Reasons

It's been a little while since we've had our speech homework... first the teacher was sick, the next week The Professor was sick and last week... well, we were so caught up in the holiday we completely forgot to do our work.

This week (and last week) we are focusing on reasons. First of all, we are working on knowing and saying our reason for why we want something to happen. So, instead of saying, "Dad, play catch with me." Make your request with a reason, "Dad, would you play catch with me because..." This helps each of us to understand why a request is important to the person making the request.

We are also discussing why it is important to understand the reasons we are asked to do certain things in our everyday lives. For instance, we are discussing the reasons behind the importance of doing chores. We also have a worksheet to discuss the reasons our Dad would ask us to close the door, if we forgot to close it, on a cold and snowy winter day (we haven't discussed this one yet, but I'm sure it will be great... the Professor is very literal... and we literally do not have cold and snowy days at our house. I can't wait to hear what he has to say about this one).