Today, I decided to have a tea party (with real tea and the china tea set from Grandpa Wright) and read the two books we're slowly reading together. Those being, The Trumpet of the Swan and The Burgess Bird Book for Children. We practiced using excellent manners while enjoying peppermint tea with crackers.
Who knew children could sit so quietly (minus Micah's spilling of his tea cup as he tried to shut the top of the tea kettle)? It was really wonderful. I'm considering intertwining the good habit training that accompanies a tea party with whatever books we are reading for that day. I did ask the girls a few questions about each of the chapters we read today (Not at all CM style, but I wanted to see what details they had grasped). They were, indeed, paying close attention for they even got the hard questions correct! It was really a fun time.
Oh and who knew young children would actually enjoy the taste of hot, peppermint tea. :) We finished off an entire pot!
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