This week my oldest started 1st grade. My middle son is 4 and will be 5 in a couple of weeks. He is reading really well. We spend 15 minutes a day having him read some of his favorite books to me. This year I want him to start learning to cut and write better so we will take a little time each morning working on those skills. He is doing pretty well at writing his name so we are working on every letter of the alphabet. I was hesitant to give him worksheets since preschool age children learn through play, but he absolutely loves doing them so I am happy with that decision.
Will.i.am does a fun song on Sesame Street called "What I Am" my boys love that song and so we danced to it. It is a catchy, fun song worth listening too.
I found this fun idea. My son drew pictures of everything and I used squares instead of circles. My son had a lot of fun doing this and it was a great way to go over the name of the city, state, and country we live in.
We did this "I'm Special" book that had a lot of fun pages to color and fill out.
That pretty much wraps up our week. I had my son help me think of themes he would like to do throughout the year. He came up with some interesting things. I should share it some time. Anyway, should be a fun year.
