Olufunmike Alabi

Mother. Homeschooler. Raising book lovers. Homeschool Coach. Helping you Become the Hero of your Child's Learning Journey

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

This conversation is interesting. I enjoyed reading aloud The Hobbit.

[Max Gagliardi @max_gagliardi]

Got tired of reading the kiddy books for bedtime and decided to read the Hobbit to my 6 & 7 year olds

I hadn’t read it since like 5th grade and it’s over the top linguistically advanced for kids

I thought they might struggle but they absolutely loved it

Every page they’d stop me 5+ times asking what certain words mean and I had to consistently stop and explain things but man I feel like it has been absolutely great for them (and me tbh)

Only classical novels from here on out at bedtime

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@JamesClear I really appreciate this. I’ve always hated interruptions but recently learned to lean into them. Chaos isn’t always bad. In fact, it’s mostly good.

P.S. 234 Twitter - I’m not talking about your kind of chaos. You are God’s strongest soldiers.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@AlexHormozi Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

[John Barach @John_Barach]

@danae_hudlow Also: What a child can understand when a book is read aloud is not necessarily (and not usually) the same as what a child can understand when reading on his own. Don't just give your kids The Hobbit. Read it aloud to them.

Plus, you don't have to know what every word means.

[rebelEducator @rebelEducator]

Don’t just read your kids “baby books.”

Even if they don’t understand all the meaning yet, exposing them to quality language and narrative stories builds the muscle they’ll use later in life

Even better if you’re reading to older siblings and the little ones get to listen in

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@paulg I should do a SAT Maths practice test. I think my score was 780 when I was very young.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@asemota Your chance to become a window David Attenborough.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@Ethelreadsbooks @RedWhinee British authors when writing about akara

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

Who recommended this book? Drop your address. I’m coming to fight.

‘Limps and wheezes along to its sad end….’ 😭

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@Yettitabai @timidakolo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@Mochievous I’m writing this in my commonplace book.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@TamaraPosibi a.k.a Vampires

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@DrChaeEd Nothing like learning a lesson twice 😂

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@CodingIncloud_ One of them

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@asemota I can’t say anything without saying too much but I know what you mean. We assume children always pick things by osmosis and explicit instruction but chaos theory also applies. Sometimes we need to create that chaos ourselves. If only there was a script.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

I love the World Cup haters club. The last match I watched as a member, I wanted both teams to lose.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@steelemuse I remember thinking about using metronomes to improve reading cadence for my lads. I checked and there was an entire paper about it.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@asemota Ah! The last paragraph. You need to pray in specifics. People move.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

I need encouragement from people who maintain commonplace books.

[Olufunmike Alabi @Olufunmike]

@MerriamWebster Pschewwwww