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Our past 2 days

Sat, 2 Feb 2008 00:32:00 -0600

Yesterday Wilson was near tears b/c I started challenging him more. Not ALOT more, but more. And mathematics all tie together usually, so I was losing it and we stopped for the day.

Today we start with that same sheet--it was missing numbers like
___ + 3 = 10 or 5 + __ =17

He passed w/o missing 1 problem today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's all in his head! I don't see how teachers in PS deal with that.

Plus he did good with his phonics sheets and telling time sheets (to the minute), and he made a 90 on his spelling test.
it was a good day! I so needed one after yesterday.

Christmas Break

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:54:00 -0600

And my ds is disappointed. So he is making ME math worksheets to do. LOL I love it that he is happy.

I think we will start with My Father's World Curriculum next fall. And I am leaning toward the CAT test for this spring.

Merry Christmas to all! Our Savior Lives!!!!!!

DECEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 23:41:00 -0600

I can't believe it is Dec already?!?!?
My ds has progressed so much!
His writing skills are greatly improved, he is learning the differences

between nouns and verbs too.
He whizzes through math and today we made a weather chart to track

December's weather. We may continue this thru the spring too since he

loves science.
He met his Oct and Nov reading goals!
Oct--He had to read 4 books to me with 10 or less mistakes
Nov--He had to read 4 books to me with 5 or less mistakes
Now we are working on December's--He has to read to me for 75

minutes per week.

Oh and he is obsessed with the Presidents and states of the USA, so we

are learning about them, every other day.
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And my 3yo dd is picking this stuff up b/c we are constantly learning. In

the car pointing out nouns etc. And she joins in and does it accurately!

WOW!!! I am very proud of them both.

Now I am trying to decide which test to give my ds this spring.

Our week!

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:55:00 -0500

We missed Monday schooling.
Tuesday was GREAT!
We did it a little different. And got 4 subjects done and he did better than he usually does. We got started late. After noon.
And I did his math orally while making muffins. He counted by 2's, 5's, and 10's up to 100!
Then while cleaning up the kitchen we did Social studies and the importance of our family members and their roles in the family unit itself. Done!
He read to Sarah at naptime with minimal help! PTL!!!!!!!!!!
And he did his writing while I napped. And yes I do grade him and he made an 83 and he has been in the 70's. Some words I had to look at twice to make sure I didn't write them twice. He is getting better! YAY!!!!!
So 4 subjects down! And he did great! I am so proud.

Fall vacation

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:36:00 -0500

We just returned and will start back schooling this evening or tomorrow am. I am not sure yet. My ds is READING really great though!!!!!!!! I packed books and he read them in the car and in the hotel room when it rained. I am BEAMING!!!!!

Quiz day was today instead

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:28:00 -0500

of yesterday. I had to get my car worked on yesterday. So this am, we did the quizzes. He aced 2 of them and did pretty bad on the other 2, BUT I know it will only take practice and repetition. He is doing 1st grade work and is only in K, so I am lenient about some things.

So next week, we will review more in different ways, but ultimately, he has to learn to take a written quiz.

And he read 2 books to my little dd with MINIMUM help! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Quiz day

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:14:00 -0500

Tomorrow is quiz day for my ds.

We have reviewed these subjects for 1 1/2 weeks, plus some extras we have reviewed throughout the school year. Math, Science, Bible, and Writing

He is getting it more as I have slowed my pace down, but I am trying to keep him challenged.

We had a Park day on Tuesday for some running around and interaction with other kids and a library day on Wednesday after his LEGO club!!!! It was fun.

One of the things I have learned about HSing is that making my hrs does make it convenient when I have appts I can't miss. And today we had class in a different room of the house, the living room floor. It was a change of scenery and time flew by faster it seemed.

Mid day school on Saturday

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:58:00 -0500

It was a shorter day, but worked SOOOOOOO much better than earlier in the morning or in th eevening.

I didn't have to get onto him once. We did math, writing, reading comprehension, and before I laid my dd done for her nap my ds and I read 4 books together to her. He did really good! Breaking up my time like that was cool and easy!!!! I asked questions and he was all into it! YAY!

What do you do

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:14:00 -0500

when you started HSing with minimal support and just have a bad day and want to RANT & RAVE?

Who do you go to? Blog? A supportive friend/family member?

We will be having class later today. Yesterday was a shorter day---so we have to make up some and work on subtraction. He just isn't getting the the (-) sign means take away. *sigh* After that science--rainforest! I am loving it and learning alot. And reading & writing today.

I am trying to find a happy medium for us. 10am for him is too early, 6pm is too late. So I am going to try noon and see how that works today and go from there. We are still learning the best way he learns and I teach.

Too Easy

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:27:00 -0500

Ds is too fast. That's ok for his math that is too easy for him. I am going to make that harder soon.

And learn how to tell time too. He knows the basics of that already.

Our focus will now start being reading, phonics, sight words and such. Writing, also. He raelly needs to take his time with it more.

Today we will begin learning the Pledge of Allegience and continue with rainforest info and the beatitudes.

That's a quick summary!