Today we got off to a late start. Dad was off to work early, and the little guys were sleeping late...
But, Rabbit was motivated, and after breakfast, while I was doing dishes, she did her next math page. She only missed one. I was very proud that she took the initiative.
After the pledge, we worked hard on Rabbit's Awana verses. Then, Rabbit convinced the little guys to do school with us. So, everyone sat in on Bible and Geography time. For Geography, we read a page of French words with English translations. Having not ever had any French, and only familiar with very few phrases, I'm sure I insulted the entire country of France with my pronunciation. Then we did the Geography game. Rabbit helped Pooh, and I helped Tigger. We used our low-odor dry erase markers to mark the countries, rather than use the pennies, as we were concerned that Pooh and Tigger might bump the maps and knock the pennies off. No science today.
After Spanish and Snack, the kids took a short recess in the basement. Then, it was time for Rabbit to do seatwork, and Tigger and Pooh to do preschool. Rabbit did some division wrap-ups, and worked on a page in her Awana handbook. Tigger and Pooh worked on counting and days of the week and their verse. Then, they were wanting to work in their workbooks again. So, we finished the "Writing Readiness" section. It was circles, "u" shapes and "n" shapes, and slanted lines. Following the direction the arrow pointed was the greatest challenge. Rabbit did another math page, and then a spelling/vocabulary page from her book.
We did our writing eights, again. We didn't quite get through all the alphabet and numbers. I am noticing improvement in how she is spacing her words when she is writing sentences. I didn't tell her that doing the writing eights is suppose to help that. It's subtle, but it is an improvement. The other thing I notice, is that she has a hard time staying on the circles I draw for her. So, I found a Rubbermaid plastic container lid that is closer to the size she generally tracks when she does the writing eights, and will use it next week for her writing eight paper and see if she stays on the line better.
While making lunch, Rabbit worked on book basket. She has loved Paddle to the Sea, and read a little bit of it every day. She finished the book today. I don't know if she read any of the others, but she seemed very interested in the story.
After the boys were down for their quiet time, the rest went pretty quick. For spelling, she missed "pool," "shoots," and "tomorrow." We've been doing a combination of Dianne Craft's ideas and Spelling Power ideas for studying words. So, for "pool" and "shoots" we drew pictures around the words. I made the "l" in pool into a ladder, and had a diving board coming off it, with a person standing on it. Then I drew waves in the p, o, and o. For "shoots", I made the "s's" into the stands with fans, the "h" into a basketball hoop, the "o's" into basketballs, and the "t" into a basketball player. For "tomorrow," we talked about how "o" is the only vowel, and "the sun'll come up tomorrow" and that the sun is round. Then I had her use the magnetic letters to spell them. We went over the x9 math facts, as those are coming up next in math, and then did reading. She's already memorized our "Discontent" poem, so I don't want to bore her with that every day.
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