"aHHHHHHHHHH moooooooooommmmmmmmmmm, can't we have a feeeewwwww more minutes?"
"I didn't get to play as long as Cairn because I just woke up, can I play for 30 more minutes?"
"I am still hungry."
Today, for those kids that were awake, I said, "Wouldn't you like to get your schoolwork finished and then have the rest of the day of uninterrupted time to play or do what you want?"
They went for it and so we got right to work by 8:15 (for those awake). Cairn got right to work on her math - today was congruent shapes. Andrew and I read a book about the season Fall. Skylar woke up around 9 and since we were all in the classroom she came right in and got straight to work. In the end by 11:45, everyone was finished with their schoolwork.
Cairn started writing her Book Review, and learning about an artist during the Renaissance, and working on some Spanish. Andrew and Skylar read "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies" with me. Andrew really listens during our stories. He understands a lot of things that Skylar struggles with either because she isn't really listening or she just doesn't get it. I didn't really like the story much, it was a little rough at one point. I was just thankful no one asked me to explain it. If you know the story, I am talking about the part where Mr. MeGregor throws the bag on the floor in such a manner that it would have hurt the Flopsy bunnies.
Skylar worked on writing her numbers to 20, drawing a picture of a royal family and piano practice. Andrew started some phonics lessons today and he loved it, geometric shapes, drawing curvy lines and sorting in different ways (by color, size and shape).
After lunch we headed to Andrew's piano class. He isn't too sure about the big kids in the class. He keeps a wary eye on them but he does everything the teacher asks. He jumps right in. Today while I was testing Skylar on her different notes, he was shouting them across the room and he was right - even some that he doesn't officially know yet. Well, we got into class and the teacher asked what a new note was and he knew it. She was impressed.
After piano, we dropped off our items for consigning and then headed home in the rain for some playtime and I cooked dinner. Everyone was happy with their playtime because I didn't bother them to get some schoolwork finished. I made a big deal about it at bedtime. "Didn't it feel good to get all your work finished and then you played all afternoon?" I noticed how different their attitudes were when I asked the girls to come do something for Girl Scouts. They didn't complain because I hadn't been on them all day about getting their schoolwork finished. If I can keep up my part of the schedule by getting them on to school in the morning then maybe they will do their part and get it done.
Something new I am going to try. I want to take a picture of the kids with a piece of schoolwork that they want to share on the blog. Hope I remember.
Cairn didn't want to do a picture today.
