I successfully alternated in between the children's lessons today! Right after breakfast I started Hannah (H) on her spelling and Vocabulary words. While she was writing I started Audrey (A) on her first few math lessons, which consisted of introducing her to different math manipulatives. Elizabeth (E) enjoyed it too. When the little girls were finished playing with counting bears, I gave them letter D writing sheets and then started H on her next math lesson. H asked if we could do math all day and skip writing. :) Smart girl. Smart girl who is going to learn to spell and write better. :) Then we all sat down and read together.
I have been reading the book 20 and Counting, by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar. Today I put into practice the 'playpen in a purse'. In a nut shell, this is a method of teaching children self-control and also a way for mom to have a little break with out the children feeling like they are being punished. I sat H and A down in a chair at individual times and talked to each of them about sit-down time. For five minutes I talked to them about being quite, and places that required them to be quiet such as the doctor's, or church, or a waiting area. I told them that sit-down time is not time-out time. It is not punishment time, but they much sit on their bottoms and no their knees or stomachs. Five minutes when by quick for me. A said it was long, but she didn't complain. H said it went by really quick. For E I will sit her on a blanket. We will practice this as often as we can and gradually increase the time to 30 minutes.
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