The ConsoNant Town Board
Okay, I hope this works!
Our board is painted; I came up with the idea of paper houses because I have so much scrapbooking paper. Then I decided to sponge paint the backdrop using stamp pads I already had. I will be changing how the cards attach to the roofs; I didn't understand it very well until after I finished the first word family.
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I hope you get your order soon! I ordered 5/7 and Beth called the printer 5/8. Actually, your order should have been called to the printer 5/1 (she calls early on Monday mornings), so I wonder what the hold up is. The printer seems to be having delays.
Do you check your MSN mail? I sent you an email there.
I just checked out the Word Family game - it looks like a co-op game and difficult to do with 2 children. But it could be adapted for use with the Town Board. You should make one if you think your 7YO would benefit. If you are interested I am going to have plenty of coin envelopes left over and I could send you some (and I can explain how I am using them). Sponging the board took less than 20 minutes and the houses went together really quickly as well.
I so wish we had enough people around here to do an Enki co-op. There is one mama in my homeschool group who just ordered Enki for her kindergartener (5 in October), so we can do some stuff together but academically what I am doing is not developmentally appropriate for her son.
I know a few mamas who would love a co-op, but they wouldn't be working with Enki at home. I would have to do the planning by myself and right now I don't think that is the best use of my time.
Around here the big topic in homeschooling is "Thomas Jefferson Education". It's a variation on classical homeschooling.