Last week was all about the letter Z. Z is for zebras, zucchini and the zoo! We started off with a trip to the zoo. We got there right at 9am. It was hot but uncrowded, and the boys loved it. We always have to visit the kookaburras first, but no one sang for us on Monday.
Next up were the zebras, of course! 
The boys needed a snack almost immediately. These kids eat like no one else!
The zoo playground was empty and Henry crawled right into the lion's mouth.
In the children's zoo, we found this sculpture of a bison, which was perfect because we had just finished reading one of the Magic Treehouse chapter books (Buffalo Before Breakfast) and had done some supplemental learning about bison! 
The boys found a friendly orangutan. 
Another day, we turned two CSA zucchinis into zucchini bread.
The boys always help me in the kitchen! They are actually really good helpers. They couldn't wait to try the bread. Yum-o!
We also turned our Zs into zebras and zoos and read Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True! by Karma Wilson, 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle and Bruno Munari's Zoo. 
The boys and I have had so much fun exploring all the letters of the alphabet and it laid a fantastic foundation for Henry, who, at the age of 3 years and 3 months, now knows all his letter sounds, is slightly obsessed with Hooked on Phonics, loves to try to sound out words and is even spelling words with his magnet letters!
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