this is long over due. i thought i'd do a quick school round up as we head into the final (YEA!!!!) semester! ive been on all the kids to keep the play/school room clean and after a week, this is what the room looked like after they went to bed! yeah!
this is where nate does his school....he left a few pieces of paper but not to bad!
for indep reading nate reads from the worldbook kids crafts series, its super fun, and my awesome garage sale find! and eats his oreo's at the same time. ha
we do all about spelling, it really works for nate. im doing a loose review with him, i find the words are too easy for him but its a great program to use...
nate does his writing..while i prep his next lesson
for our read out loud we are doing tom sawyer. we LOVE this book. it's been rewritten to adapt to modern talk, and it's easier for me to read. nate actually begs me to keep reading...i plan on finishing it up and moving onto huck fin. i never read any of these books, so it's all new to me too
for science we are doing this. LOVE it. i can not express how much i love this curric! we use the journal book that comes with it and i FINALLY figured this out.... nate is not a drawer/creative with his pencils/markers so i started printing off pictures/diagrams/illustrations for him and instead of drawing he uses the print offs. this is changed EVERYTHING. he's no longer dreading his journal book but instead is taking time and putting effort into his work.....sure its a bit more work for me...he i think it's worth it. i read the text to him....because i want to read it. again, some how i didn't learn any of this in school. so im getting an education too!
we do our reading on the couch. nate has this jar on gum balls. i started giving him gum to chew ONLY during school, and ESP during reading time because the chewing of the gum keeps him busy and he is free to listen. this trick totally works with the kids who are super busy/full of energy!
when it's back to the table for work time, we've been listening to disney instrumentals for back ground music....never songs with lyrics, way too distracting....soft instrumental is the way to go!
nate!
i picked this work book up at frenchy's for 1.75. its awesome for "busy work" busy work= work that he can do on his own, too keep his busy!
i also have him write out a word. just to work on 3 things
1-spacing!!!!
2- staying on the flipping line!
3-lower case practice.
nate is very weak in this area....
math is math u see
he's finishing the book this week!
i think im going to take a month off and use flash cards and review to make sure he's got a good grasp on the concepts and then move him on
more busy work!
i took out bible this yr. in place of it i gave him a devotional to do. he does it while i do mine. its working really well
writing is almost over too
i plan on working with him hand on for the next few weeks in his language arts. i want to enforce what he learned, and make him put more effort into this area!
so that's a general peek into nate's work....i try to do most of the work with him when the girls nap. it's working out well so far
cant believe im going to be prepping for grade 3!!!!! wow!
school is going well. and im being honest! i really love home educating. sure it can get touch but when doesn't life???? i am very glad we chose this life style!
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