Schooling is going well. Man, am I grateful for the flexible schedule! I've had to work in a few doctor appointments between Maddie's allergic reaction to a topical cream, my vertigo and pink eye. We've been doing school throughout the day. It breaks up the day nicely though. She's doing pretty well, too. She still has some aversions to writing anything, but we're working on it. How do I encourage her to not be sloppy? I'd love some suggestions!! She can do her work, but she doesn't care that it's a mess. And, she loves to doodle on all of her papers. I'm ok with that except that I'd prefer that she not curly q all of her "g"s until I know she can write them correctly. lol As for math, we've sailed through to Lesson 8. I think we'll be spending a little more time here. It's definitely a new concept for her (and quite frankly, it seems pretty advanced to me for this young), but she's starting to catch on. The manipulatives have really helped! The concept is finding the unknowns. (Think of finding X in an algebraic equation.) I'm fine staying here until she's ready to push forward. She's progressing well in her reading materials. I just wish I could get her to want to read for fun on her own. :/ She LOVES for me to read to her, so I do not discourage that. We've moved on and added a lot to our reading list.
Maddie started preschool Wednesday (Monday was orientation). I think she's loving it. She's going to the same Christian Academy that Audrey went to - and has the same teacher. She loves that she has to take her lunch to school. ;) Here are a few pictures....
Do you put the angel food cake in the oven or toaster? I want to try it!
I know what you mean about wanting her to know for sure how to correctly write in the first place but here's something to keep in mind. When I was little I was insistent on making my letters extra curly and fancy. The teacher tried to fail me for it until my mom stepped it and pointed out that I could write "normally", but that I just wanted to add my own creative touch. My mom's whole point to her was that as long as I can write and it's somewhat legible, then why should it matter if it's not textbook perfect.
One of the beautiful things about homeschool is that she can add her own creative touches!
For the record, I can write every letter perfectly. I still just choose not too =)