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Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…history co-op was a hit this week. We studied feudalism and learned about castles. The kids had a big project this week - they each made a rice krispie castle. Lots of fun but messy!
What’s not working for us…TJ's morning routine. Ideally I'd like her to have her routine done (dressed, teeth brushed, eat breakfast, etc.) as well as her Bible read (one story in the Beginner's Bible), math drill done (a page of Horizons math), and her recitation done (we use the SCM method) before we start school in the morning. She has an hour to complete everything (with lots of nagging from me). I'm tired of having to nag her to get everything done but I'm not sure what to do. Am I asking her to do too much for her age? Right now, whatever isn't complete is done as homework when school and quiet time are over at 4pm. But she still doesn't get things done in a timely manner. Not sure what I need to change.
I’m reading…The Scarlet Letter. I finished Jane Eyre (great book!) and am ready to move on to the next book recommended in The Well-Educated Mind. TJ read a few Ms. Frizzle adventures books, looked at some weather books, and read some Geronimo Stilton comics. We're still reading through Pippi but have been watching Christmas specials in the evening so haven't had as much bedtime read aloud time.
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Oh, how awesome that you're reading the classics! I haven't read Jane Eyre since high school, but I uploaded a bunch of freebies to my Kindle Fire and that's one of them!
Hmmmm....well, I don't know about TJ, but my kids took at least 30 minutes to do a lesson in Horizons. (Is she in 2nd?) And getting dressed and eating breakfast can take 20-30 minutes around here depending on WHAT breakfast is.
Have you tried a kitchen timer with her? Perhaps she can play "beat the timer" with her school work (but make sure she has a reasonable about of time to complete it)?
Using a timer sometimes speeds up my 7th grader, but he has been quite the dilly dallier since before Thanksgiving. The excitement of the holidays and anticipation of Christmas break have just been too much for him.
How are you liking Pippi? I have ordered it from Paperback Swap in the hopes of reading it soon to the girls.
We also set the kitchen timer for different things. The deal is that if she finishes before the timer- that time is hers. That's usually a motivator.
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