projects - creative sketches, sock puppet, felt horse, and hobby horse which Chrisa rode in at the opening of the show demonstrating the movement of walk, trot, canter and gallop.
The cowgirls took turn to present their discoveries...horse facts, stories, history, poem and etc.
Special presentation by Chrisa - dramatic retelling of "Clarence Meets the Purple Horse". Then there was a slide presentation of their own adventures of Gunnamatta rides in Victoria.The sky is the limit when the kids engaged in purposeful and delighted study. Thumbs up to the Lynns for a marvellous presentation! It definitely worth more than a ringgit and fifty cents :) or in my case RM 2.50 for misplacing the ticket (and I found the lost ticket the next day). No, no...the kids didn't put up a trick. Purely my own negligence.
"And A Horse Walk in It" shall be a lasting impression.
