Well, this week was a big week for us - we started co-op! Superman is taking a FIAR class and Batman is taking American History. It was an even bigger week because I'm teaching FIAR! Phew, am I ever glad that the first week is over.
B has been working on his math and copywork steadily. We are trying to commit to memory even and odd skip count numbers by 2. He's coming along. We added FLL and narration of Aesop this week. Narration is a little rusty from the summer break. On the other hand though, he sat down today and wrote a report on the book Leif the Lucky all by himself (aside from the spelling of certain words he asked)! I don't know what propelled him to do this. He just sat down and started writing away and told me not to look. He's written a lot of stories, comics, and letters but they were all dictated to me. I think this is his first piece of writing (long writing) that he has written (both composition and handwriting) that he has done by himself. He did really well. Way to go B!
I've read that writing is really a two part process. The first is the formation of words and ideas in the head, then the second part is putting the words on paper. They are two separate processes. Composition can be learned in the mind before the hand is ready to put it to paper. Maybe B's hand caught up to his thoughts today.
For Superman, we continued with his letters from Handwriting Without Tears and followed up with this week's FIAR material.
I'm still trying to figure out how to juggle a toddler in there. Haven't really implemented my plan yet. Just wasn't the week for that yet I guess.
Friday, September 12, 2008
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2 comments:
Hi Ellie!
Wow, it sounds like things are starting to really fall into place for you guys overall. I'm really happy and encouraged each time I read your posts.
Hey, I wanted to ask you a quick question. Are you working through the K book (Letters and Numbers) with S? I've been working through the Pre-K bk w/ Samuel, and wondering what we should do once we're done.
I answered your questions over on my blog, but I'll answer them here, too:
She types as she's thinking, and it has already helped her typing skills. I found a couple of fun free typing programs to help her, and although she's not fast, she's not pecking at the keys anymore. One she liked is here. As far as age goes, she's only 7, almost 8, so it probably just depends on the child.
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