Well, we are starting to get the hang of this school thing.  I realized two benefits for me this week - 1) I get to learn about animals I never heard of before and 2) I have to learn my phonics!  Yes, I was one of those kids taught in the 1960's to read by sight, so I never learned them.  I am a terrible speller and my pronunciation is horrible!  So I am excited - although I still have to stop and think about how to say a short A.  Perhaps after I review for a few weeks, I will get it down pat.

Mei is doing wonderful.  She enjoys her math. She is adding small numbers, remembers her ordinal numbers, almost has the days of the week, and some-day-soon will be able to remember that 20 and 30 come after 10, but before 40.  We are having fun with Astronaut Abe from Alaska and Friendly Fred.  We also learned what civets, genets, gharials, and caimans are - do you know?

We love the crafts.  However, I have come to realize that I need to make my own animal, or I have a tendency to do all the work for Mei!

We made the zebra (sporting My Little Pony stickers) and Freddy Frog this week.  The animals are lined up in the order they might eat each other, according to Mei.

Mei also enjoyed hopping like a frog.

Mei's Funny Fluffy F's and Amazing Apple A's