What do we do after school??
My mission is to get most of what I need to get done while he's at school so that he can have some down time and we can practice.
Practice what?
Practice writing.
Practice reading.
Practice math.
He loves math. He can do it all day. I got him some block counters and he uses them all the time. He can count to 100 and is memorizing his math facts.
Writing...is the the thorn in his side. I think it is for most guys, isn't it? He had to write thank you cards and the first day got super frustrated because it wasn't "perfect" but I told him the more he practices the less frustrating it will be. He's coming around...I think.
Reading, we spend tons of time reading to him. Mainly, Batman stories but he's showing more and more that it's clicking. Reading at this age is so much about what you can remember. If you can remember those sight words reading is a breeze.
My mission is to get most of what I need to get done while he's at school so that he can have some down time and we can practice.
Practice what?
Practice writing.
Practice reading.
Practice math.
He loves math. He can do it all day. I got him some block counters and he uses them all the time. He can count to 100 and is memorizing his math facts.
Writing...is the the thorn in his side. I think it is for most guys, isn't it? He had to write thank you cards and the first day got super frustrated because it wasn't "perfect" but I told him the more he practices the less frustrating it will be. He's coming around...I think.
Reading, we spend tons of time reading to him. Mainly, Batman stories but he's showing more and more that it's clicking. Reading at this age is so much about what you can remember. If you can remember those sight words reading is a breeze.
He sits on the couch with the laptop on the teacher suggested site: http://www.starfall.com/ if you have a preschooler, you should check it out. He has learned a TON on this site and it's easy to navigate for those little guys. He can whip through there pretty easily.
Um...she just wanted to be included in my picture taking. She spends a lot of time doing art. We paint. Play playdoh (the thorn in my side!). Do homework (which is her trying hard to make shapes). She knows most colors and can say them (yay!) and is working on her shapes which is a bit harder for her to say.I'm still on a hunt for a preschool in my budget range that has everything she needs. Does that even exist? For now, we're going to homeschool this preschooler and do some community center activities to get some interaction.
2 comments:
Practice Practice Practice! :) I feel like we do that a lot too. Thanks for the website! Marsh will love it. Send me an e-mail about preschool. M is at Edmonds Montessori and we are really happy.
It's so tough when you have 4 because the main reason for preschool at age 3 is for them to be social. When you are the youngest of 4, you always have someone to play with or talk to. I wouldn't worry to much about it right now. =)
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