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Originally Posted by zjande  Well let's see. My worry is that my 6th grader hasn't had enough instruction in writing, & I'm at a loss how to teach it/what curriculum to use....
But jumping for joy over how great he's done in his other subjects this yr, and that every yr my record keeping gets better & better, AND that my 4 yr old has just taken off with his learning! I'm having so much fun with him!
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I completely understand! Here's what I tried with my 13yo dd-
unschooling
Ruth Beechick approach in early yrs.
Writing Strands
Bravewriter
And ended up with Write Shop-which is what works for us so far-or shall I say has lasted the longest! My dd is super sensitive to criticism and somewhere along the way developed what would be writer's phobia. She wrote not one thing her 5th and 6th grade years. The odd thing, is that she is a total bookworm, and I just expected that since she was introduced to and engaged with quality literature, writing would come naturally and easily. Nope. Not so. It's been hard. She is a total perfectionist, and just couldn't deal with producing a less than perfect piece of writing. Oh well-I'm not stressing about it so much, just taking babysteps with WS, and embracing her strengths, which are math and science.
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Originally Posted by elizawill my "worry" this week has been with my daughter's writing skills. i feel like she has the ability to be better than she is, and the only thing keeping her from reaching that potential is ...ME! but...i felt like this with handwriting, math, reading, etc. - so i'm pray that "this too shall pass".
my "joy" is the awesome weather!! it's in the mid 70's here & it reminds me of why we love homeschooling so much! we also picked up chicken eggs on tuesday, and i can't wait to see them hatch  |
Your dd is still so young, so I bet it most likely *will* pass.
That's so cool you got chickies!!
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Originally Posted by skueppers I'm not worried about anything at the moment, but I am super-excited that we just got a library discard set of World Book encyclopedias yesterday.
My daughter insisted on having them for bedtime reading ("Tiger," "Impala," and "Insect") last night, and was very annoyed when I told her we had to stop so she could go to sleep!
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Sweet!!
Me envious!
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Originally Posted by karemore I'm worrying a little bit about DD (almost 5) not having enough time with other kids. She's an only child, with no cousins, and no kids in the neighborhood (horrible school district) But I know with warm weather coming we'll be able to spend time at the park every day which will help me get over that worry.
Joy this week is over how well she's understanding time, both telling time and recognizing how much time has passed. Also excited about how quickly she's able to pick up song lyrics and how well she's singing. (I can't carry a tune)
As always the joys far outweigh the worries this week!
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Is your dd very outgoing? I found hsing my ds was easier in that regard as he is more of a shy dc-until this year when he turned 8. Now he is all about wanting to play with more dc-specifically boys. I do understand your worry, though. This is the first year that I *really* committed to hsing. Every other year I've gone by the "let's just take it year by year attitude" and I have really had to push myself outside my comfort zone to create/develop a social circle for both the dc and myself. My efforts this year have been great and it's paid off. I won't lie though, I've had many days of doubt/worry when the weather was bad or we(and everyone else) were battling illness and went for weeks w/o social contact. That IS really, really tough!
Your joy is awesome!! My dd is very, very musical and I cannot sing at all. There is nothing so sweet as a 5yo singing her heart out!!
Very cool.
However it's only a few of the facts. Quite a few numbers he has down. We've started playing some type of game every day after school with flash cards or wrap ups or other things I've found.
) and I'm relieved.
I'm so happy that he's okay with the chaos (and he's REALLY a clean freak). I mean, my larger goal is to create a love of learning, not a daily roster of chores. So my house is strewn sometimes with chemistry sets, various books, (ok, it's *always* strewn with books), with needlefelting, sewing, painting, architecture, you-name-it. 
