William discovered if he makes razz-berries with food in his mouth it makes a huge mess. He sure liked painting his highchair, though. I had a really hard time keeping my laughs inside. He would spit it out and then laugh...it was so cute! Kayleigh didn't really make noises with her mouth as a baby, so this is a new experience for me.
Justin left for a business trip on Wednesday and he was supposed to be back last night. His flight was cancelled due to weather : ( He should be back this afternoon. Having the kiddos all be myself is a whoop! Kayleigh is officially potty training and she's doing pretty good...I take her every two hours, so she's not doing it on her own just yet. I was trying to avoid the whole Pull-Ups thing, but after cleaning up a few accidents I decided they weren't so bad. When you have four other kiddos running around, the last thing you want to do is clean up pee and poop off the floor!
I think Kayleigh is ready to start phonics. She knows all the letters, upper and lower cases, and that's the first sign. She also pretends to read to herself and is constantly asking me what a word says. Over the last month, I have searched the internet for some sort of preschool curriculum, but I have decided to just develop my own as needed. Most of the programs incorporate writing and she's not quite to that point yet. This is somewhat scary to me...I am a needs direction kind of person. A trait I not too happy about most of the time. I was the only kid in my family not in LEAP. I was tested twice, but horribly failed on the creativity part. They give you a drawing of half a box and tell you to create a picture. I made the other half of the box...sad, isn't it. Oh well.
Oh, Kayleigh had her first minor-major injury last week. She decided to twirl into the coffee table and used her teeth to break her fall. Luckliy, no permenant damage was done, although the dentist said her teeth might discolor over the next few years. It looked pretty bad and I wish I had taken a picture. She had a pretty fat lip for a couple of days and it was all bruised underneath. Of course she cried for maybe a minute when she did it and it hasn't bothered her since.
Well, Kayleigh is needing attention, so gotta run!
4 comments:
Just to encourage you, most professional preschool teachers use 4-6 different curriculums a week based on what they are teaching at a single time. Dont feel the need to buy one book or idea and use it only. It sounds like you are doing an amazing job. She will let you know what she needs if you pay attention, and it sounds like not only are you paying attention but you are also acting on. You are going to do a great job!!
There are all sorts of free preschool ideas out there, but in my opinion, the BEST guide to teaching reading/phonics is "The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading." You can download all of the letter lessons for free at www.ordinaryparents.com. After the letter lessons, they go into combination sounds, and you'd have to buy the book ($30), but if you start at age two, it will likely take a year to get through the 24 letter sounds anyway.
Charlotte...thanks for the info. I didn't know you could get the letter lessons online for free! Our public library has the book and I loved it. I eventually want to buy it, but if I can get through a year for free...why not! Thanks again!
Kim...thanks for the encouragement..there are so many days I feel completely inadequate in the job of parenting! Haven't seen you three in while. Hope all is well!
ha ha...I just realized I said the "24 letter sounds." Where did 24 come from? Maybe I shouldn't be homeschooling my kids! *eek*
You're welcome. I know of a few moms who have used OPG and their kids really responded to it. I didn't need to teach Samuel to read, but I'll probably use it with Atley. And we're definitely using _First Language Lessons_ for our language arts starting in the fall. I love the simple yet detailed instructions/scripts in both books.
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