Last year I shared how I had the boys make a list of things they wanted to accomplish in 2013. They really enjoyed having the visual of things we had done and still wanted to do by the end of the year so the first week after our Christmas and New Years break I had them make these and I think they turned out pretty cute :)
Since Josh started addition, and especially since he started double digit addition, I've slowly introduced him to Touch Math. His worksheets encourage using the number line but I also want him to be able to stray from the number line since he won't always have one at his disposal. Since I wasn't going to purchase a full curriculum with this method, I did a search for free printables on pinterest and found this blog with these adorable pages:
Over Christmas break Craig and I discussed having the boys do more chores around the house. I wanted them to have a visual so I, once again, did a search on pinterest to get ideas and found this printable. For every approved chore (in other words, they aren't going to get a sticker for EVERYTHING they do) they complete around the house they get a sticker, each sticker is worth 5 cents. So far this has proven to be very affective :)
I also found a free character reading chart for the boys to fill up as they practice reading. When I was in elementary school my grandma started a chart with me and once I filled it up she would take me to the Hello Kitty store to choose something. Since Josh is improving so much with his reading, I really wanted to encourage him to practice more. I sat him down and showed him the chart and asked him what he would like as an incentive for filling it up, he said he'd love more Legos :) I had initially just printed one for Josh but only about a week later Nathan started reading more and more of the Bob books himself and requested a chart.
So far I'm loving this new year, hope yours is going just as well!
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