School went well this week. Some things I did to make it go more smoothly for me:
-We started each morning by going for a run or walk. We're training for a 5K in Nov.
-Started the school day with devotional- I am using the new nursery manual. It's simple, to the point, and teaches basic gospel doctrines.
-Mr. Man and Princess take turns playing with Noodle while I work one on one with the other child. This not only engages Noodle, but gives me specific time with each child for school. This really was a big deal this week, Noodle loved it, and we got so much more done!
-Workboxes were planned each morning. There was no waiting for me to fix them up.
I was really pleased with how well things went. I like the Math-U-See curriculum, but Mr. Man sometimes gets distracted with the blocks. I also discovered I was giving him too many problems at once. He could do them all, but it would take him FOREVER! - I think he was overwhelmed. So we started giving fewer at a time. It seems to be better.
We are doing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the kids made a crocodile with shining scales this week. It was fun, but I am not sure I really like the book. (I have never read it before.)
Through the Looking Glass was always my preferred of the two. The plot and world always seemed to have a lot more internal logic to me, and I love chess. :-D
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