We've been doing "school lite" in the morning. First, we read from the Bible or some other spiritual stories for the day. Then Rabbit goes off to do typing drill and Quarter Mile Math drill. The Quarter Mile Math drill is starting to pay off. Oh sure, she's been doing it a long time. But, she can now remember her nemesis 3 x 6 = 18. Her math facts are coming a lot faster. She also found a "letter practice" option somewhere in Quarter Mile Math, and has been alternating between that and Dance Mat Typing for her typing practice.
So, while Rabbit is off on the computer, I'm working with the boys. We're finishing up Math-U-See's Primer. This week we've started learning about telling time. The boys are very excited about that, as we do have a couple of analog clocks in the house. And then were going through Abeka's 1st grade reading schedule. So far, it is just review, so they're kind of bored with it. But Pooh definitely needs it. I'd say after about 10 minutes or so of reading, his brain kind of just shuts down. He can hardly remember how to put the sounds together. Tigger is doing good with it, though.
I hope to add in Handwriting Without Tears workbooks for the boys soon (they shipped last Thursday or Friday). Pooh is definitely left-handed, so I'm hoping that will help him improve his fine motor control.
Then I have Rabbit do math with me. She is doing well with Singapore now. She gets the ideas, and sometimes can even do a problem or two in her head. I do see her starting to think more about how to do a problem, and look at the whole problem more. We're enjoying 3B because it is more practical - weights and measures, time, and such. After that, we finish off with spelling and reading. Poor Rabbit... I've been going through our "mastered" words again for the summer, just to make sure they're really mastered and "cleaned" got her again. But, she did finally spell "direction" right after about 7 days of trying. We're pronouncing it "digh-rec-tion" for spelling instead of "der-ec-tion" and that seems to be helping her. Otherwise, she was missing that first "i" in the word.
I really need to get the kids doing some chores everyday. Just not sure how to work it in to the overall scheme of the day. I also want them to be able to play outside when it is cooler. I'll get it worked out soon. Probably just in time to start school in the fall. Ha!
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