Creative Homeschool Exerience

Been a While Sorry

I have been missing in action again. Sorry about that...again lol.... Well our car is still in the shop so hubby has been having to take me places in my mom's truck, which is a stick and I don't know how to drive a stick. Poor has been taking me places when he should be home asleep since he works midnights. He does it all without much complaint. What a good hubby I have.

Life has been busy since after the holidays. Once we get in the homeschooling mode it just seems to make our day's go so much faster. The boy's are doing well though. My youngest I am learning is a Kinesthetic learner. He loves to be moving and talking a lot LOL. When he say's his ABC's he has to be moving. He will walk in circles while saying them. While it may make me a bit dizzy I let him do it. Seems to help him learn better. I am really glad we are homeschooling him because I think in school he would be labeled ADHD because he does like to move around so much. He is also a very social butterfly LOL. If he is in a roomful of people he has to the center of attention. He will do anything to get people to notice him. But when it's just one on one instruction he will pay attention and do what he is supposed to do. In his own way anyway. I don't think the public school would accept the way he is. He is far from ADHD. He may be hyper at times and more energetic then some kids but when he wants to concentrate he can and does.

My older son is between a visual and auditory learner. If he sees or hears something he can understand it almost immediately. I once explained what multiplication was to him and he understood it right away and can multiply simple numbers like by 5's and 2 and 3's. This wasn't even when we were doing any school work. I just told him what it was and he got it right away! Also if he sees how something looks he is able to learn it quickly too. He totally amazes me on how much he picks up. Last year 1/2 way through Kindergarten I had to buy first grade curriculum because it got to easy for him. Looks like I will have to do it again this year. Especially with the math. I have had to skip over some lessons for him because it was just repetitive things that he already knows and he was getting board with. Now for Phonic he is doing well but I want to get through the Saxton 1 book before moving him ahead on that. Just don't want to miss anything important on it.

I think it's going to be a challenge to teach two kids that are so different from each other learning wise. But since I have done some with my youngest while teaching my oldest this year I think we can handle it. I just need to find some more active teaching with my youngest. Amazing how two brothers who come from the same mom and dad are so different from each other. One is laid back and reserved and is a real thinker (oldest) while the other one is energetic, loud, demands attention and loves to move around. Yet even though they are so different they get along really well. People often ask me how I can have my kids home all day long and not go crazy. First of all I love having my kids around. They make me smile and proud. Second it's not like they fight a lot. I won't lie and say they never fight but not as often as I thought they would. I know my brother and I were six years apart and we fought all the time. Now I wonder if it's because I was in public school and with him being so young we just never connected? But now we do get along great. Go figure LOL. So how is everyone else doing?

It's good to hear from you!

6:56 PM, Jan. 28, 2007 .. Posted by workinprogress

I'm sorry your still having car troubles and I hope that is resolved soon. Your boys sound like fun. You are giving them a great gift by keeping them home and schooling them. You know them and love them best. I'm glad my children are different from each other -- wouldn't it be boring if God gave us "clones"? lol

And... so glad to hear your still reading through the Bible "with me". Keep it up and let me know how its going!