We are back to our full routine with school! Monday was my first day back teaching English to 13 homeschooled 12-14-year-olds. This is my 8th year doing this and I absolutely love my job! We are also back to our regular Heart of Dakota studies (Finally!). The girls also had their first day of their science class on Wednesday. After their class there was a great big welcome back picnic. My husband says I've been peopled out this week. I think he's right because I'm exhausted!
Beth (5th Grade) - Creation to Christ: Unit 12
Overall she did very well this week even though I had to have Beth redo some assignments that weren't completed quite as well as I knew she could. This did not make her happy as you can imagine, but she did redo them and they were much better! I do hope her grumbling attitude passes soon, but until then we will just continue on.
Rose (7th Grade) - Resurrection to Reformation: Unit 34
One more week and Rose will have finished this guide! She worked some over the summer and we are really close to finishing up. Our pup Penny has enjoyed having our routine back on track. She likes snuggling while the girls read. She is anxious to finish this guide and head into the next!
She is continuing on with UnLock Prealgebra from Unlock Math. We reviewed this at the end of last year and it has been a good fit for her. She's also finishing up some review work from over the summer. We will then pick up again in Principles in Mathematics.
She'll be completing the same literature course I teach to my class, but at home. We will give this a try and see how it works! So far, it's been good!
Grace (2nd Grade) - Bigger Hearts for His Glory Unit 6
Yup, this is school with Grace! She's such an eager learner and Heart of Dakota is the perfect fit for her. She's always ready to jump into whatever the activity is and she makes certain we do the activities! This week she practiced playing jumping games like colonial children would have. She sure can get some height! She also learned about William Penn and Benny West. She has asked to read her history independently this year. I don't usually encourage this until later on, but she is more than ready with comprehension and can narrate what she reads beautifully. I'll happily read to her when she wants me to, but for now I'll allow her to continue to read on her own.
Where Beth is complaining about almost every assignment, Grace always asks if there is more she can do. She eagerly completes her grammar, math, and history without any complaint. Hopefully her joy for learning will rub off onto her older sister!
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To end our week we will enjoy another day at the zoo!
I love the picture of the height in that jump! It feels great to be back into a routine. Although this week for us we were out of our routine. Do you teach a co-op?
ReplyDeleteHi! This girl goes through life with that attitude, just as much effort as she can muster in just about everything she does!
DeleteI teach at a homeschool learning center. It differs from a co-op in that there is a board of directors and the teachers are hired and most do not have kids there. I get paid a generous salary and we pay tuition for the kids. It's really run more like a private school, but it just has selective classes. I personally think private schools would benefit from allowing homeschoolers to participate in select classes in this way.