This week has been a great week! We decided to work with a theme this week for the boys learning fun. I chose butterflies (a little girly I know!) We didn't get everything done that I wanted to so we will continue it into next week. One of the activities they did (and really enjoyed) was a butterfly match. I thought this would be a little tougher for them than it was. It took each one a little bit to catch on but once they did you could just see their brains ticking :)
They are sitting on little "rugs". Individual rugs are used in Montessori to define the child's work space. Before they begin an activity, they pick up a rug, unroll it, and then obtain their tray with the activity of their choice. They take the activity over to their rug and it is done on the rug. This space on the rug is theirs, it's personal. It's a place where they can focus on a task and not worry about being interrupted or having their hard work destroyed. We are learning that when someone is on their rug we walk "around" the rug, or sit "beside" the rug to quietly watch. They are doing great with it! Brother J actually pulled his out, after our learning fun, in order to be able to play with his tractors without being disturbed :)!! This past Saturday Sissy went to prom. She looked so pretty! All of the girls did. I didn't know her date (he was just a friend), but he seemed like a nice guy. The prom was on a river boat. She said she had alot of fun. So much that she wasn't ready to come home at about 1 a.m. :) She did though.
This is the group of kids she went with. She is second from the left in the orange/silver strip type dress.
This was her date for the night.
This is us.
Sissy and Sister E. After pictures they all loaded onto a party bus and they were off. They had a blast!! There is so much more to our week, but this post is getting long, so I'll fill you in on more later!! Talk to ya soon...
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