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wordtoyourmutha

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I’m just getting back into the swing of things since getting back from vacation. Oh, and Lisa’s computer was dying a slow and painful death…..so we just spent all day installing software, trying to set up a wireless printer, transferring files between computers.  8 hours gone…..just like that.

 

 

In boredom, I decided to rename my WiFi for my neighbors:

 

At first I wanted to use a Star Wars reference…..and then I learned that Lisa has never seen Star Wars. What?! My second choice was: IGAINEDNINEPOUNDSTODAY…..because I did…..and I was kind of pissed so I wanted to tell everyone. (actually, it was 9 pounds over the last two weeks…..apparently I ate a lot on vacation).

So, let’s make this fun and interactive: What do YOU think I should name it? (and keep in mind we have kids for neighbors)

 

 

Boo’s Daily Work

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Today was Boo’s first day of her new daily “curriculum” and she was so excited. She saw her cousins doing this in Seattle and I made mental notes of everything their parents had set up for them and adjusted it to work for Boo.

First, we made a contract. It stipulates that she must have a good attitude to get credit for her tasks. It also states the reward system: $1.00 a day if she completes her sheet, 25 cents for extra credit items, and after she completes 30 days she gets a larger reward.

Contract and Daily Worksheets via lilblueboo.com

 

Then I made a daily worksheet. Every morning she has to write the day and date (that she figures out from a calendar I printed off for her). Then she has a few basic tasks she has to finish by the end of the day. She has a chance for extra credit items as well.  I’m sure we’ll tweak this sheet as time goes along but it’s a good start:

Notebook and Daily Worksheets via lilblueboo.com

 

All of her daily worksheets and subject worksheets are kept in her notebook. I made a few extra credit items to start off with: learning our phone numbers, home address, and learning currency.  At the front of her notebook is a picture of a reward she is working towards: a princess skateboard. [Read more…]

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