Twins Without Television: Week 3, Day 4

So today is Thursday, just one more day closer to Friday. Today is the last day for their homework this week and their packet is complete. I was not able to read to them from this book. But I am almost done with this book and will start of the is book.
 

Then, after I read these books, I think I will buy this book next. I am trying to read these books in the proper order. There really is no order since they are written by different authors.
 

This looks like a good book. I would rather teach these to my girls even before they learn them in school. It can not hurt them to be ahead of their classmates when it comes o American history, right? Anyway, I am still reading this book. This book is really good as I have told you before in last weeks article. This book, to me, is way advanced for any second grader, but there are all subjects in here: Language & Literature (poetry, stories, learning about language, familiar sayings), History & Geography (world history and geography, civilaztions in Asia, Ancient Greece, American History & geography, Our Constitution, The War of 1812, Westward Ho!, et. al.) Visual Arts, Music, Mathematics (working with number to 100), working with numbers to 1,000), money, word problems, et. al, Science (the cycle of life and seasons), the water cycle, insects, the human body, magnetism, simple machines and stories about scientists.)
 

As you can see, this book (above) is packed with all sorts of goodies for kids to learn, to supplement their in class learning. And, you, like me, do not have to treat this like it is school work at all. So, far, I have read my twins poetry and stories. I also showed them the cycle of life and seasons.

Alright,I will write tomorrow to, but it is the end of the school week and I will allow them to watch television from Friday evening to Sunday evening and them back to no school during the school week.

Until tomorrow,

Ciao!

Twins Without Television:Week 3, Day 3

Yeah, we made it over the HUMP! It is always nice to make it over the hump, don't you think? Well, today the girls came home from school and we did their assignment for today. If you have been following my articles on my twins no longer watching television during the school week, you will know they have several homework assignments they do each day of the week. They do math and 1 minute reading everyday from their packet.

Aside from the above, I read from their anthology and when time permits, teach them, and myself, Spanish and Italian. I have found that these two languages are similar. This makes learning them at the same time easy.

Now, since my twins have no extra curricular activities right now, it makes learning much easier. As much as I love them doing something outside of school, I really want them focusing in school too.

After they complete their assignments for today, they do their chores and if they miss a day of chores, they combine them.

Alright! I will talk to you tomorrow!

Ciao!

Twins Without Television: Week 3, Day 2

Well today is Tuesday and the girls are back to school. They are at school all day, come home, do their chores and them homework. After homework, sometimes I will do a short Spanish lesson or Italian lesson with them. That is what I did today. We did a small Spanish lesson. After the Spanish lesson, I read from their class anthology which is talking any animals that camouflaged.The stories are cute and my girls are learning to comprehend the stories I read them better.

After their homework, we do other things around the house, usually they do their chores, them set the table, we read or play a game and they take a bath.

Alright, well until tomorrow!

Ciao!

TwiceToddlers Love Doing Things Themselves

My twins, they certainly love doing things themselves these days. Well, they have begun doing a lot of things themselves over the past year, but now, they really like doing things themselves. Take for instance turning on the oven, putting their food in the oven, taking their food out of the oven, taking the bread, turkey slices, cheese, bread and drinks out of the refrigerator. My twins also like folding their clothes and sometimes cleaning their own messes up in the Great Room, Living Room and in our Hallway.

The only place they do not really clean is their bedroom. Since my twins are still small in height, Twin "B", now Twin "A" carry both of the step stools around our home. Honestly, I have no idea where they got this idea from. More likely than not, from watching their kids cartoons. Well, both my twins are even learning to speak better and I think it is because I read to them. In fact, their vocabulary is getting bigger. Now, that could be due to them listening to Mommy and Daddy talk.

Anyway, they are growing up so fast in their independence, personalities and vocabulary. I still and will always call them my baby girls.