Anyway, we are almost done reading Stories of the Pilgrims and will resume Boys and Girls of Colonial Days next week. I enjoy both of these books because they are historical fiction and hold Audrey's attention better than a textbook would. We have also begun reading The Trumpet of the Swan.
Audrey really likes this book and its illustrations. We have gone online to find out what a real Trumpeter Swan sounds like and have looked at a map to see where they live. I am planning on going to the library later and will see if I can find some books about them.
Audrey is continuing to improve her "3R's" skills as well. Here is what she has been doing.
Handwriting
I am especially pleased with the improvement in her handwriting. Here is a sample of some copywork she did this week.
I have been having her copy her Awana and BSF verses for copywork, and it is working out very well. I do not make her do a ton of writing, but what she does do, I expect to be done neatly and correctly. When it comes to writing I believe in quality not quantity.
Reading
As far as reading goes, she is almost finished with Unit 3 of the Rod & Staff BNRS reader. We do 4 lessons per week and that is perfect for her. We do only a portion of the activities in the workbook each day to make sure she understood what she read. A lot of the workbook is busy work and I don't see the need for it.
Math
Audrey is now in the Primary Math 1B workbook and is doing very well. Singapore is a great program for her because there are not a ton of problems and she understands the way they present the concepts. I plan to stick with it for 2nd grade.
Lastly, I just wanted to share a couple photos of the kids with some snowman crafts they made at our co-op. They are both learning about winter this session.
I hope you enjoyed my update. I will try and be better about posting school updates more often. Have a great weekend and God bless!
7 comments:
It's so nice that you have found what works and are sticking to it! I am trying to decide on what to use next year, and as my oldest gets up there in grades (will be in 5th!) I am struggling with trying to make the right choices and finding something that I want to stick with!
Hooray, for another successful week in your homeschool!
Congratulations on making your halfway mark! :)
I totally agree with you on your handwriting philosophy!
The snowmen are too cute. With your weather being similiar to ours, are your kids asking you "what does snow look & feel like?" like mine are? LOL
Have a blessed weekend Gina :)
Your sweeties are so cute...Love the snowmen! I admire you for what you are doing. Such a rewarding challenge to share this with your little ones.
Blessings,
Laura
Thank you for the update! I always like to hear what other homeschooling moms are doing!!
It sounds like your school year is going very well.
I also thought "quality over quantity" with writing when my boys were little. A little bit done well makes so much more sense to me than a lot done messily.
Tell Nathan and Audrey, "Nice job!" on their winter projects.
Have a lovely weekend, my friend!
Big Hugs,
Amy:)
WOW! there is alot of learning going on out there in Cal. Great job Nathan and Audrey. HOD looks so wonderful to me!
Hi Gina.
I really admire you home-school moms. Sounds like you really have it together and it looks like your children love it. Thanks for the updates - very interesting.
Denise
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