Day By Day - First Day of School, Take 2

Aug. 22, 2006

First Day of School, Take 2

Yesterday was J2's first day of school. I use Homeschool Tracker and have been totally prepared for weeks ... lesson plans printed, schedule created and everything! But there is nothing like actually doing the work to show you what you need to do!

We started with Bible - we are reading the Proverbs along with the Miller Family. And, then Grammy came over and we did PE. We stretched out and walked for about 35 minutes...well, J2 rollerbladed. I admit - this is 80% for me (though J2 does have a bit of a belly - his brothers are slim to skinny) - but J2 seemed to really enjoy it! Last night he asked me a few times "Is Grammy coming tomorrow? Are we going to walk again?" So, I'm thinking he enjoyed it!

When we got back - we took a bit of a break and then started re-reading our Pathway Readers. I'm glad we are reviewing as J2 really struggled. :( But what else is to be expected with taking such a long break? This year we also bought the workbooks that he can do on his own - working on building independence and also giving him more practice with the words. This time in the readers also showed me that jumping right into the spelling book I bought him was not going to work. So I put it aside and we'll use the new words in his readers...or ones he struggles with. I'm glad I haven't sent our course of study into AVCS yet - I can change it!

The rest of our school work sent great! Daily Grams 2-3, Miquon Math and History (self-created) rounded out our morning. Oh! And, computer time! :) We found this great program online called Study Dog! Check it out!! All three of my boys enjoy it!

Oh yes - the other thing I realized is that we need handwriting practice again. So I ordered some cheap D'Nealian workbooks that I love!

All in all - a great day! He whizzed through his work and only got a bit frustrated at his reading skills. I pray I can encourage him today!! Off to get busy!

• Post A Comment! • Send to a Friend!

Comments

About Me

Day by Day....we strive to learn together, love each other and have some fun. Day By Day.... we strive to raise our boys to be knights and warriors for the Lord. Some days it's a struggle...

Cast of Charaters

Me - I like to read and knit. I've been a Christian for many years and loving learning about God and seeing the Lord work in our lives! I also post on my other blog, "Journaling Back To Joy"
DH - Is a theologically trained teacher of 4th graders at a Christian school. He loves astronomy, LOTR and playing with the kids! He is the funniest man I know.
J1 - 12 - our oldest. He came to live with us when he was 16 mos old and completely turned our lives inside out! While he is struggling with self-control right now - he is the one who can brighten the room just by smiling! He loves creating things from our recycling and anything that allows him to move (trampoline, skateboards, inline skates, etc)
J2 - 11 - our middle son. He is the one who I am currently homeschooling. He loves to create things from Legos and he loves movies. He would watch movies all day if I let him :( He has just had a major breakthrough in reading - for which we are praising the Lord!
J3 - 6 - my joy. He has a very tender heart for me and really works hard to make me happy. He loves to cuddle and is just learning about Legos. He wants to be with his big brothers so much, but the age difference is a big hurdle right now.
Joshie - 5/29/02 - 2/22/03 - Our surprise! Our only pregnancy that the Lord allowed - and we were blessed to have him for those short mos. We are all still grieving his loss - you'll hear alot about that from time to time. We look forward to getting to know him someday.

Curriculum Choices

• Math: Modern Curr. Press
• Language Arts: Apple Tree, Pathway Readers & Phonics Pathway
• History: California History (Beautiful Feet)
• Science: Exploring Creation Through Astronomy
• Current Read Aloud: Redwall
• Current Audiobook: Blue Dolphin