We've made another addition to our daily schedule starting this morning. After seeing some research that has been done regarding morning exercise and increased test scores, we've started taking a walk with the dog every morning. Not only does it help to get everyone's brain moving, but it shows the importance of daily exercise, helps the dog out, and seems to put us all in a better mood.
During our walk this morning the kids picked up different colored leaves. When we got home Aiden put his in order from most alive to most dead. Zoë decided she was going to make a crown with hers, so she could be "the empress of fall." She decided queen wasn't grand enough. :) The school bus passed us midway through the walk and we all breathed a sigh of relief that they didn't have to get on board!
Math went a lot better this morning. Everyone worked hard on their problems independently. I was worried that I might have been helping too much, but after seeing the work they did on their own, that isn't the case. A few times they looked back in the book to figure out how to do a problem, which is really the only help I was giving them anyway. The only issue I have now is that I need to buy a second book or have them do math at different times. I really hate to buy a second copy when Aiden will be done with it in about 6 weeks though. Guess I should crunch some numbers and find out if copies are cheaper.
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