It was so terribly hot yesterday yet the kids ages: 9, 6, 5, 3, and 1.5 were a little wild or shall I say, very energetic: jumping around, running after one another. It was my first day with the whole troop alone, I'm watching my nephew for a couple of weeks. He is actually very mellow but my 4 girls can be quite a handful. Anyway, I puzzled over how I would calm them down without TV. So I said, "Okay, now let's have reading time. Everyone find a partner." Amazingly, they all chose a partner, sat down and started to read to one another!!! They were all suddenly very calm and very engaged in their books: "Where the Sidewalk Ends," "Captain Cat" by Syd Hoff, "Daisy says Coo." It was a wonderful moment. While they read, I made dinner.
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