We have officially completed week three, and I am so encouraged because I am having such a great time with my lil guy. He is so open to learn, and just soaks everything up. Sure, there are days he still wants to play and not do the work, and he is realizing {slowly but surly} that the longer he has attitude, the longer he has to sit there -the longer it will be before we can complete our lessons. Once he gets out of his funk, he really gets into it and has a great time. My prayers are going to be focused on asking God to give me the positive encouragement to speak over him in these times. So far, maybe about 3-4 times he has done this. It's also only the 3rd week!
We actually had to double up lessons due to doctor's appointments and a mishap with hubby's tires. No biggy because it was well worth the time!
I was concerned that he was having issues with the short vowel "e" because he would mix it up with the "i" sound and missed it in some words. I definitely took the time to really focus more on phonics and even became a bit creative, and WHHHAAAALLAAAHHH! He got it!
Today was basically Oral exams (non -graded, just notes on his ability to follow directions and see if he is struggling in any of the taught lessons) and he did FANTASTIC! YAY!!
So, I have found that instead of letting either of the boys watch pointless movies, Super Why and Leap Frog have had a bigger and better impact! Even my 3 year old is somewhat learning along side his big brother!
YAY!
Now, with the hubby out of town for the weekend, I am going to take advantage and get some lesson planning completed for the next couple of weeks!
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Second Week Complete!
Yes! Another successful week!
We worked on vowels Ii, Ee, Uu and just introduced Aa today! He does ok with naming that vowel in small three letter words, although he has a little trouble remembering the Ee. He did manage to write it correctly this week, though! I found that he was a bit more "in tune" with naming them when there was a bunny cracker for a treat ;)
Here is our typical home school day as of right now. {I think the first six weeks are not as much work}
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday we begin no later than 9 AM. I want to use the mornings for getting up, dressed and basic tidying up completed so I am not thinking about all the things that need to be done and I can be focused as well. ;) We start with prayer by asking God to help us learn so we can be trained and used for His glory! Then Kien tells me the months of the year, days of the week and then tells me what day of the month it is. Then we will say the full date, IE: Friday, September 7th, 2012. Then he gets to share the weather report! Sunny, cloudy, rainy etc...
Once this is completed we move on to counting one to ten then ten to one. I then will continue with the Numbers curriculum. Then we move on to writing, phonics, social studies, science, bible activity & Awana's verse of the week. Kien is in Sparks this year and Gabe is in Cubbies. I work with Gabe as well (after Kien is finished with his daily lessons).
So far Kien has been learning about the 7 days of creation and his scripture for the last week was: John 3:16 For God so loved the world....
This week he is at -John 3:16 for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son...
I love how they break it up to make it easier to remember!
Well, there ya have it. That's all for now, I am about to start planning for lesson week 3 before I have to get dinner in the oven! Every little open window helps! I cannot even imagine what it is like to home school more than TWO! I am glad Gabe doesn't really "start" for 2 more years!
Until next week!
Cathi~
We worked on vowels Ii, Ee, Uu and just introduced Aa today! He does ok with naming that vowel in small three letter words, although he has a little trouble remembering the Ee. He did manage to write it correctly this week, though! I found that he was a bit more "in tune" with naming them when there was a bunny cracker for a treat ;)
Here is our typical home school day as of right now. {I think the first six weeks are not as much work}
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday we begin no later than 9 AM. I want to use the mornings for getting up, dressed and basic tidying up completed so I am not thinking about all the things that need to be done and I can be focused as well. ;) We start with prayer by asking God to help us learn so we can be trained and used for His glory! Then Kien tells me the months of the year, days of the week and then tells me what day of the month it is. Then we will say the full date, IE: Friday, September 7th, 2012. Then he gets to share the weather report! Sunny, cloudy, rainy etc...
Once this is completed we move on to counting one to ten then ten to one. I then will continue with the Numbers curriculum. Then we move on to writing, phonics, social studies, science, bible activity & Awana's verse of the week. Kien is in Sparks this year and Gabe is in Cubbies. I work with Gabe as well (after Kien is finished with his daily lessons).
So far Kien has been learning about the 7 days of creation and his scripture for the last week was: John 3:16 For God so loved the world....
This week he is at -John 3:16 for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son...
I love how they break it up to make it easier to remember!
Well, there ya have it. That's all for now, I am about to start planning for lesson week 3 before I have to get dinner in the oven! Every little open window helps! I cannot even imagine what it is like to home school more than TWO! I am glad Gabe doesn't really "start" for 2 more years!
Until next week!
Cathi~
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Things I have learned so far...
I hope for anyone else who may be reading who are also homeschooling has had a great 2 weeks thus far! I am learning SO much from my son. It seems as if him being in the preschool Mother's Day Out class has just helped him excel so much! I just love that God lead us to a place where all the teachers just love/loved on my little boys. I have to give them a special shout out because I really believe they played a vital role in planting the seeds of WANTING to learn and some simple things like teaching them a sense of order and respect along with a lot of love!
With that being said, I have known that Kien likes to color with both hands but does not like to write much. He writes stronger with his right than his left, but sometimes will want to start a letter with one and finish the letter with the other hand. Although I am not pushing him to use one over the other, I do ask him to use his right hand for writing. We did manage to write the lower case "e" correctly instead of backwards and upside down after a bazillion tries and finally using my own description instead of the curriculum's example. When we reached that accomplishment, oh the praises were flying high and his excitement was even more! Over a simple little "e" ?? Yes!!!
- He likes to get up out of his seat (so glad that there are a few -stand up sit down- games for listening for certain vowels in words etc...)
- I have learned that he is more motivated when there small breaks and is willing to do more work when HE decides instead of me planning it.
- I learned that I have a deficiency in organization and I am constantly making sure to stay organized, but my patience level rises higher on the scale than I thought it was going to be.
Today marks the first day that Kien and I were able to sit down together with NO distractions (minus the barking dog when he needed help getting up to go potty outside) from others as the Mother's Day Out started for Gabriel! It was quite nice him and I.
Other than these -probably non exciting to others- things, I am not even close to realizing what lies ahead. Between prayer and guidance by God's word and other seasoned homeschooling parents I can't wait to see the actual fruits of our labor in the heart of my child! I keep confessing that if God lead me to it, He surly will equip me for it! So far, it's going very well!
With that being said, I have known that Kien likes to color with both hands but does not like to write much. He writes stronger with his right than his left, but sometimes will want to start a letter with one and finish the letter with the other hand. Although I am not pushing him to use one over the other, I do ask him to use his right hand for writing. We did manage to write the lower case "e" correctly instead of backwards and upside down after a bazillion tries and finally using my own description instead of the curriculum's example. When we reached that accomplishment, oh the praises were flying high and his excitement was even more! Over a simple little "e" ?? Yes!!!
- He likes to get up out of his seat (so glad that there are a few -stand up sit down- games for listening for certain vowels in words etc...)
- I have learned that he is more motivated when there small breaks and is willing to do more work when HE decides instead of me planning it.
- I learned that I have a deficiency in organization and I am constantly making sure to stay organized, but my patience level rises higher on the scale than I thought it was going to be.
Today marks the first day that Kien and I were able to sit down together with NO distractions (minus the barking dog when he needed help getting up to go potty outside) from others as the Mother's Day Out started for Gabriel! It was quite nice him and I.
Other than these -probably non exciting to others- things, I am not even close to realizing what lies ahead. Between prayer and guidance by God's word and other seasoned homeschooling parents I can't wait to see the actual fruits of our labor in the heart of my child! I keep confessing that if God lead me to it, He surly will equip me for it! So far, it's going very well!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
First Week Survived!
I am excited to say that we have survived our first week of home school! To solve my flannel board issue previous post, I mentioned that I went ahead and ordered right off the A Beka Book site. THEY CAME! YIPEE!! Can't wait to show pictures as we use them next week!
As for Kien, he is such a sweet spirited boy, and if you would like an invite to our personal blog {of which I also don't have much time for either lol} here is your invite! I would love to give you a window into the life God has blessed us with! www.walshnews.blogspot.com
Now, one week down, another yet to come. I have three exciting news updates. One, Gabriel is officially enrolled in Mother's Day Out! This will be his 3rd year, and we are so very happy for him! He will be attending 2 days a week, which will be very helpful while I can actually have 2 days a week one on one time with JUST Kieney bean! BLISS!
Secondly, Kien is officially enrolled in GYMNASTICS! YAY!! I am so excited for him because he carries the ability to agile and flexible -and I mean BEYOND anyone his age! We have always compared that Kien lands like a cat and Gabe like a dog. Two very different in their physical attributes! We also discovered that there is a position called the "Asian Squat" and Kien sure knows this by ALL NATUR-AL! It comes naturally to those of the Asian race. It's a "comfortable" way to squat and trust me, I TRIED and it is NOT comfy!
Lastly, Grandma will be here by end of next week! That's right! She has sold her house in Canada, bought the perfect house for her here in Texas. I am very happy for her and happy she will be here to be a part of our lives and her grand children's lives!
So, there is my update for the first week. I am loving so far the A Beka Book curriculum and it is so easy to teach. Kieny Beans favorite subject so far seems to be phonics as he is so into listening for the words with the correct short vowel. YESSSSS!
On a my final post of tonight, I wanted to mention that I have planned on using the Awana's Club for our Bible/Scripture lessons. I was worried that Gabe would have a hard time with it as he IS 3 years old and he IS a squirmy little fella, but WOW was I blown away with his ability to remember his first scripture, "God loved us, and sent His Son." 1 John 4:10 He was a little apprehensive at first to repeat me, so I am going to be praying specifically that he breaks that and eases into remembering. Of course weekly rewards at the Club will help reiterate all that. :) :)
I will share some of the lessons and what we are learning as we move along. The first few weeks are not "grading" weeks, so we are just trying to get into the hang of things!
Thank you for reading!
Be sure to join the H.O.P.E group if you haven't already. There is SO SO SO many resources and experience from new to very seasoned homeschooling parents.
God is good!
As for Kien, he is such a sweet spirited boy, and if you would like an invite to our personal blog {of which I also don't have much time for either lol} here is your invite! I would love to give you a window into the life God has blessed us with! www.walshnews.blogspot.com
Now, one week down, another yet to come. I have three exciting news updates. One, Gabriel is officially enrolled in Mother's Day Out! This will be his 3rd year, and we are so very happy for him! He will be attending 2 days a week, which will be very helpful while I can actually have 2 days a week one on one time with JUST Kieney bean! BLISS!
Secondly, Kien is officially enrolled in GYMNASTICS! YAY!! I am so excited for him because he carries the ability to agile and flexible -and I mean BEYOND anyone his age! We have always compared that Kien lands like a cat and Gabe like a dog. Two very different in their physical attributes! We also discovered that there is a position called the "Asian Squat" and Kien sure knows this by ALL NATUR-AL! It comes naturally to those of the Asian race. It's a "comfortable" way to squat and trust me, I TRIED and it is NOT comfy!
Lastly, Grandma will be here by end of next week! That's right! She has sold her house in Canada, bought the perfect house for her here in Texas. I am very happy for her and happy she will be here to be a part of our lives and her grand children's lives!
So, there is my update for the first week. I am loving so far the A Beka Book curriculum and it is so easy to teach. Kieny Beans favorite subject so far seems to be phonics as he is so into listening for the words with the correct short vowel. YESSSSS!
On a my final post of tonight, I wanted to mention that I have planned on using the Awana's Club for our Bible/Scripture lessons. I was worried that Gabe would have a hard time with it as he IS 3 years old and he IS a squirmy little fella, but WOW was I blown away with his ability to remember his first scripture, "God loved us, and sent His Son." 1 John 4:10 He was a little apprehensive at first to repeat me, so I am going to be praying specifically that he breaks that and eases into remembering. Of course weekly rewards at the Club will help reiterate all that. :) :)
I will share some of the lessons and what we are learning as we move along. The first few weeks are not "grading" weeks, so we are just trying to get into the hang of things!
Thank you for reading!
Be sure to join the H.O.P.E group if you haven't already. There is SO SO SO many resources and experience from new to very seasoned homeschooling parents.
God is good!
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