Media today 266

Reading: Katharina Neuschaefer, Die nordischen Sagen, 142-158/294 (kindle edition); Roger Hargreaves, Miss Hokuspokus; M. E. Martin, Die Legende des Minecraft Drachenjunge: Drachenjunge und der Enderdrache; Listening: Katharina Neuschaefer, Nordische Sagen 4: Vom Ende der Zeit—Ragnarök, 0 - 40:00. Viewing: Rabadabading, "Minecraft Adventure Map, Deep Hole" #01-#02 (32 min.).

2015
Total audio: 58.30 hours
Total video: 92.58 hours
Total gameplay: 5.53 hours (category added 8.25.2015) 

Age 5.01.02 

Minecraft Midgard

Jamie and I have been working on a Midgard-world in Minecraft along with our reading & listening in Norse mythology. Below are some screen-shots. 

The Midgard serpent Jörmungand:

  
Who is actually a tunnel with light rail. Here's what he looks like from inside:

The World-Tree Yggdrasil, with Ratatösk climbing up the trunk:

Asgard with the eagle perched atop, and Bifröst, the Rainbow Bridge:

Lichtalbenheim, home of the Light Elves:

J is especially proud of the flower-gate he has build into Lichtalbenheim:

Media today 262-265

Reading: Katharina Neuschaefer, Die nordischen Sagen, 132-142/294 (kindle edition); Roger Hargreaves, Mister Muskel, Mister Glücklich. Listening: Katharina Neuschaefer, Nordische Sagen 3: Thor, der Donnergott, 1.23 - 2.25. Gameplay: 1.5 hours.

I changed the category "description/narration" to "gameplay" because it has proven both linguistically more productive and more fun to just log in with Jamie and play together. We're doing this mostly with Minecraft, but also a little bit with World of Warcraft. 

2015
Total audio: 57.50 hours
Total video: 92.26 hours
Total gameplay: 5.53 hours (category added 8.25.2015) 
Age 5.01.01

I realized today that date numeration I've been using is kind of awkward. Jamie's birthday is in November, so that is month 1, but his birthday is at the end of the month, so the 5 won't change to 6 until 6.01.27. 

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Reading: Katharina Neuschaefer, Die nordischen Sagen, 121-132/294 (kindle edition); Roger Hargreaves, Mister Muskel.

J: "Ich liebe die nordische Mythologie!" He also really likes this joke from tonight, of which we have several versions in various collections:

Der Lehrer zu Fritzchen: "Nenn mir mal ein paar Tiere!"
Fritzchen zählt auf: "Häschen, Hündchen, Pferdchen..."
Meint der Lehrer: "Lass doch das '-chen' weg."
Darauf Fritzchen: "Eichhörn, Seepferd, Meerschwein, Kanin." 

Media today 256-260

Viewing: About 5 hours of German Let's Play Kung Fu Panda and Minecraft videos; Benjamin Blümchen, Benjamin Blümchen als Tierarzt (x2; 52 min.).

I was travelling over the weekend, hence all the viewing. I don't like to let a single day go by without J getting a good dose of German. 

2015
Total audio: 56.48 hours
Total video: 92.26 hours
Total narration/description: 4.23 hours (category added 8.25.2015) 
Age 5.12.17

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Reading: Katharina Neuschaefer, Die nordischen Sagen, 111-121/294 (kindle edition). Viewing: Various German Minecraft videos (1.20).

2015
Total audio: 56.48 hours
Total video: 86.34 hours
Total narration/description: 4.23 hours (category added 8.25.2015) 
Age 5.12.17

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Reading: Roger Hargreaves, Miss Hilfsbereit. Viewing: Rabadabading, Das Leben der Verlassenen #01 (14:30 min); #02  (17 min.); Das Leben der Verlassenen #03, #04 (28 min.),"Meine knuffige Minecraftwelt" (36min.). Die Zehn Gebote: Mose und das Geheimnis der steinernen Tafeln (1:26). 

J was sick home from school today, hence all the viewing. I watched the Moses film with him. He knows the story very well at this point; I enjoy talking about and comparing all the different versions we have read and listened to.

2015
Total audio: 57.33 hours
Total video: 88.16 hours
Total narration/description: 4.23 hours (category added 8.25.2015) 
Age 5.12.19