When I started Kindergarten with Natalie we started our day with prayer, writing in her thankful journal, bible story and worship. We typically didn't get to math until after lunch. Much longer than it should have taken me I realized this was a mistake as the subject of math is the area that Natale struggles with and we were both tired by the time we got to numbers. So we switched things around....starting with prayer and then jumping right into math....writing and scripture studies sneak into our morning but for the most part math is the subject of the AM. Recently I read an article about the importance of counting your blessings, and teaching your children to do so as well....so we've brought the thankful journal (that only got used on a hit or miss basis) back into our morning. We use this activity to practice our classroom skills (just in case) so I write in my journal at the same time and it is a no-talking activity. I showed Natale how I started numbering my thanks after reading Ann Voskamps One Thousand Gifts book. We started at the beginning of her journal and read each page and numbered it. It was fun to look back together at her early writing and see how much she has grown.
I'm thankful for the chance to teach Natalie,
for being able to use my teaching skills in a homeschool setting,
and the delight it has been to incorporate the Father in my teaching.
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