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woveninhim
Feb. 19, 2008
homeschooling
I know most of my entries lately have been about husby's job search and I haven't mentioned anything about school lately. So I thought I'd post a little update.
Our 7 year old has become a giant bookworm. She's reading us out of house and home. I've asked some friends with older children for book ideas and one friend is letting her borrow some books. I also saw in a catalog the other day a series of books called Daughters of Faith. I'm trying to find out more about them. I'm also trying to find out about Math-U-See (?) for her. She loves reading and writing, but math is not as easy for her. I want her to feel successful in this area also. Math was never one of my favorite subjects either and I don't want to turn her off to it completely. If anyone who may read this blog has any ideas I would love help. If not I'll let you know what I find.
Our 5 year old is fighting with not wanting to do school but still enjoying the idea that she's learning to read, just like sissy. She's doing great with her cursive writing and flies through several pages of math, after fussing that she can't do it. I remember her sister did the exact same thing her first year of schooling.
The 3 (almost 4 year old) has learned almost all of the sounds of his letters, likes tracing his names, is counting to 30, and loves puzzles.
As for the baby he's loving the fact that he can reach so much more now that he's walking. Of course mommy and daddy aren't too happy that he can pull so much off the table. We always underestimate how far his little arms can reach.
Well, I'd better close for now. Until next time.
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Feb. 26, 2008 - Homeschool ideas
The Math-U-See also sounds like a good program. It comes with a DVD that shows the parent how to teach the lesson or that can even be used to teach the lesson. It seems to focus heavily on teaching the concepts behind math by using manipulatives (blocks for one) which many elementary school teachers seem to think is important these days. Some reviewers say the workbook that comes with it is a minus because it is in black and white and because it doesn't have enough problems to practice on. I think, though, that parents can easily make up their own practice problems or buy flash cards to give their children more practice.
Our daughter is five. We are using zip-loc bags full of pinto beans or blocks or pieces of candy to practice addition and subtraction. We also have the 100 chart to help her learn to count by fives and tens, etc. It's also been a big help showing her what the larger two digit numbers look like.
I hope this helps you out a bit and I will try to be more helpful in the future.