Here are some things I hear today:
Monkey and Puppy Dog working on activities in a coloring book,
Birdie asking to do math (She doesn't care if it's her workbook or the math computer game we have. I'll have to get off here and give her some one on one time soon.),
Kitty Kat and Froggie practicing their verses for I.A.H.,
Baby Bear scooting across the kitchen floor on his potty (Please excuse me for a moment.),
Birdie asking to watch Strawberry Shortcake (This is the second time she has asked today. I haven't let them watch videos much lately. Hey, it's Saturday, why not?),
a Strawberry Shortcake video (Birdie picked a Christmas video and has her others on standby.),
Puppy Dog fussing that everyone is singing and he can't hear the video,
the video and not a peep from any of the kids,
the dryer running,
Midnight roaming the back room,
[while taking the dogs out] the wind in the trees and a car alarm, and
[back inside] the hum of the computer, the S.S. movie, and the jangling of a dog collar.
Now, I'm off to do laundry and clean.
Have a great day!
I received this award a couple days ago from Damama T . Thank you!
There is a pocket on the back of the book. I plan on making little cards with activities to use with the book. This is where we'll keep them.
I don't know if you can see it or not, but each bear has all the sum of "n" problems on it corresponding to the number (n) of the bear. Therefore, bear 10 has "0+10= " on one ear; "1+9=" on the other ear; "2+8=, 3+7=, 4+6=, and 5+5=" on one arm; and "6+4=, 7+3=, 8+2=, 9+1=, and 10+0=" on one leg. Lift each flap and the answer "10" is underneath.
The kids and I made an addition bear to help younger children (mostly Baby Bear) with their math. We also have a subtraction bear in the works, but we haven't finished it. I am doing a lot of the work for this one. The kids are helping me choose colors and make design choices. The subtraction bear has earrings that Puppy Dog added. Later, I am going to have the older children work on books of their own.
It's a little hard to see in these pictures, but each ear, arm and leg has either an addition problem, the word name of the number, or a shape.
The number 6 bear has six tiny stars that form a collar and buttons.
The ears, arms, and legs are all flaps that can be lifted to reveal the answer to the problems, the shape name, or dots to represent the number (under the number word).
Notice the face on 7? There are three small stars and four tiny stars. The kids liked that the face could be used for math problems. On the belly of 8, there are three stars. It's difficult to see, but the top star is red, the middle yellow, and the bottom one is green. The words stop, slow, and go are under the appropriate colors.
