November 23, 2009

Setting New Goals

Day one of setting the new goal of going to bed earlier and getting up at 6 am. Goal met! It was tough to get up but I made myself do it and, while I was tired and ready for bed by about 10 am, I pushed through the day and really enjoyed it! I spent so much quality time with my kids and I could tell how much they thrived on it.

One thing I did today was to separate their activities into folders so that they could have a new surprise each time they transitioned to the next part of their day. They were so excited every time they opened a new folder. It was too cute! I kept laughing every time they would gasp over a new worksheet or practicing handwriting. They really loved school today for the first time... this year I think! They kept saying they didn't want to stop.

Here are some pictures of our day-

Alex woke up at 7:30 and I enjoyed the first few minutes of his day with him as I usually do, singing and snuggling


Got everything set out for the day before the girls woke up.


Alex had some breakfast


While I took in some much needed coffee and did a little blog reading.


Awana workbook time.


Marah's Cubbies book had her create a card for someone who is sick. She made a card for her great-grandma who is having surgery soon. I forgot to take a picture of it but she drew a crabby patty, fries and a drink.


Alex had a hard time hanging in there. I need to figure out how to entertain a baby while all this is going on. Any suggestions?


Seeing how difficult it is to write with our left hands.


Cursive practice


Thanksgiving coloring book


Household chores


She did a pretty good job! Not perfect :) but that's okay!


Creating her own Thanksgiving story


Checking out what happens to rotten squash


It stinks!


There were other things we did today that I didn't get a chance to photograph, but you get the idea. We had a great day! And now it is 8:30 and the kids are all bathed and I am ready to put them in bed so I can enjoy the last couple of hours before I go to bed and start all over again. Gotta plan Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Shopping and menu making! So excited!


Links:
Thanksgiving printables from abcteach
Prayers of Thanksgiving
More Thanksgiving activities from Resources for Christian Teachers
Awana
Printable calendars and schedules by year, month, week and day

~Make each day count~

4 comments:

  1. love this ashley! what a busy day :)

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  2. This was a great post. I'm so impressed! Looks like the girls had lots of fun, which is how learning should be! Good job!

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  3. he kept peeking up over the edge of the table :) Too cute not to capture!

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