Just a bit ago, I gave the girls a gentle prompting. They were laying around, waiting on their friend's arrival home from school, watching the preschool shows. "You know, you girls are doing awesome this week on your school work. Did you realize that all you have left this week is your Science? I have the booklets all ready for you."
My oldest leaps up, excitement in her voice as she proclaims her love for the new system of school work. She loves that she can SEE a weeks worth of work, and be able to complete it at her own pace (eh, well, yea, I'm pushing~ quietly). She quickly realized that after my telling them they were a week behind yesterday, that today, they can be caught up, and by Friday, they can be ahead. Ok, I'm not sure that last one was realized too, since she seems to think she lives on Easy Street.
My mind has lept that far ahead, though. I can see the next folder already in my mind's eye. I've already made the extra pages for the next 2 spelling lessons. I've already printed out the next history chapter and all of it's activities, as well as the next chapter in the social studies book. I've even gotten the next science booklets printed out and put together, and the lap book activities that they love so much. I spent every spare minute today, getting a teacher's guide and Lap Book for our next reading and comprehension book, Little House on the Prairie.
In 2 weeks, when the teacher comes, we could be farther ahead then we've gotten in a while. Tomorrow, I am going to reward their diligence so far this week with a trip to the gym. Instead of sending them up to work on their folders while the littles are in the daycare room, I will let them swim with me and spend some time with me. They will really like that, and then they can log the swim time in the PE Log too. ;-) I'm all about multi-tasking.
This is inside the back cover. We glued on the next folder today, so once it has some items in it, I'll share more pictures. :)
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