Okay, so it didn't go anything like I'd planned. I'm okay with that -- sort of.
Kennedy, my youngest was much harder to keep on task than I thought, and Bennett, my oldest, was just as hard as he was at the beginning of the first grade. Gibson, my five and a half year old did amazing! He is so professional and excited about all of it that I had to keep moving him ahead while the other two were behind schedule.
We never even touched some of the really cool stuff, but made some headway on Literature, History, Math and Science. French, Music, and Art are neglected. We'll get there.
Monday we got a call from the charter school that we'd wanted to send the kids to. Unfortunately, they had a spot for only Gibs. We decided to take it though, since, it seemed that we'd never get in if we didn't start with one kid. He starts Monday. He is so thrilled, and my husband and I are both freaked out.
I am loving the combination of Miquon and "Math Made Easy" for math. Miquon is outstanding for teaching them the concepts by letting them get to the "ah ha" moment themselves. The Math Made Easy is good for drilling on standard grade-level problems, using the language that is commonly used in first through third grades. Miquon's concepts are capable of teaching them far beyond that limit. The boys are already synthesizing stuff we're working on and putting it to use.
Kennedy's learning her letters and sounds, and is very proud of her work in her pre-school Phonics book. As well she should be.
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