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The Manners Game
Category: Parenting
Tags: parenting manners teaching learning games

The Manners Game for Kids

The only thing more annoying than eating with a family that has rude children, is being the family with the rude kids.  It happened to me only once, but it was traumatic enough for me to solemnly swear, "Never again!"

Humiliation is Served

By now beads of perspiration spotted my brow.  The dinner conversation was taking its toll.  "Audrey, please stop yelling at the table... Audrey, please sit up... For goodness sake, take smaller bites... You are talking with your mouth full again...  Didn't I say stop yelling?...  Hey, get out from under the table... Put that dessert back until you finish your meal...Did you just spit your food out on the table?... How about saying please first...Stop reaching, you're going to spill your... Great, you spilled your milk all over the table... It is not funny, Audrey!"

 

I could feel the judgmental glare from the other guests piercing me and I could hear their disgruntled thoughts.  Half were thinking, "Geez, lay off. She is just a kid and you sound like a broken record," while the other half thought, "For crying out loud, why don't you spank that little monster."  I imagined the two groups both thought, "What a bad parent and what a miserable dinner party!"  The pressure was taking its toll.  I just wanted dinner to be over so I could hide myself.

 

Finally, it all came to a head.  My lovely daughter was yelling down the table for the umpteenth time.  By now everyone, including me, was sick of hearing my voice.  So, I decided to causally remind her to quiet down by tapping her leg under the table.  I stretched out my foot and gave a light tap.  She didn't even blink – to excited to feel the nudge.  I stretched out again and kicked slightly harder.  Nothing.  I was determined to secretly get her attention, so I slid down in my seat giving myself enough reach to give her a good solid kick.  Unfortunately, the kick was very solid, a little too solid.  Audrey gasped, her eyes welded up with tears.  I held my breath.  Then the flood gates burst open and she started to wail, "Mommy kicked me!  Why did Mommy kick me?"  She was inconsolable and I was utterly humiliated, so I threw in the towel.  I smiled politely and excused myself.  On the way out, in a last ditch effort to save face, I made a classic parental excuse for my child's poor behavior.  Looking very puzzled I claimed, "I don't understand.  She never acts this way – she is probably just overly tired.  She hasn't had a nap today."  Then I tucked my tail and left.

 

Click Here to learn how to play the Manners Game

 

Zoo Scavenger Hunt
Category: Preschool
Tags: fun summer
Our end of the school year trip was to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake, Utah.  It's one of my favorite zoo's I have ever been to.  I was impressed by the animal exhibits.  Especially the new Rocky Shores which has a polar bear, sea lions and otters!
  
 
Scavenger Hunt!
To make the trip more fun, Kiley invited her friend Greydi and I planned out a scavenger hunt. The girls had a list of things to find and then get a picture of it.  They did very good and pretty much found it all!  
 
This is the scavenger list I made and printed out for the girls.  
 
We had so much fun at the zoo.  We were there for 5 hours and pretty much saw it all!

 

Visit the link below to read more!

http://homeschooljabber.blogspot.com/2012/06/zoo-scavenger-hunt.html

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Dad Can Pick Up a House... Seriously! Tags: Father's Day Parenting Family Dads Children need their fathers

 

Several months ago my three-year-old daughter Audrey asked my husband, "Daddy, can you pick up our house?"  "Nope, I sure can't," replied Dad.  Audrey, who is used to her Father teasing her, looked up with disbelief.  "Be serious!" she shouted.
 
Obviously, little Audrey was slightly over estimating her Dad's abilities, but I would have to say that she is closer to the mark than most.  She sees her Father for what he is - a hero.  In her eyes, there is no one wiser, stronger, or more brave than her Daddy.  There is not a beast so terrifying, that her Father would hesitate for even a moment if she was in danger.  She knows this, and that is why she calls for her Daddy when she has had a bad dream.  Like most young children, she understands what most adults seem to have forgotten - Kids need their Dads!
 
For Father's Day, let's dispel a few of the popular "irrelevant dad myths."
 

 

Magic Motivators
Category: Parenting
Tags: Reward System Discipline Parenting Learning

 

 

I swear by this "magic motivator!"  I took some jars and wrote my children's names on them.  Every time my little ones are polite, respectful, or obedient, they get a Popsicle stick in their jar.  Whenever they are rude, defiant, or disobedient, I remove a stick from their jars.  Once my children have earned a certain number of Popsicle sticks they get a small reward.  We have a "treasure chest" loaded with small inexpensive toys and prizes.  Our children are allowed to look inside the chest anytime they want.  This keeps their eyes on the prize – focused and motivated... 

Click here to learn more about this reward system.


Toot & Puddle Unit Study
Category: Preschool
Tags: preschool book unit study
 
 


Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie



This is a super cute book about two little pigs, Toot & Puddle, who live together in Woodcock Pocket.  Toot wants to travel.  While Puddle would rather stay home.  Toot travels for a year and all the while sends Puddle postcards telling of his adventures.  In the meantime we see what fun Puddle is up to at home.  In the end they are reunited and celebrate their year's worth of adventures.  
 
 
 

 
 
 
UNIT STUDY 
 
Make a Toot & Puddle puppet!  Kiley made a Puddle puppet and I made a Toot Puppet.  We made them with brown paper bags, construction paper and colors.  Kiley gave Puddle a rainbow colored belly and a cute swirly tail in the back.  After we were done Toot & Puddle ran around the house playing and having a good time.

 
Play date with a friend!  Toot and Puddle are very close friends and do lots of fun things together.  
 
Kiley and her friend Greydi went to Causey Lake where they threw rocks in the water for a while and played with our dogs Woodi and Ella.  Then we sat in the back of the truck overlooking the lake and had a picnic.  
 
After that we went hiking on Indian Trail and played in the river a bit.




Geography: Where I live!  Homeschool Share has an excellent printable for this!  You can print and cut out different size circles, then have your child draw on them: your house, your street, your city, your state, your country and your continent.  It really seemed to help Kiley have more of a grasp on where she lives.  She also learned where her other family lives in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Here is the link for the printout: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/toot_puddle.php



 

 

To read the rest of the Unit Study, please click on the link below:

http://homeschooljabber.blogspot.com/2012/06/toot-puddle-unit-study.html

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