Ohh- I am
so happy to see that those books are still in print!!
They were
perfect for a high-literacy, low-written-output PG kiddo.
I concur about not getting too concerned about what happens day to day, too-- it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture.
What I neglected to mention that was sometimes DD would get really involved in something on her list, or just dawdle and not get to everything. That was okay-- it just stayed on the list for the next day (or two).
Dry erase markers on a window:
a) can be school... serious things like handwriting, sentences, spelling words... math...
b) can also be silly-- who can draw the best monster with purple hair? Let's set a time limit and see who can draw an alien planet the fastest!! I'm going to draw the weirdest flower ever-- no peeking...
The unluckiest stick figure in the universe featured prominently at my house, incidentally. I never inquired too deeply about this point, but I'm pretty sure that at least occasionally, that was an effigy.
