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We started a "formal" program with Adrian (3.5) and Tamara (newly 5) I am using the prep program for ages 2-4 at the Letter of the Week website. Its a great program. We are learning about cows, the letter A, the square and the number 1 this week. They loved it. I want to get through this by the beginning of January, move onto the Letter of the week program for ages 2-5 and be ready to start Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading by the end of Febuary. Once we get through that we will do Saxon Phonics K and from there we just focus on reading a lot combined with First Language Lessons and Spelling Workout A. I hope to be through Saxon Phonics K by this time next year. Im keeping these two children together as much as possible. Adrian picks things up a little quicker and Tamara likes to take her time learning new things. I think personally they meet right in the middle.

My older girls Kelsie (6.5) and Karly (9.5) are moving right along in their 1st and 3rd grade books, respectively.
Kelsie works on:

A Reason For Handwritting A

First Language Lessons for the first grade year

Spelling Workout A

Saxon Math 1

and

Go For the Code book C (starting in January)

She is also reading Dr. Suess books right now. Starting in January I will pull books off of the Ambleside Online reading list for her to read through.

Karly works on:

A Reason For Handwriting Transition book

First Language Lessons (she is finishing up the 2nd grade year)

Spelling Workout C

Saxon Math 3

and

Explode the Code book 4

She is reading through the Little House on The Prairie the Caroline years book series.

Im getting geared up for our new school year which officially starts in January so I will post what we I am planning in a few days. Still lining everything up.

We are taking two weeks off at Christmas and we have cut back our schedule to two days a week for the rest of the month.