Wednesday Morning

 The women's study at the church has started again, and that means I get to be with my homeschool kids again on Wednesday mornings!

There was the usual first day chaos, with things not quite set up and children going to the wrong rooms (despite the email that told their moms exactly which room they were in). There was also some "but that child told me we were in this room" nonsense. Don't listen to the other children; listen to the person who set up the rooms! There was also one unregistered child who showed up, but since he was with the junior high kids, there was plenty of room for him.

After things settled, I was able to spend some time with the four rooms of elementary aged children. We played fast games of "Pets" trivia (courtesy of Professor Noggin, maker of many, many sets of trivia cards). I had time to read to the little ones as well. 

Reading to the little ones is my favourite part of the morning. There are around 12 of them and they're all 5 and 6 years old and they love story time. This week we read The Many Problems of Rochel-Leah by Jane Yolen, which I have written about previously; The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems, which is just as funny as all the pigeon books; and Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett, which is a fun story with excellent illustrations. It was an excellent start to the year with some of our favourite authors.

I am so happy to be caring for my little (and not-so-little) lambs once more!