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Paper Games. That's our euphemism for fine-motor-related activities, which both of our kids don't much like, and which both need to practice. Today while Daniel did his dictee and Chris did our taxes, I took out a bunch of paper game books for Justin, taking advantage of the fact that everybody else was also working with paper. So he did some exercises in his music book (learned what quarter notes and quarter rests look like, identified 2-black and 3-black key combos, found the D notes on a picture of a piano, etc). About five pages after I thought he'd rebel, he declared that he wanted to take a break. No problem. I closed the music workbook, pleased with our work today.
"Can I do some games in here?" he asked, pointing to the phonics activity book.
"Uh... sure," I said, thinking he'd probably forgotten what was in the book.
No, he hadn't. Five games later, I suggested we stop.
"Sure! Let's go back to the music book!"
"..."
So back we went. Found the C key, clapped different rhythms, coloured some pictures of hands.
"Justin, do you want to maybe go play?" I asked some three pages later.
"Um - oh! Can we do the monster book and trace more monsters?"
?!
Ten minutes later, I finally admitted defeat.
"Sweetie, Mama's getting really tired of paper games. Can we take a little break?"
"But I want to do another page."
"Sweetie, you've just gone through about half the music book. Let's go play on the computer, OK?"
"Can I play Jumpstart Kindergarten?"
"Sure, kid. Whatever you want."
This is how he probably feels when I wear him out playing. It's nice, but a little bewildering.
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"Can I do some games in here?" he asked, pointing to the phonics activity book.
"Uh... sure," I said, thinking he'd probably forgotten what was in the book.
No, he hadn't. Five games later, I suggested we stop.
"Sure! Let's go back to the music book!"
"..."
So back we went. Found the C key, clapped different rhythms, coloured some pictures of hands.
"Justin, do you want to maybe go play?" I asked some three pages later.
"Um - oh! Can we do the monster book and trace more monsters?"
?!
Ten minutes later, I finally admitted defeat.
"Sweetie, Mama's getting really tired of paper games. Can we take a little break?"
"But I want to do another page."
"Sweetie, you've just gone through about half the music book. Let's go play on the computer, OK?"
"Can I play Jumpstart Kindergarten?"
"Sure, kid. Whatever you want."
This is how he probably feels when I wear him out playing. It's nice, but a little bewildering.
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