I have been on a lot of websites & blogs this week - trying to figure out Big A & some homeschooling fun.
I found an idea on a blog that I really like.
I am going to try some of her ideas on mine :) (i dont remember where i found it - so i cant give her the credit)...
Today is Sunday. - Here is a look into our week...(I will keep updating this page all week)
keep checking in for more information this week.
In My Life:
This week is all about Big A, and trying to get the help she needs, and the help we need to give her what she needs.
In our Home school:
This week - my goal is to get through the week :)
We will work on all the subjects - but I think we will focus on Math, and Socials this week more heavily.
We will take books along to our appointments and do reading while we are in waiting rooms.
Places we are going, or people we are seeing:
We saw the eye doctor and he said she has the correct prescription. She has depth perception issues that are being corrected by her glasses. He doesn't think the migraine is from her eyes as that is in the front of the head, and the flickering lights last 10-15 mins...he is concerned that they last a lot longer than that.
Added in a trip to the park. Had a great time swinging , running around playing tag, climbing , collecting leaves, watching squirrels collect nuts...
This evening I took Big A to the library to work on school work without the distractions of a phone, computer, a house to clean, a baby always needing me :) It was wonderful. After we did our work - there was a pajama story time at the Library that Big A very much enjoyed! She asked if we could make this a weekly thing doing work at the library and story time just the two of us :)
Nice way to end a day.
Big A wrote a story about a mouse.
For large muscle today - the girls had fun playing in the tunnel, throwing beanbags, rocking on the rocking horse,
We made leaf wreaths from the leaves we found at the park yesterday. The girls had a great time!
Math: We have now finished 60 pages in the book...we are done with Number Sense: counting, match by counting, There is order here, the number that means nothing, writing numbers, counting using a chart, more and less, one to one correspondence, how many more, counting on, counting to 20, using a chart to count to 20, tens and ones blocks, ordering numbers, and comparing to 5 & 10.
Next on to adding and subtracting which looks like more she will fly through!! Good thing there is more than 1 text book - i have a feeling this one will be done a lot sooner than Christmas :)
Reading: computer Starfall.com , and book: Moses
Wednesday
Reflexologist couldn't find anything wrong with Big A - except stress / tension in her head / neck (which could be causing the headaches...but she couldn't figure out the pain in the abdomen. Suggested doing more massage at home, to help with the stress / tension.
Thanks Lisa for letting me do free laundry today - I really appreciate it!!
Big A enjoyed seeing old friends and playing at the park with them
(PE) Big A really enjoyed the gym time tonight playing with a parachute, and balls :)
Big A worked on addition in her work book today.
(Music) - Kids club
(Art) - Kids club
(PE) - kids club & park
(Socials & LA) - wrote letters to pen pals, took to post office, bought a stamp, and mailed the letters.
Made it through another day. Some days that's all I hope for.
Got through most of the school work. Next week we need to do a science / socials focus.
Rudy was off today - so I did a little purging, and reorganizing...Trying to delete excess from the girls room today and add more calming / sensory items. Made a play area in the living room. I think I like it... we will see. They say that less is more and I really am starting to agree with that!!
The anxiety group was good for both of us I think. Both learned a lot. Now to try to put some of the learnings into practice.
Health on Big A...still in a lot of pain. Had a spurt of shortness of breath this evening freaked her and me out with it...not sure what that was all about :(
Well - ran into another idiot pediatrician. .. Big A was pit on laxitives, and told to come back in 6-8 WEEKS if she was still in pain...SERIOUSLY??? I am supposed to let my daughter suffer from unknown issues of pain for another 6-8 weeks till she will be looked at again??
(PE) daddy took the girls to the park for a little over an hour :) thank you daddy!
We will be doing school on Saturday looks like...
Things I am working on:
Getting organized on the homeschooling
Purging / Downsizing
well - 2 out of 4 isnt so bad.
Photo, Video, Link or Quote I like this week:
Books we read this week:
Thump, Quack, Moo - by Doreeb Cronin & Betsy Lewin
Lots of Feelings - by Shelley Rotner (love the photos, expressions and multi-culture in the book.)
My Little Sister Ate One Hare - by Bill Grossman (a silly book about counting backwards)
What a frustrating experience at the hospital to have no diagnosis for big A. I like this week's goal...to make it through the week. Sometimes, that's probably the best thing to work on. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the video of big A reading - thse are some fierce concentration skills!
Did you see the most recent email today about not needing the third party CRC and that TLA can inquire for you? Hopefully that will help with the drama class.
I did see that - but I already signed her up :)
DeleteI will use the school money for something else.
She starts class next Thursday its 9-12 Oct 4th - Nov 1st.
I am hoping to borrow a real video camera for their final production.
Should be fun. I know Big A will LOVE it!!
So Thursdays for the month of October are Drama for 3 hours, and then Anxiety Group for hour and half in the afternoons.