Or maybe it should be whom?

I am learning a lot from my kids.  I had all of these grand ideas last spring when planning our new school year and have learned that being flexible is really important, because having fun with them and buidling a good relationship with them is a lot more important than if they learn a particular thing now or a year from now, or if they want to learn something now that I hadn't planned on. 

I wasn't going to do any formal math with Maddie this year, I think that for a kindergartner, simply providing a lot of opportunities to count and sort and add and subtract, during everyday life is enough.  Just setting the table, or counting people while in line, or sorting m&ms by color.   But Maddie kept asking me when she would get to do math like Luke and I realized it was silly not to take 15 minutes to do a math workbook with her if she prefers that to math games and everyday math.  We'll still do those other things as they come up, but I got her a Miquon Orange math workbook because they're only $6 and I had one for Luke that I really was impressed with.  She is still at counting and sorting and simple addition, so I'm sure she'll need more help later, but right now she doesn't need much help.  Being Maddie, she is making all of her workbook pages beautiful too.  When there was a number 7 with a blank space to draw 7 simple objects or shapes, Maddie took that one step further and drew 7 people, all with different hairstyles and expressions, all with balloons over their heads saying different things.  She had a whole story going on with this page.  She has been totally unspoiled by a traditional school setting, and thinks math is fun.  How great is that?!

And some of the books I love and was looking forward to reading to them, they have not liked.  I've had to put those books away and remind myself that there are many years still for them to want to read those books, and in the meantime, I've found that none of us will die if I give in and read them The Magic Treehouse.  ;)