Chore Charts

OK, so Mr. Marty is thinking he is on a marathon. We even brailled up some chore charts. With 3 ever so willing helpers, we rotate missions on a weekly basis. They each have a different area to vacuum that they are responsible for. Kind of fun - we use the same number for who goes first, second or third for that particular week - who is called upon first in school, who gets first choice when there is a choice, etc. For some odd reason, they all race to the fridge Saturday evening or Sunday morning for the rotation, each one counting the days until they are once again number 1!

B.I.N.G.O.

Thanks, Marty, once again! We made Bingo cards in Braille today! Using sticky stickers on plastic paper (I know there is an official name for this kind of paper - thermoform???) allows the player to keep track of their numbers without the frustration of pieces going all over the place. Plus, the stickers can be used for quite a few games before they loose their stick! Hmmmmm - now we need to braille up little papers that say N37 or B10 so JiJi can take her turn being the caller! I think that you can purchase ready to go Brailled Bingo games, but then your sweetie would loose out practicing all those numbers!

The Six of Clubs

With the kind help of Mr. Marty, we were able to braille a deck of cards. Now we just have to learn to hold the cards so that no one else can see them! Not that anyone around here would take advantage of seeing someone else's hand. ahem.

Chick-a-Dee Has a Turn

Mr. Marty is getting a work out today. Miss Chick-a-Dee decided to write a note to JiJi and has been exploring the Braille alphabet all afternoon!

Gettin' It Done

Even when our grand-daughter, Miss PollyMops comes for a visit we can work on schoolwork! A little friendly competition of four 2nd graders never hurt anyone, right?

We have found, using Marty (the super cool braillewriter), that we need to use the headphones, otherwise everyone else waits to listen to Marty spelling a word to write theirs!

Spelling Words and Marty

Mr. Marty is getting a work out! JiJi wanted to write out her spelling words this morning before we had our first 2nd grade oral spelling competition. Not that she is in the least bit competitive, ahem. I have never seen a child so driven to perfection as she is! I guess she figured she would have the winning edge over her sisters if she reviewed her words before they could!

Yup -- A New Bike Rider!

Yup, Miss JiJi can ride her two wheeler now - with no training wheels!