We finished up our study of the letter "X" and foxes, and have now begun studying the letter "V" and vegetables. I think the girls are really enjoying it. We have sprouted popcorn, and are soaking pintos in water to be able to open them to see the tiny "baby" plant inside.
I have started trying a new schedule for school. I have been having some trouble getting Brianna to stay on task. She is so bad about wasting time and dawdling. We were doing math first thing in the morning after reviewing our Bible verse. Something that should take about 40 minutes, has slowly turned into 2 hours!!! Yuck! Everything else in our schedule only takes between 10 and 30 minutes to do, depending on how involved the subject is that day. I was talking to Michael about the problem, and he suggested doing math at a different time. I know, right?! Duh!!! Anyway, on Friday, I gave that a try, and I was amazed at how much it helped. It was so great to get everything done in about 2 and half hours like it is supposed to, and not 4 or 5. She did still dawdle, but not quite as bad, and it was easier to bring her back on task. I hope that it continues to be that way. I am open to mixing it up some, though. If I have to, we will swap up days were sometimes we do math first, sometimes last. I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see.
We are headed ever faster to the end of the year. I can't believe how fast it has gone by! Tomorrow is the last day of ballet for Brianna, and Tuesday is Kirsten's. They are having parties to celebrate their accomplishments of the year. I am going to try to remember to bring the camera. We are signed up and ready for next year. They had lots of fun, and are sad that they won't be going to ballet through the summer. Maybe swim lessons will soften the disappointment. LOL
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