Multitasking Mario Bros.

Today is an off day, little 'A' has slept much of the day, but he sure seems to feel better for it. There is a nasty congestion and headache bug going around, I myself had trouble getting out of bed this morning. But I am more inspired daily with the success and the growing comfort of homeschooling that 'D' is having with me. He is finding that he is more 'able' than his insecurities have been letting on.

What we did here is we had a colouring page, where we covered the lines with playdough for a bumper rim, and coloured by number. He could focus on the skill and not what colours go where. He did amazingly well. He wanted to be more creative, but realized the lesson was about confidence and colouring, not whether he can connect marker tip to paper. I tried to take it a step further by labeling body parts but he said that was 'too much'. My cue to give him a much needed break. But hey, we did math, colours, and fine motor in 20 minutes.