We started off today with a new verse:
"A father punishes a son he delights in, to make him better." Proverbs 3:12
It was very appropriate since I had to hit her butt last night. I know there is an ongoing argument about physical punishment. I am pro-physical punishment but agree that you should only punish when you are in control of your anger and not in a rage. I also strongly believe that if you can't control your anger then you are better off staying away from physical punishment.
I always hit with my hand. I know some say the hand is only for love, so you should never hit with the hand. I say, let her learn that hand can love and punish. Since I punish out of love.
Having said all that, I don't usually punish her physically. I save it for the really BIG thing. :) Or for things that I repeatedly told her not to do and yet she purposely disobey.
Today's verse came in handy and we talked about why we need to discipline the one that we delight in - to make him/her better. She agreed that sometimes kids need to be punished physically.
After that, we read 2 bible stories (she would never satisfied with just one) - Saul consulted the witch and the death of Saul.
Subsequently, Phonic practice. She learned the "H" sound last lesson but she was having a hard time using it today in combination with another sound to form words like Him, Hug, Hit, etc. She keeps saying "Hat" for everything. We practiced and practiced and I think she get it in the end. In part of the lesson, she has to read a short paragraph each time. She is getting really good at it.
Then our lesson was interrupted, and a friend came by to deliver something for me - Noco ACT. Den has been taking it since she was 1 year old. She used to get flu and phlegm buildup all the time. For a while, Doc was worried she might get bronchitis. So she starts taking Noco ACT. She is getting much better nowadays, not sure is because of the supplements or age. :) I cut down the number of times she takes them but recently the weather has been really bad, so I'm back to the normal dosage again. Noco ACT is getting really costly. Lets hope she won't need it soon.
Den practiced her piano while I talked to my friend.
After my friend left, we ate lunch. Today we have fried eggs with bread, carrot sticks, and cold milk. No long conversation.
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Thereafter, we practiced Chinese flash cards. I did not give her new words today since she still has problems with the previous one.
We read two Chinese books - "公主王子成长绘本"系列 "我不要睡觉" (I don't want to sleep alone). It tells the story about a little boy who gets over his fear of sleeping alone. Den claimed she is not ready to get over her fear yet!!
2nd book is "每一刻都美丽" (Every moment is beautiful), it talks about how in God's timing He makes all things beautiful. The bad, and the goods are all part of His plan.
After that, we did 2 pages of Phonic First Book 2 together. Then I gave her 3 homework today -
1. one worksheet on reading time (we learned how to read the time on the clock a few weeks ago);
2. Chinese worksheet (fill in the blank);
3. 10 multiple choices (I came out of the questions myself, using words that she learned for the past few weeks.)
She finished her homework in about 40min and is now happily watching Chinese cartoons.
We learned a very interesting new thing from the "the year from the maple hill farm" - Cuckoo bird lay its eggs in the nest of small bird and let the small bird hatch and feed its babies!! Thats why I love homeschooling, I learned together with Den!
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