Worksheets!

Okay, so it finally really snowed on Friday but we couldn't go out and enjoy. Lucas had a yucky cold and then we also had to head out to my parents for the weekend. Too bad because apparently it was great snowman making material. And because I had so much to prepare for, I couldn't read the 'snow' books I've been saving. :( And by Monday, actually even Sunday night, the snow was almost gone.

Anyway we've been on a worksheet kick. TJ loves them. He breezes through them. I can't believe how much we're covering. Well, actually I can, but based on my experience in school, it can foooooorever to do one or two pages. You know, waiting for everyone to get a worksheet and their pencil or crayons out. Or finding the page in the workbook. And for everyone to pay attention so that I can explain the instructions. It can take at least 15 to 20 minutes to do one page, sometimes longer. I think TJ took longer to write his name - great practice - than to do the actual work page.

Yes, I know, worksheets. Not the best thing in the world. But TJ really, really likes doing them. He keeps asking for more. That first day, he did 10 worksheets. He only stopped because I said he should color them. For some odd reason, he does NOT want to color anymore. But one good thing about the worksheets, it gives TJ great practice for writing his name without simply practicing his name. The worksheets give him a purpose to write his name. Not that I expected otherwise, but TJ is doing so well with the worksheets. Things/concepts we have covered are: herbivores, carnivores, bigger/smaller, same/different, left/right, colors, counting and writing numbers 1-4, shapes, and more. And the next day, he did 6 worksheets because I asked him to practice numbers on his own while I tended to LJ but he didn't want to. He wanted to do worksheets instead and since I wasn't letting him, he was done. lol

One of days, I put on a Baby Einstein dvd for LJ to watch while I was working with TJ. LJ chose BabyEinstein: Language Nursery. LJ kind of went back and forth with wanting to work with TJ and wanting to watch Baby Einstein. But I was pleasantly surprised by LJ. There was one part of the DVD, where numbers were said. LJ started following and went ahead to count up to eleven all by himself! I knew he could count to eight - on most days but wasn't aware that he could count to eleven. I was so proud of him!

LJ also likes to pull out Hi Ho Cherry-O to play. He doesn't quite know play the game but likes to pour the cherries from one bucket to another. He's quite cute about it. It's good practice for his hand eye coordination.

Today LJ pulled out Twister. We're practicing our colors with LJ. And reinforcing left and right with TJ. I think the boys had fun.