It was time!

April 21st, 2008

This year, our homeschooling has primarily focused on our oldest with our middle child doing small bits of work but nothing required and our youngest just learning to sit and focus on a small task for a bit of time. He is my ALL boy so he needs lots of outside time and loves any type of water work and trucks. Lots and lots of trucks.

Last night when they were getting ready for bed, I sang them the ABC song as they swished their fluoride and for some reason, this was the time he wanted to know all about the ABC’s. He went to bed singing the song and it stayed with him until morning. He brought me the sandpaper letters and asked to learn his ABC’s. So we sat down and had a little phonics lesson with our little 3 year old. The older two were pleased as punch to listen to him doing “big kid” work and he was rather pleased with himself as well. He is sure to remind me daily he IS NOT a baby anymore. I have to remind Jackson to stop correcting him or giggling at him, and Chloe to stop helping him and just LET HIM BE! Oh the poor third child has so many Mommies.

I am also experimenting with starting Jackson on a work plan idea, so that I can sit and work with the younger two. The idea being, I give Jackson his list of things to be done for the day, and he begins working on the things, that he can do without my total aid and support, giving me time to work on other things with the younger two that he already has mastered. Today I saw a little glimpse of that working out. I walked around today like I was the most organized innovative teacher around. You’d of thought I won the Noble peace prize or something.

Give me the props peeps!

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