Busy Friday

Today, Juno and Freyja worked on math and spelling.  Juno is using a Calvert Math textbook and we have just started at the beginning of it.  Even though she knows everything so far, I thought it would be nice to review a bit.  She did some exercises in the book and she and Freyja both also used Cool Math 4 Kids.  The site has sections for teaching concepts as well as games to play.  The Cool Math Games are great for learning logic!  There are also brain teasers, jigsaw puzzles, etc.  Even grownups will enjoy the games, and there are also games for younger children.    


Juno and Freyja also used the Spelling City website today to practice the spelling words they are working on this week.  On Spelling City, parents and/or teachers can enter spelling words and save the lists (after registering) so the students may practice with the words.  There are games (a favorite is HangMouse) to improve spelling and also vocabulary.  There is a feature called Learn, which spells the words out loud to help audio learners, as well.  If you purchase the premium version, there can be several students logging in and there is a flash card option, too. My kids really enjoy the games, and I can convince them to do the Learn feature which helps them retain the spelling.  


Their grandmother came over and taught them how to use a quick "knitting" tool called Knifty Knitter which makes a scarf.  They worked on that for a while and then we went downtown to take some items to drop off at the Salvation Army.  We went in for a bit and came out with a Martha Stewart DVD on baking called Martha's Baking Favorites.  Since both girls like to cook whenever they can, they wanted to watch the baking shows.  That cost  $2.99-- thanks Grandmama!  

When I got back home, I realized I had forgotten to return some library books, so I left the kids with our housemates and went back downtown to the library.  Juno's book she had reserved through Inter-library Loan (Amulet book 3) had arrived, so I checked it out for her. 


Later, we all walked down the the Greenfield Middle School and saw a short play. Our housemates' daughter was in the play (The Gingerbread Girl).  It was extremely short, but very cute.  Then we all walked back home for dinner, and after dinner, my girls' dad, Noah, played a silly game with them (called a Parsley Game) named Action Castle.  It is a pretty funny game based on old computer text adventures called Parser, such as Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, only, the computer is now a live person and it vaguely resembles an RPG.


Whew!  That was a pretty busy day.  Noah just took the girls upstairs to read to them.  They just started a new book called Avalon.  Juno already read it, but she wanted her dad to read it so that Freyja would get to hear it.  Freyja is not yet into reading chapter books, but she loves to listen to them being read out loud.


Well, that was our day!  What was yours like?  
Catch you on the flip side.