The Simple Woman’s Daybook for November 28, 2011
FOR TODAY November 28, 2011 … 27 days until Christmas …Outside my window… rainy, but warmish. I am thinking… that I stayed up way way too late last night. I am thankful… it isn’t snowing yet. From the learning rooms… Yuletide Session started! My Mother in Law got us a copy of Jotham’s Journey to…
Yuletide Session 2011
This coming week begins our Yuletide Session 2011. I’m always very excited for the start of a new season. Last year I explained our rationale for Yuletide Session, how it fits in educational plan. A lot of what we did last year is what we’re going to do this year, same poem, same carols, similar…
Academic Year 2011 in Review (R-girl)
R-girl has done very well in the last year. She’s learning about doing lessons and how the schedule works. She definitely wants her “turn with Mommy” and gets upset when she doesn’t get her individual lessons. She has gone from dreading her phonics lesson to it being easy and liking it. She loved her…
Academic Year 2011 in Review (N-boy)
N-boy had a wonderful year! He, too, improved in his skill areas at a great rate. I’m very pleased with his seemingly natural understanding of math and his reading prowess. N-boy, also, gets frustrated if he doesn’t learn easily, but his frustration is much more physical. We are working on it. He works pretty well…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for 11/21/2011
FOR TODAY November 21, 2011 …Outside my window… cold, grey, and rainy. I am thinking… about pastor’s sermon yesterday discussing the ordinariness in the Christian faith. I am thankful… for a wonderful church where the gospel is preached. From the learning rooms… nothing. We’re on break this week! In the kitchen… that’s a very very…
Academic Year 2011 in Review (M-girl)
M-girl had a great year! She improved in every skill area. While my curricular choices don’t tend toward the flashy, I’ve been pleased by their effectiveness. In particular, M-girl’s writing, both in legibility and thought, are cleaner and more beautiful. M-girl is very bright and gets easily frustrated at even a little bit of difficulty. …
Academic Year 2011 Review (Content Areas)
We had a good year. I’m pleased with the advancement in knowledge and skills the children made. I’m disappointed in my own inconsistencies because I think we could have easily gotten further. I, particularly, wish we had gotten through more of the content areas of Bible, history, and science. All in all, though, I’m content…
Weekly Report: 11/14/2011-11/18/2011
We’re done! We’re done, we’re done, we’re done, we’re done! Did I mention we’re done for the year? Yippee! Now for Yuletide Session. I’m planning on a year end wrap up and a Yuletide Session 2011 psot. Phonics: R-girl: learned about to, too, and two today. NB: (we’ll keep working on phonics with her over…