• Nov. 14, 2005
History Pockets Started
We started our History Pockets for the first time today! The girls are going to enjoy them I think - they liked the idea of coloring in pictures and making a replica of the Mayflower as school work. Carleigh met with her tutor again today and she has advanced up a level in her readers - yippee! I think we will be having to celebrate that later this week!
I have really struggled today with the schedule though - I feel like we are missing out on lots of "fun" learning b/c we are taking so long doing the stuff that has to be done everyday. Any feedback on how many days you do history/ geography/ science and all? What about math and language arts, do you do them everyday - structured or work them into the units? I still feel like a new homeschooler even though we are several years into this venture - maybe b/c this is McKinnley's first "official" year?
Also, what does everyone else do with their little ones? Today, the girls would have gotten so much more done if Bradley had not been into all their stuff? I feel like all I ever do with him is shuffle him off to play in his room alone. Any tips?
Thanks!
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• Nov. 15, 2005
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Posted by carleyross
Thanks for the comment you left on my blog!
For the last two months, I have tried to get all the basics in EVERY day five days a week. Mon, Wed, Fri we do science, and a history/geography unit on Tues, Thurs. After Christmas break, we will switch the science/history days, since we will be finished with our big science for the year and will start a condensed American History. That being said, all the subjects every day has soooo not been working out for us. So, I think I'm going to switch things up a bit.
