We stole a math page from sister's First Grade book and filled it out between bites of oatmeal this morning.
Lucy has quiet determination. She is whimsical and sweet. I enjoy when she shares her ponderings with me. Here are some recent ones:
I wonder what it would be like to be a ball.
Did I used to be a dog?
If snow didn't melt, we wouldn't be able to get rid of it.
Siblings came in to join us because elephants as counters are irresistible.
The worksheets were quickly abandoned as Mama elephant needed to tend to her babies.
Pretend play is important learning too.
We do worksheets about once a week and use lots of snacks or fun counting pieces when we do.
Last week we learned some parts of speech while making funny mad-lib stories.
Most of our education happens using a more Socratic method - asking questions to lead to critical thinking. Our kids love being interviewed, so we mix-in questions about facts with questions about their opinions.
What is your address?
Which dress is your favorite to wear?
What is your favorite meal?
What State do you live in?
What is 2+7?
If you are painting and you mix blue and green, what color do you think you will make?
What is the hardest part about being a sister?
Questions are something I am trying to pay more attention to.
Don't you just love people who can ask thoughtful questions and keep a conversation flowing smoothly? It gets even better when such a person takes an interest in your answers and continues with questions that help you learn about yourself. I would like to have that skill.
"What's the hardest part about _____?" is one of my favorites to ask right now.
I noticed that Brandon Stanton (of Humans of New York blog/Facebook page) often asks this type of question and he seems like a really skilled interviewer, so I figured I'd give some of his questions a try.
During tonight's dinner table questions, we found out that Oswald would like to have 10 children and drive them around on his tractor when he is a Daddy.
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