Soccer Star

On the way to her first soccer practice Esme was worried that she wouldn't be a good soccer player. I told her that confidence comes from within and that if she didn't believe she would be a good soccer player, then no one would. I told her when she stepped onto the field in her mind she should say, "I'm a soccer star!" Every water break she ran over and shouted gleefully, "Mommy, I'm a soccer star!" She is learning how to play the game and is actually pretty good at it!

Before we even heard when the games or practices would be she said she wanted to be number five. I told her not to get her heart set on it, that the coach would probably assign her a number and that would be that. But when the uniforms came, the players got to choose their numbers when they arrived to practice. Five was still available so she got her wish!

changing for a while

Esme's schedule is going to be changing for a few weeks. She's just about finished her weather unit. For the next few weeks Ethan and I will both be working during the day, so we won't be doing formal lesson plans. Esme will have independent work to do on her days with her Nonna and some guided work to do on Fridays with Grandma. Right now she is also involved in sessions of soccer, gym and swim, and lego league on top of her other activities, so we think all of this will keep her pretty busy.

Today I decided to try out a drawing lesson with Esme. We talked about how objects closer to us appear larger and objects further away appear smaller. We talked about how all objects can be broken down into simpler shapes and drew some dandelions, breaking them down into lines and circles. We had fun drawing out in our yard together!

Our Drawings from Today

Esme insisted that the buds in my picture wouldn't grow without any sun, so she added the sun in her picture to make sure hers would.