I have a goal...

So here's the deal.  I have a goal.  I want to keep track of what the kids are doing so I don't freak out.  Sounds simple, right?  Well... it's not.  But!

I started to write things down in this journal of sorts.  I have done yesterday and today.  Yay!  But then I got to thinking that is what this blog is supposed to be for.  So I'm wondering if I should just keep a little notebook in my purse and on my person and then relay my findings to this blog, with accompanying pictures... 

On that note, here's what I have for yesterday:

Bible study with Tanner and my husband.  Husband doing Math on computer with 10, 9, and 7 year olds.

Library trip:

Tanner was all over it.  He looked up books on the computer, checked the box for our specific library so he knew which books he could look for on the shelves.  Bravely asked the librarian if he could check out an atlas book.  Discovered that the green "Reference" stickers mean you can't check it out, but can make up to 10 copies of pages free.  Then he went downstairs, checked out all his books via the computer and sat down to read while waiting for the rest.  I would like to say patiently, but that's not really how he rolls...

Sara visited with the puppets used for story time and then sat down to the computer with websites for kids.

I helped 7 year old Jack work the computer to look up books he was interested in, helped him find the section where they were located and then helped him use spelling and "the system" to find each specific book. 

Luke worked the puzzles and the train station, then picked out some books and videos. 

= Reading, spelling, information look up, computer skills and resourse education. I'm sure there's more, but I'm still learning how to pull out what they're learning from the everyday stuff.

Later that day: Jack fed the dog, and emptied the dishwasher for me. Sara was in a phone conversation where she had to tell her friend that she couldn't play today.  She was very kind and I felt showed great social skills as to not hurt her friends feelings.  Luke showed great independence and responsibility by getting himself a glass of chocolate milk, and when he spilled, he automatically reached for a towel and cleaned it up.  All without getting upset!  Huge!

Luke is still big into puzzles and we put the USA puzzle together a few times.  = Geography and maps.  He's very serious about it too.  I was tickling him at one point and he said to me totally straight-faced, "Stop, Mom.  I'm trying to concentrate!"  Ha! - Vocabulary baby!  He is also starting to recognize that there are words on the page that I'm reading and that's where the story is coming from. He started pointing to the words and making up his own story.

Character/social skills observed among the sibliings:  Compassion, kindness, sharing.


~Rondi