Number Week was an interesting concept since I'm dealing with people who kind of know how to say numbers in the commonly accepted order and vaguely know what those syllables represent. On the plus side, it was a very easy and "learny" week; on the minus side, crafts were relatively difficult since the youngest's favorite number is three (gee, I wonder why) and that is a tough number to cut out of paper.
Monday
Placecards: By accident, a tradition of theme weeks is having placecards at the table. You know, to claim your seat. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SIT IN A PARTICULAR SPOT AT THE TABLE. Just like it was in high school, but with more yelling and hurt feelings and territorialism.
Then there was the walk to the library… in the snow… and wind. It was an adventure. A chilly, slow adventure.
But the books were pretty good, so…
Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
Hide and Sheep by Andrea Beaty and Bill Mayer
Duckie's Ducklings by Frances Barry
The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
Tuesday
Dice games: there's a thing called "subitizing" that makes you a better person and apparently dice are great for that, so we played the dice version of War. We also tried Tenzi, which occupied us for at least a half an hour. Numbers. Training for the tables in Vegas. Good times.
Wednesday
Number cards: Mae Cake and Zoo took the obvious route in selecting their age for their favorite number, while V decided 100 was hers.
I might have helped Zoo cut out her 3.
Thursday
Music: Check out this playlist for Numbers Week. NOSTALGIA.
Aaaaaaand that's it. We were pretty busy buying a car that works AND carries more than 5 people and actually works and stuff, so our field trip to the Minnesota Department of Revenue Building's clever number sculpture didn't work… yet.
Plus [get it?], can we address how DAMN cold it is in Minnesota right now? DAMN.
Riot and Frolic 
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