xirtam
Puritan Board Freshman
Good Day,
This is my first real post since signing up. I did a quick search, but I did not see anything.
My precious little girl is three. I borderline live legalistic, but I do often rest in grace. Take that however you may, but my hope is to teach my little girl many things such as (in no particular order):
1. alphabet (song/sing - looking at poster or in the dark before bed) in English and Korean
2. phonics (song/sing - looking at poster or in the dark before bed) in English and Korean
- she and I have been doing a phonics book a few days a week
3. reading (her own "just looking" - one of her choice before bed - in Korean or English - usually English
with "Papa")
4. writing (Korean or English alphabet Book)
5. Bible study (Children's Bible Reading Plan | HeadHeartHand Blog David Murry's
plan, which has a morning and evening passage)
6. "Questions" (as they have come to be know as - Westminster in particular (Shorter Catechism )
- I split them up - 1-56 one day - 57-107 the next...with grace in between
7. Bible reading (before bed - a Proverb, Psalm, or now a chapter of Job (I do not mean one of each - we did
all the Psalms, then Proverbs, most recently we have been trying Job)
8. Math (times table 1-9)
9. Greek alphabet (which is really just for me, but she has remembered it now; next will be Hebrew)
10. ? ...maybe that's all...
Wow, now that I write it all down, it seems like a lot. However, it is really "doable". I cannot say that we stick to it everyday, but at times we do and she actually likes it. I am open to suggestions, comments or problems.
But, what I am actually wondering is about a "Reward System for Kids". There are other things that I would like to include on the list such as helping "mama", eating everything that is set before her, behaving well in particular situations, cleaning up her own mess, etc... I realize that there is a lot to ask of her, but I would like to reward her for her efforts.
Does anyone have any suggestions in this area? Do you have any templates for a computer, wall or just on a piece of paper. I was thinking of a "sticker" board of some sort, where 5 gets..., 10 gets... and so on and so forth.
The backdrop is that I would like to get her reading and reading on her own. One thing that we allow her to do is watch shows that we find on the Internet (it was Pororo, then Caillou, now it is The Berenstain Bears). All of which are most unprofitable and often times annoying, but I am often guilty of allowing her to watch them so that I can "do my own thing" - whatever that may be. We do not have a television, so the good thing is that she is somewhat restricted as to what passes by her mind (even the aforementioned are mind numbing), but I am mindful that she could be spending her time more productively. Do not get me wrong, "papa" plays with her and she often times plays with the neighbor's children, so she does do more than just "the list", but I would like her to have some direction (goal?).
Like I said up front, I am borderline legalistic, thus maybe I am totally out to lunch, but I believe that I am settled firmly in grace - at least until I try to do something about it, so you all may have more issues to address with me than what I am asking.
She is our first child, but we are expecting our second in August. My hope is that we can get some advice, so that we can map out a plan with this little girl, so that that little boy (!) will benefit from his parents willingness to learn the approximate way as to teach our children in the Way of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In Christ,
This is my first real post since signing up. I did a quick search, but I did not see anything.
My precious little girl is three. I borderline live legalistic, but I do often rest in grace. Take that however you may, but my hope is to teach my little girl many things such as (in no particular order):
1. alphabet (song/sing - looking at poster or in the dark before bed) in English and Korean
2. phonics (song/sing - looking at poster or in the dark before bed) in English and Korean
- she and I have been doing a phonics book a few days a week
3. reading (her own "just looking" - one of her choice before bed - in Korean or English - usually English
with "Papa")
4. writing (Korean or English alphabet Book)
5. Bible study (Children's Bible Reading Plan | HeadHeartHand Blog David Murry's
plan, which has a morning and evening passage)
6. "Questions" (as they have come to be know as - Westminster in particular (Shorter Catechism )
- I split them up - 1-56 one day - 57-107 the next...with grace in between
7. Bible reading (before bed - a Proverb, Psalm, or now a chapter of Job (I do not mean one of each - we did
all the Psalms, then Proverbs, most recently we have been trying Job)
8. Math (times table 1-9)
9. Greek alphabet (which is really just for me, but she has remembered it now; next will be Hebrew)
10. ? ...maybe that's all...
Wow, now that I write it all down, it seems like a lot. However, it is really "doable". I cannot say that we stick to it everyday, but at times we do and she actually likes it. I am open to suggestions, comments or problems.
But, what I am actually wondering is about a "Reward System for Kids". There are other things that I would like to include on the list such as helping "mama", eating everything that is set before her, behaving well in particular situations, cleaning up her own mess, etc... I realize that there is a lot to ask of her, but I would like to reward her for her efforts.
Does anyone have any suggestions in this area? Do you have any templates for a computer, wall or just on a piece of paper. I was thinking of a "sticker" board of some sort, where 5 gets..., 10 gets... and so on and so forth.
The backdrop is that I would like to get her reading and reading on her own. One thing that we allow her to do is watch shows that we find on the Internet (it was Pororo, then Caillou, now it is The Berenstain Bears). All of which are most unprofitable and often times annoying, but I am often guilty of allowing her to watch them so that I can "do my own thing" - whatever that may be. We do not have a television, so the good thing is that she is somewhat restricted as to what passes by her mind (even the aforementioned are mind numbing), but I am mindful that she could be spending her time more productively. Do not get me wrong, "papa" plays with her and she often times plays with the neighbor's children, so she does do more than just "the list", but I would like her to have some direction (goal?).
Like I said up front, I am borderline legalistic, thus maybe I am totally out to lunch, but I believe that I am settled firmly in grace - at least until I try to do something about it, so you all may have more issues to address with me than what I am asking.
She is our first child, but we are expecting our second in August. My hope is that we can get some advice, so that we can map out a plan with this little girl, so that that little boy (!) will benefit from his parents willingness to learn the approximate way as to teach our children in the Way of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In Christ,