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Jan. 30, 2008
Wednesday January 30, 2008
Granny went home this morning and it's dry, cold, sunny and windy outside so we got straight to work. Mama got 4 loads of laundry washed and hung out and the boys got caught up with some lessons. We didn't get anything done yesterday so we had plenty to get done.
Bible: Matthew 6:25-34- Daddy's favorite Bible passage- the boys enjoyed it too.
Writing: celebrity, watercress, revulsion
Reading: Beginning Steps to Reading Primer Story #2 "Man"- both boys did a great job with this and are really enjoying this little book that I bought 2 summers ago and had never used.
The Trumpet of the Swan chapter 15 and 16- I had a little plan last week that I finally hatched out today. After lunch we usually have a 2-ish hour nap/rest time. I offered to let everyone stay up an extra 15 minutes today if they'd sit still and listen to another chapter of their book. It worked a charm! Everyone was quite pleased to have 15 minutes lopped off of naptime (especially the boys) and we got a half hour of reading in today instead of our usual 15 minutes. I am thinking of implementing the same thing at bedtime. Perhaps everyone who gets their "bedtime business" done without dawdling can stay up for 15 minutes of read-aloud time. They're being rewarded with something that's actually good for them!
I also read aloud a short fable from our Aesop for Children book and had TH practice narrating it back to me. I really want to get in the habit of narration a la Charlotte Mason. TH loves to talk so I think this would be a natural way to enhance what he is learning. AC is still a bit young but I'll let him try if he wants to.
Saxon Math 1: Lesson 6, worksheet 6A- We're supposed to do 2 worksheets each day, one with the lesson and one later in the day. The boys don't really love the second worksheet because when they have finished their morning lessons they want to be DONE for the day, not coming back for more every couple of hours. I'll have to think of a way to get this in there in case we actually need the extra review at some point in the future. Right now the concepts are familiar and simple so they really don't need the second worksheet every day. Hmmm. |
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