Weeks of 17 and 24 March

I'm just going to apologize in advance for the nearly no photos in this post. Apparently I was busy taking photos of other things than whatever we were focusing our academics on. And, apparently, whenever I did take photos, it was of Abby. I'll still recap, though.

Phonics:

Abby has basically finished Funnix. She has two lessons left. She's writing us notes and reading things unprompted. Her literacy has really taken off. My plan for the next week at least will be to just encourage her reading and sitting with her while she reads me a book.

Five In A Row:

We rowed Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney for the last two weeks. It was a nice segue after Peter Rabbit and our continued talk on seeds, gardens, etc.

Here is Abby placing it on the map. We were heading to swim lessons, hence the swimsuit.

And Abby making some fingerprint lupines.

We also discussed names to call people, including ones that give happy feelings and ones that make us sad. We talked about different nicknames they had. And, like you should with Miss Rumphius we talked about how they could make the world more beautiful.

ABCs:

We were really light with the ABCs this week. We went over the letter L, which Emmett apparently knew. So we concentrated on how to make the shape: rolling it out in play dough, building it with blocks, using our fingers to make the letter (and talking about left and right), wet-dry-try, and then eventually a worksheet of tracing Ls.

Even though he knew it all and it was light, Emmett still loved the lessons.

Routine/Chore Boards:

We've adjusted our chore/task/routines this past week. Now, before any TV or playing outside in the morning and afternoon, they must flip over all of their chore tasks.

Emmett's favorite task is to complete his alphabet. He is constantly asking to do that one. Abby, so far, seems to enjoy story time. And, yes, I did put story time on their task charts because it helps them to remind me to read to them. This way it does not fall to the wayside.

Speaking of reading to my children....

Read-Aloud:

We've restarted My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles. My kids have heard the beginning before because we got it with the intent of Daddy reading it to them at bedtime, but it wasn't happening. In all the upheaval of trying to get the kids in bed (especially considering it's a bit late on Tuesdays and Thursdays already due to swim), it always got pushed to the side. So now with extra reading happening around here, I'm reading it to them.