We are a couple days into the Reading Challenge and so far Hadley and Harper are hopefully learning how much we read on a daily basis. The “miles” certainly add up at bedtime, and in the mornings the girls start their days reading at their lap desks that sit at the end of their beds.
The best part has been the new characters the girls have met. Hadley is enthralled with Amelia Bedelia and extremely concerned about the consequences of Ms B not following the directions. Hadley has also enjoyed reading Daisy Jane Best-Ever Flower Girl! by Megan McDonald and Emma’s Strange Pet by Jean Little. Harper had us read I Wish that I Had Duck Feet several times and both the girls loved Wacky Wednesday (both these books are by Dr. Seuss).
I have to admit, Wacky Wednesday is a fun book. On each page there is a different number of things to find that are “wacky.” However, read it at your own risk. After I dropped the girls off for carpool one morning I came back in the living room to find this:
Wacky, indeed.
I’ve written down several of the books the girls have read and we punched in the number of “miles” travelled into a calculator. (My strength is words, NOT math. I’m not doing anyone any favors trying to add by hand.) After that, the girls moved their boats towards their destinations.
We also did a few “non reading” activities that I counted as miles.
Both the girls like to figure out what the picture will be in a color by number. And as long as Hadley doesn’t make it into a race all remains calm and quiet.
We also made chocolate chip cookies.
Hadley read the directions and Harper stirred in the ingredients. At the end, Hadley said, “The only thing we have to do now is let them bake.”
“How long do they bake for?” I asked.
“810 minutes.”
That’s when I had the opportunity to tell her what the dash means, as in “8-10” minutes. So I guess I can teach a little math.
If you are participating in the challenge, or have just read a great book to your students or children, we’d love to hear from you. Feel free to comment on Christian Home and School’s Facebook page or on this blog.
That looks so fun!!!
Harper and Eli have similar book tastes (ferocious animals). Eli loves “Honey, Honey, Lion” by Jan Brett. And “Wolf’s Coming!”. And “A sick day for Amos McGee” which is not ferocious, but certainly precious. And I love “When the relative’s came” and “The Mitten” (also by Jan Brett). And I LOVE “Fox walked alone” which is the Noah’s Ark story that follows a fox on his way to the boat, but all the pictures are done in plasticine and they are amazing.
This looks like a lot of fun, stopping by from the SITS spring fling
Thanks!