It was a less eventful week than normal. Here are the highlights.
Great Wolf Lodge
We spent Sunday night to Monday afternoon at Great Wolf Lodge in the Dells. The kids LOVED it and it was nice to have some fun family time.
Bravewriter
We went further with some of the elements of Bravewriter that we’ve already introduced. For this week’s Poetry Teatime, Lydia made Sushi for our snack. We read more Limericks and wrote another limerick together using this printable.
Bravewriter has a Friday Freewrite suggestion each week, and this week’s freewrite was to write ‘your favorite word’ in as many sentences as possible. That went over well, and since the suggestion gets emailed to right my inbox each week, so we’ll be trying it again!
We also played the Communication Game again, which is proving to be a favorite. I drew a picture. And then Joe described the picture to Lydia. The game really forces the kids to think about what words they use and also to pay close attention to the words other people are using. Not only that, but it’s lighthearted and fun. We all laughed together over the results!
Arrival of Winter
This was the first week after Daylight Savings and it hit me harder this year. With Daylight Savings we also had the weather to bring on winter… SNOW! I admit I find it very pretty but knowing it will be cold for the next 5 months is a little daunting.
I found this article on SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) to give lots of helpful tips to get through the winter slump. I’m going to try to get into the mindset of getting cozy this winter. Candles, twinkle lights, soups, hot beverages, lots of family games, reading by the fire… We can do this!
One major silver lining is my kids love playing outside in the winter. Way more than any other season. Go figure! They love turning the marsh in our backyard into their very own Narnia, with maps and everything to go with it. Love their imaginations!
Sign language
Our friend is doing a sign language class for us and a few other families. We’ve had two sessions so far, and we’ve learned a fair amount. This week we learned all about counting and numbers. We learned how to count up to the billions and beyond. So interesting!
