Tackle -It-Tuesday(My achivements)

Dominique Thoughts Achievements, tackle it tuesday

Tackle It Tuesday Meme

This week I’m doing a different meme. This week I managed to get quite a lot of things done.

For my Blog

I’ve joined the Problogger 31 Days to build a better blog challenge. I am actively taking steps recommended to improve on this blog to make it a more enriching stop for my readers.
I’ve decided on a posting schedule. Tuesdays & Wednesdays meme days, Thursday or friday series and weekend linky love.

For the kids

create Japanese flashcards and worksheets tailored to their ability. (Set 1 is almost completed)
Read storybooks to them on weekday nights. Read pages from the children’s bible once a week.

At Work

I managed to clear the syllabus for this term and am on schedule to start revision for the upcomming examinations.
The books on my desk have been marked and returned to the students. I only have their essays left to mark.

What have you managed to tackle this week?

This post is also submitted to – Talk about Tuesdays and Tuesdays Toots

April 16, 2009

Elmer in the snow – A Children’s Book Review

Dominique Thoughts David McKee, Snowball, Snowball fight

: Cover of Elmer in the Snow

Elmer in the Snow by David McKee is one of the books we were reading this week.

This is the second Elmer storybook which I picked up for the boys to read. The first one was Elmer and the Rainbow.

I was entrigued by how the patchwork elephant who tried to make his fellow elephants feel better by bringing them on a trip through the colourful and warm jungle. His friends were feeling blue as they were feeling cold.

Unknown to him they were walking up to the mountains instead and into the snowfields instead. Imagine the joy on the faces of the elephants as they saw snow for the very first time. They had so much fun playing in the snow that they didn’t realised Elmer had sneeked away and built an lifesize white elephant.

They were shocked when they saw this white elephant and thought that Elmer was frozen stiff. The cheeky little elephant was hiding in a corner and getting ready to aim the snowballs that he had previously prepared at them.

They had a snowball fight and before long it became dark and the elephants had to leave and head home.

The boys like reading the book as there were colourful pictures which spread through the book.

There are some follow up winter activities mentioned in this Winter Activities page. I intend to do the art and craft activity with them this weekend if time permits.