We spent a few hours outside this morning tidying up our yard. It still requires a great deal of tidying, but we did make some progress. While I weeded, DD hunted for worms. She collected them in her special Dora bucket, then we went around back and sprinkled them around the rose bush. (No worms were harmed during this move.) She had a great time being a "worm detective," trying to discover where they were hiding. She also found a snail shell with an actual snail inside. Bonus!
We're still plugging along in our phonics workbook. We spent a lot of time last week on the long A sound, and we've gradually moved on to the long I sound. She hasn't had much difficulty transferring the silent e concept, so I think we'll move more quickly this week.
We also hauled out the jr. Monopoly game I found at consignment last year. It was too challenging last spring, but she's just the right age now. It is not as long as real Monopoly and the cost of real estate has really gone down! We played three rounds this afternoon. We've also been playing The Ladybug Game, which some friends gave us. I'm feeling better about the math portion of our education now. Ladybug is good for counting skills, and Monopoly also requires basic addition and subtraction skills. I try to emphasize this while we're playing. It makes me feel like I'm doing something!
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