Snippets of our school morning

It’s kinda dark and depressing here this morning, but for some reason, I felt the urge to play with my camera despite the poor light. And since my older kids aren’t quite done with their math yet, I’m using some of my math-checking time to unload pictures.

Unloading pictures is far more fun than correcting math.

In case you were wondering.

And of course, pictures are more fun when you share them, so even though I already posted this morning, here I am with a very random, off-topic picture post.

Check out Zoe’s enthusiasm in the background. She’s so pleased when she comes up with the right answer.

Squeaky, Sonia’s smallest stuffed turtle, joined us today.

A fish accompanied Zoe, naturally.

More turtles joined us for our reading practice.

There’s Frog and Toad going on one side of me (these stories delight Sonia and Zoe, and Sonia is getting so much better at reading them.).

And “Hop, Hop, Hop!” on the other side (Zoe’s still reading Bob Books, but we throw in some I-Can-Read books from the library just to mix things up a bit).

The girls both read out loud, so we take turns. It’s so funny to watch Sonia while Zoe reads because she can hardly stand to be quiet while Zoe labors through the process of sounding out the words…she just wants to burst out and tell her the word!

And I know exactly how she feels, having now sat next to 4 beginning readers. 😉

We also did flashcards, handwriting, journal, and some other stuff (and geography is coming after lunch), but even I put down the camera every once in a while….so, this is all I have to show you. 😉