Silence is golden

As mentioned previously by Daddio, the boys are on a roll... downward! And finding Bobcat and Bubba messing around in bed this morning was truly the last straw.

They have not been themselves, and so our normal courses of action simply don't work. My new plan for today is silence. No, I'm not expecting them to be silent... that will NEVER happen... I'm going to be silent. All my interactions with them will include the wipe off board in the game/school room, or a piece of paper. Honestly I'm so tired of saying things that simply WON'T SAY IT one more time today.

One telling message of this morning:
"Just because I'm not talking, doesn't mean I can't hear what you are doing! If I hear it again, ALL of the colors will go into the garbage."

I consider this a form of homeschooling. First they are having to read! Secondly, I can work on contractions with Bobcat. And third, the lesson on READING and FOLLOWING the directions printed in their texts, which is something they all need to be working on!