that they still learn! at their own rate!
this is the 1st yr that im schooling all 3 and its a total learning curve. we have been really busy with outdoor activities and i keep telling myself once things slow done we will hit the books...
so the last few wkes, i ve been playing with a schedule or sorts, trying to see what will work and what will not! ive discovered that on the days that we have an activity its NOT worth the time, effort, and patience to do book work with the girls. after a few times of trying to get it all done, i discovered that i cant! and in place of the "to do" list for the girls (book wise) we instead read a few books then go out. im MUCH happier and they are too!
the girls are also getting into the routine of book school. ive also learned that i cant NOT school the girls at the same time for their core subjects. its NOT worth losing my temper over the constant interruptions and the ever going "MOM!" which was not in my plan....sigh
so what is working? after breaky which is when ever i get up! ha. i clean up and send nate up to do his on line school, i send ellie to go play and spend an hr one on one with joey. this totally adds an extra hr to my day! but its worth it
home schooling joey is so unlike her siblings. after a wk or so i went to chris to chat about my loose ideas to school her. NONE of them were fitting the profile. so i decided to o something radical. i threw out ALL my "how to" books and just followed her lead...
which lead to SO many late night talks with chris. i bounced so many thoughts off of him, talked his ear off, and shared my insecurities with him. i taught nate and ellie how to read, following a few ideas and curriculum that i had, but after a few lessons with joey i KNEW she was not going to learn the way they did. so i took a leap, and toss away everything i knew logically and decided to find something new (is 43:19)
and voila. shes doing GREAT! joey is surprising me every day. she catches on to math so fast, much better than i thought! as long as school is FUN shes all in!
how do i use it?
i mark in what we DO instead of planning what i think we should do=NO pressure. it works so well for us! i can see that we are progressing and having a good time doing so!
i snapped this pic. she is NOT mad, just thinking. haha
for ellie this yr, i decided to spent the time to finish her alpha (gr 1) and then move to beta (gr 2) SOOOOOOOOO glad i did this, even thou it put me 2 months behind! ellie was able to grasp gr 1 and slide into gr 2. as of today, she covered 4 lessons in 2 wks. mastering all the knowledge expected!
instead of starting with level 2, i decided to review level 1 the last few weeks, i really wanted her to grasp and understand the basics of spelling for level 1 before we move on to level 2 she is doing really well!
after our read out loud, i pack up the girls books and starts lunch. after lunch i touch base with nate, then depending on the day, i take some me time (i spent time with god, and then take a fast nap) then get up to clean up, do some art with the girls, have nate around, do house work make supper and start the night! that is a quick peek into our school!
come winter for the girls im adding science, writing and geography with nate!
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