Well since my youngest DS seems intent on home schooling, I've begun investigating curriculum choices. I believe I'll go with the "Five in a Row" by Jane Claire Lambert for the beginning. It's a thematic program where we read the same book five days in a row, pulling out various things to study each day.
I've created a list of books I'll need to check out from the public library for the entire first volume of this curriculum. I am actually getting excited about this. Since I'm not a teacher by trade, I would imagine I'll have lots of work to do to learn how to best help my son, but at least I'm excited about it.
Today he and I were reading a book and he got the wiggles. I had him hop up and do 10 hops in place, clapping on the 'downbeat.' he shorted me a couple of hops, so he had to do it all again. He was laughing by the time we'd actually gotten 10 hops in a row out of him. He was also able to sit still and read for awhile longer.
THESE are the things we can do at home that public school isn't geared for.
I'm hopeful, prayerful and trusting in God.
P.S. The new fence on our property is underway! I am SO excited about that!
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