Today begins a more full start of our home schooling. Having two eldest write a lot on computer. Need to get them at the kitchen table with paper, pencils, pens and have them work on a more artistic rendering of their handwriting, and get them more comfortable with a cursive version of writing.
My middle child is finally reading. He started to be more interested in it at 9 1/2 but struggled mightily with reading anything. He’s very smart, intelligent, had the tools he needed, just wouldn’t go all the way. I got him a few more books, pointed things out to him, he started being more receptive and before he turned 10 just a week ago he “cracked the code” and is now a bit more than an early reader. He’s fastly growing up. Now he can get into more schooling that’s for him to do (less instruction from me.)
My two eldest finished their Beta Math U See before summer was over. They’ll be starting the next level this week. They have a tendancy to race through it, which is fine, just that I want them doing more than just Math U See, there are other subjects, also, they can half-race through as long as I can afford the next pkg when they are done … we aren’t always fluid with fund to buy materials. There are other things I need to buy still as well. I have to go through what I have and what I need with my Simply Charlotte Mason planning materials. I have been toying with the idea of some other things, not sure what to do.
First off though, I need money. So right now it’s what we have is what we have.
I have an art program online for them. I need to get them using it. (I started last year but they balked and things from other subjects and family life covered over it. So it languishes.)
There is Bible, History/Geography, Catechism, Latin, Nature, Technology, etc.
I need to get some science pkg for my eldest.
I need to get some books and maps to go with Bible, History, Geography. I can do with what I have for now, but it’ll be better with more stuff.
My toddler is the monkey wrench in all of this. He’s more mobile and gets into trouble easier than ever now, he’s 3. With 3 older ones that’s tougher than when my eldest was 6 and the other two younger … they’ve grown, and having a baby later is great, but it’s all the toddler stuff all over again. I’m pretty good at getting pre-school at home oriented. But my older children need more than that. I need to divide and conquer.
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