Phew! We've finished our first week back to school! I'm still tinkering with things, but this is what we did this week:

 

E, age 7 (2nd grade)

Sonlight Core 1

Mystery of History

SL Science 1

Explode the Code book 4 (continuing from last year)

SL Language Arts 2 Intermediate: MCP Phonics Level C & Diamond Notes   (Creative Writing Program)

Math-U-See Beta (continuing from last year)

Handwriting Without Tears My Printing Book

Critical Thinking Activities book

 

R, age 5.5 (K)

Sonlight Core 1

Mystery of History

SL Science 1

Get Ready for the Code

SL Language Arts K

Math-U-See Primer

Handwriting Without Tears Letters & Numbers for Me

BOB books & SL Funtales

 

J, age 3

Whatever she wants to do from her Costco Preschool workbook

 

RL, almost 11 mos

hopefully napping during school

 

We started school on Monday, which worked out well since it was dh's day off. As the principal of our school, he took the older kids out to breakfast to celebrate their first day. J & I stayed home & had a special time together making "First day of school necklaces" by stringing beads onto yarn! Dh had a good breakfast & was able to spend some time encouraging them & admonishing them to do their best. We've told them that they each have a focus this year; for E, it's improving his handwriting (hence the LA-heavy schedule above); for R, it's learning to read.

 

Our first day was long, as it was the first time I was formally schooling 2 kids, and I need to figure out the best way to do that. E hasn't been too happy that I'm not instantly available to answer his questions or check his work! We're also trying to add in Mystery of History, and it's a lot to combine with a Sonlight core. I still need to work out the kinks. Never mind that I also need to work in the occasional art appreciation lesson and classes at the Y for both the dc and myself! I'm not sure where in the schedule I can do some compressing without losing important components.

 

I took some pictures today of the kids with their Creation booklets that they made to illustrate our first Mystery of History lesson, and their pencil boxes, of which they're very proud of all their new school supplies! I've already had to take away J's scissors because she kept cutting up paper into little bits & refusing to clean them up! And E cut a "v" into the tablecloth. Sigh. I need to get dh to help me post the pictures, but that will have to wait--this mama-teacher is wiped out & needs to go to bed! :)