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Friday, April 22, 2011

Another Random Update

Kayla's been doing pretty well. We're on week 12 of the letteroftheweek.com preparatory curriculum, and she's picked up on quite a bit. She's very successfully added several words to her vocabulary (vines, claws, duckling, dough, etc.) and she can identify new things like lighthouses and crescent moons. She also knows the difference between a full and crescent moon. We're beginning to have some issues learning numbers- we're slow to pick up 11 and 12, and although she can usually count up to 14 if she's in the mood, sometimes she struggles with identifying the numbers by themselves or remembering what they're called (for example, she'll say 'eleventeen' instead of 'eleven'). As far as letter sounds go, she can't care less. She identifies the letters just fine, but so far we're not connected them to specific sounds. Gotta keep working on it.

I made the corner of the bottom of the stairs Kayla's reading nook. Kylie kept eating all Kayla's paperback books, so I moved them up onto the landing and moved the kitchen set down where the books were. I put her little soft chair up there and a corkboard above it where I hang the letter of the week and pictures of things that start with that letter. I'll get pictures soon.

Kylie's parents are very happy about the preschool thing... they look forward to seeing how Kylie does picking up on information. I'm glad I'm surrounded by so much positive feedback!

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