J and I have become big fans of the LancMoms Family Crosswords puzzles.  We do them together when they show up on our doorstep, and are getting pretty handy at them, if we do say so ourselves.  I wish it came out more often!  Hint, hint Lancaster Newspapers. 

The crossword is just the right balance of thinking for adults and kids who are in 4th grade or higher.  I try to fill in as many of the adult clues first, and then let J do the kid clues.  Whatever is left open we figure out together.  This initially was met with some eye rolling and mild complaining, but now when she sees the crossword, she actually gets pretty excited about it. 

By the way, we are slowly improving with math skills through practice.  The first worksheet was troublesome, but I knew that more practice would allow for improvment, and I was right.  Sometimes moms ARE actually right.  Shocking, I know.  We're going to keep up the sheets and practice in the hopes that we'll be that much more prepared for the looming 6th grade. 

So, a shorter entry for today.  More to come next week.  Thanks for reading!