Well, this week started off horrible - I learned my lesson though:)) I will never try to pack too many things into one time slot again! Whew - what I thought was manageable before baby #3 is now no longer manageable. At although it is not the baby that usually the problem, it is my almost 3 year old that now gets way too overtired when we try to pack the day with events - not even the day - it was just a few hours. But now he does not nap - and he should, but if falls asleep he is up way to late..and if he doesn't nap, we have to tread lightly from about 4:00 on until bedtime. Oh...and did I mention he still sleeps in our bed? Which is fine on the nights my hubby isn't home (he travels for work), but when he's home there is 4 of us in the bed! Well, maybe 5 since my hubby could maybe count as 2 small people! Good thing we have a king sized bed...but man, we can't have anymore kids cause they won't fit in the bed! (never mind have the space to make babies LOL)..
Anyway....once we got over Monday, the week was quite good. We started lap booking! Hooray to whomever introduced me to this concept on this wonderful Blog! I saw it on someon's blog and found out more! I will do a show and tell on this once we finish it!
My almost 3 year old son did his first worksheet this week! We did the Letter 'D' and he coloured in some pics and made the sound. Then all day we found words that made that sound. He also LOVES tanagrams, so he does those throughout the week too.
I also completed all my ordering for new work - I desparately needed a phonics and reading program - I need a book that has it all in one place because my mornings are crazy busy to get school and breakfast going...and by nighttime I am too exhausted to start planning for the next day - and well week-ends I Blog!!! lol
Anyway, one good week and I think we are back into the groove - I am very greatful to my wonderful supportive homeschooling sister who makes me feel like I am the best mom/teacher...and of course my husband too who always has a story to remind me of WHY we are homeschooling and that our children do not have to deal with some of the problems that the schooled children their ages are dealing with.
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Feb. 21, 2009 - Phonics/reading program
My boys aren't school aged yet, but I have a reading program for them from Robert Titzer, Ph.D., and my 3 yo and I just love it. My 1 yo isn't super interested yet, but he will be, I'm sure. It teaches reading through pattern recognition, and some very cool flash card type tools. It is a bit of an investment, but the amount of material is phenomenal. I'm super happy with it, and would recommend it to any parent of preschool or even a little older children. The series is called "Your Baby Can Read" and can be found under the website of the same name.