School

Sam’s favorite time of the day, and definitely one of mine, is “school.” Lately, we’ve been reading excerpts from a “Thomas the tank engine” anthology (and learning all sorts of train vocabulary together!), practicing a bit of phonics using the book “The Reading Lesson,” tracing/copying letters, and practicing math throughout the day (you might be surprised to know that even a kid his age can do simple addition/subtraction if they have the objects right in front of them to touch and move!). We also do a few pages out of a book called “Building thinking skills” which teaches patterns and reasoning and that sort of thing. If he doesn’t seem interested in something, we drop it and come back to it later. This way, learning is enjoyable and exciting and not just something to “get through.” The best part is watching his excitement build and the light bulbs come on and hearing him tell his dad and sister what he’s learning.