Activity Books Completed in July 2013

This is such a productive month, that we have managed to complete a number of books for both of them.

Let's begin with Ian...


BrainQuest Workbook for Pre-K - We started on this book a little late for Ian - I believe he is able to do most of the exercises by the time we started on it.  Hence, I skipped most of the exercises and jumped straight to the last part of the book on Science.  Just a little exposure to topics like natural habitats.

Kumon: My Book of Easy Telling Time - We have started on this book for such a long time, but due to commitments in the homework from enrichment classes, we have not been working on this diligently enough.  This month, we sped up on the exercises in this book and finally completed it.

Kumon: My Book of Rhyming Words - Ian breezed through this book, as it is pretty much just tracing out or copying the words.  

Chinese Sticker Book - I spotted this book by chance while surfing for activity books for Ian.  It turns out to be quite interesting (maybe anything with stickers are interesting to children)!  At least when we were doing this book, Ian did not resist it and it helped to reinforce his memory of a few simple chinese words.

Usborne First Sticker Book - Holiday- Jointly completed by Ian and Isabelle.  I purchased this book for Isabelle, but Ian seemed to be more interested in this than the books that were meant for him.  Isabelle was not interested at first, but after watching Ian enjoying himself with the book, it spurred her interest and Ian guided her on pasting the stickers correctly.

Usborne First Sticker Book - Farm- Another book that was bought with Isabelle in mind, but it attracted Ian a lot such that he was a little unhappy when Isabelle completed the book when he was away in the childcare.  Nevertheless, Ian had completed quite a number of pages as well.

Chinese Sticker Books - Wo Lai Tie (Ages 1-3 Years) - Isabelle enjoyed pasting the stickers in this book. We had not done much brain-training exercises with her in comparison to Ian, and surprisingly, she was able to match the shapes of the stickers to the correct spots in the book.  However, she was not interested in the exercises at the bottom of each page, which I thought might be a little too advanced for her.  I *think* there are 6 books in this series, but unfortunately, the last 2 books have been misplaced by Isabelle.