After a morning spent straightening the house up (me) and playing (Jude and Audrey), we ate lunch, then sat down to do some schoolwork. I've found that it generally works better for us if 1) I'm able to do my chores around the house first thing and 2) the kids are able to fully wake up, play awhile, and eat plenty before we start school.
Yesterday we ended up not doing school officially. Of course, there is always learning taking place and skills being practiced ... like the kids making Valentine cards for their great-grandparents, nature documentaries being watching, and just talking about anything they ask questions about.
Today Jude did two pages in his Handwriting Without Tears workbook (lowercase "i"). His writing workbook is his least favorite thing to do. If he has writing to do in some other way, I allow him to skip this.
He is at the end of his first math book of the year, Early Kindergarten Math 2A. Math is one of his favorite subjects and he has very easily and quickly grasped every concept so far. Last Friday he learned about the fraction one-half. Today it was one-fourth. He folded and colored some paper, then cut it out. Upon unfolding it, there was the one-fourth colored, three-fourths uncolored. He did this with the one-half as well. He really liked this activity! He likes anything that is hands-on, it seems.
Jude also did a few pages in a rhyming workbook. This was something else that was very easy for him.
He isn't reading yet. Well, some. He has no trouble blending letter sounds or recognizing familiar words. He doesn't seem to have the confidence to read, yet he is very pleased with himself when he does. I'm hoping to really work with him on reading in the coming months. I was waiting because I want to be sure he is ready. I don't want to force him to learn to read... I want it to occur in a natural way so that he LOVES it. His interest in books is high (I mean, we're reading a Hardy Boys book that we started last week and are almost finished with and he has three more waiting in the wings) so I'm sure he will be an avid reader once he learns how.
Let's see, what else? We played outside at the park. We talked about and played with money - how many pennies are in a quarter, dime, nickel, how many quarters make a dollar, etc. We read two chapters of the first Hardy Boys book before bed tonight.
Coming up soon is details of what curriculum we are using and what additional books we use.
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