Lessons

So far this week we have had 2 good days in a row for lessons - yeah. On Monday morning we started our day with some singing and scarf play. I made up a song based on some other songs I have heard and come up with something like this:

All the leaves so happy and gay, were dancing around a tree on day.
Along came the North Wind and blew through the town and all the leaves came tumbling down (throw scarfs on the ground). We rake them up high, as high as the sky (put silks in a pile). Then throw them up high (throw silks Up).

It could use some work, but Ryan had fun and wanted to do it several times. THen he was inspired to sing one of our songs using the fairies around the house. It was fun esp since Ryan is not always into singing time. After that we worked on some form drawing based on the story form Donna Simmons Form Drawing book. About a king who looked out his castle wall and saw the mountains behind him. Took off on his horse and came to the sea - that is the general idea anyway.

Knowing that transition is key with Ryan - sit too long and I loose him fast! We went to beanbag games. I told the story of the Shepard boy as we tossed the beanbags and how the Shepard boy
had to count all the sheep so to make it easy he counted by 2's. Then we kept tossing the bags counting by 2's. (well honestly only I was counting) Then his father bought more sheep and the boy knew counting by 2's would take a long time so he counted by 5's, ect then counting by 10's.
Ryan enjoyed that game and wanted to kep going. Knowing though that if we go to long with somethings it looses his interest, I stopped at 10's so that we can pick it up again in a few days.

This week we are working with our good friend the Addition gnome and he is helping the squirels count their nuts for the winter.
I ended Monday lessons by telling the story of Jack and The Beanstalk.


Tuesday was all about the block crayon drawing of our story and watching the letter emerge. Can you guess our letter ? : )
Ryan wrote his first sentence. I did not think he was ready and would compain that he could not do it - but he did it! I did not push it either. I wrote it on the back of my paper and he decided he would too.
I threw in my drawing so you can see how I guided him in our lessons.

So far so good!