korrina and her friend tori headed out to another day at the comic con. they've been having a grand time. as far as i can tell they visit different booths (with a fun group of friends) that have graphic novels, stuffed animals, hats, t-shirts and bags, and probably a ton of other things. korrina has also been volunteering at the new york city jedi booth, and so i think they've watched some jedi demonstrations (i don't think korrina performed this year . . just handed out info). they came home exhausted and full of smiles.
morgana and i worked on her spelling. we're using sequential spelling (i first stumbled across this book on eva's blog, thanks eva!) and she's able to do a few lessons a day. i decided to just start at the beginning with her so she could get a sense of the word families and the progression. it has been helpful, and her spelling is improving. she has also been enjoying it.
chanda and i went to DTW and worked on her dance for family matters (the performance is in january). she really has to tear it apart as ellen finds the music a bit dull, and she has requested that chanda make the choreography more interesting to make up for it. the music is actually from a cd i bought to help me fall asleep when we first moved into the apartment as the upstairs neighbor would have his tv on all night. so it's not classically classical (!) and is a bit "new agey" and repetitive. i keep saying, "it's meditative!" she was very open to my suggestions and really focused on making changes . . which is not easy when you already have a set dance.
How are you liking "Sequential Spelling"? It's working very well for us and doesn't take away too much time. We only do one lesson per day, though.
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