10 a.m I roll out of bed and we go ahead and get started. Thank goodness my husband was here to feed my little man and get him going....too bad he won't teach him today! :-) So it starts the same...pledge, day, calendar, weather, and song. Then we got started. I wanted to tie in some words in the lesson...of course starting with the letter B. So first I give him a worksheet that has pictures on the left side and words on the right. He has to read the words and match to the pictures. Now I have been working with him on words. Every time he asks what something says...I tell him to sound it out as he knows all the sounds of the letters. And he does fairly well with it. So I give him the worksheet...he does it PERFECT! I was blown away! He took every letter in the word, sounded it out, then kept saying it over and over till he figured it out! I was absolutely amazed! The next worksheet had a picture on the left and then on the right...five words to choose from. You had to circle the right word for the picture. Again...no problem! The one that really amazed me was at the top there was a pic of a banana. The words beside it was, bandanna, ball, barn, bell banana. He of course circles the right word...but I asked him why he didn't pick the first word (bandanna). He then explains to me that "banana" does not have a "D" in it and that word did! How smart! So I am totally impressed!
So then I give him a word search that I had made...and of course all the words started with B. He was intimidated...but once I showed him how to do it...he really picked up quick. And again...no problems! I swear...this boy will be reading novels before kindergarten! And it was NO thanks to me! He is just sooooo smart! Here are some pics....
11 a.m. We take a quick bathroom break and get back at it since school was going to be short today. So we moved into the feelings , which was the last part of my "All about me" theme. Austin has a problem dealing with frustration and anger. He is very quick to anger, especially when things don't go just as he wants. He tends to yell at his Daddy more than me...then he breaks down into tears. And I know that he gets that from me. I am bi-poloar and I have issues with my anger. And knowing that he takes that from me really bothers me. So I wanted to definitely go through this part with him and focus on appropriate behaviours. So we did some flash cards with faces I had drawn on them and he was to tell me what that "person" was feeling. Then we talked about them and what we do with our faces and how we react. Then we did a little role play and then I found some videos online about feelings. I got them off the Sesame Street website. It was really good. There was one that had Baby Bear and Whoopi Goldberg on it talking about anger...and it seemed to really resonate with Austin. Then lastly...I give him a worksheet and he had to draw different faces for what it was labeled for...like angry, happy, surprised, etc,. He did really good on that.
12:30 p.m. So we wrap up with a review of the entire week and what we learned. He remembered every little thing! It was awesome. Then I had Daddy and Gramma come in and see what he did for the day and we ended with the "Shake Your Sillies Out" song and the "Head and Shoulders" song.
So all in all...it was a really great week. I think he learned a lot and had fun as well. Me... I learned just how smart my little boy was...and got to spend one on one with him. But I have to say...those who are REAL teachers...BLESS YOU! My goodness....it is a LOT of work. Trying to get everything together..for all the kids...Whew! And I just do it for ONE! It's a lot of work...but it is totally worth it!
So week one...done. Next week...BUGS! :-)
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