Beth has started asking if I can teach her how to read. I did some searching online and found a website (www.starfall.com) that has some games and such that can be used to teach the letters of the alphabet along with the sounds they make. Beth and I spent quite a while this morning going over A, B, C, and D. She loved it! We went downstairs for lunch and I set up the desktop computer so that starfall is now the homepage on the kids' sign-in (Megan and Kylie know how to get to the webpages they use). Beth played on the site for another hour by herself and was very disappointed when Megan and Kylie got home and finished their homework and she had to let them have a turn on the computer.
After dinner we printed up the pages for A and B, found a new box of crayons, and set up a "desk" area for Beth in my bedroom. I told Beth she could work on her A worksheets tonight and she has happily colored away for the last hour or so. She keeps giggling to herself as she colors :) She's so excited to have "homework" to do! Jack, of course, decided he needed homework too, so we found him some farm animal print outs. Guess we have a new project to keep us busy during the day!
I don't know where our cameras are, but I had to get a picture of Beth. Sorry for the poor picture quality - I used my cell phone ~
1 comment:
I LOVE this website! Thanks for posting about!! I have been putting together a weekly ABC lesson plan for Jay that I post on my blog because my cousins use it too, and I am definitely going to incorporate this into it. I wanted to be sure to give you credit, so I linked back to your blog in my post about this website. I pray you continue to do well with your pregnancy, and can't wait to see all the new baby pics! :0)
Lindsey
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