October 4, 2010

Yesterday I started a new thing with Andrew. I wrote each subject that we hoped to cover on a 3 x 5 card and then I cut out a blue circle that he can move to the different index cards as we finish subjects. I think it helped him stay on track a bit better because school went very smoothly yesterday. The 4 subjects we do everyday are Bible (which includes a story, singing, and Bible memory), Math, Reading, and Writing.

Bible~Ishmael and Isaac, sang psalters 7 and 83, started learning his Sunday school memory.

Math~1st test of the year! This includes an oral and written portion. For the oral portion, he had to count and he was only able to get to 12 without making a mistake. I know he can go farther to about 20 usually, but yesterday he didn't, so we will definitely need to work on counting. He aced the written portion of the test. So far I am loving the Saxon curriculum.

Reading~Played one of our reading games. I gave him a bunch of words on slips of paper with the 'a' sound or the 'i' sound in the word. He then had to place them in the correct column, a or i. He did all this and then we selected some cards to sound out and read. He is doing a bit better, but I still need to remind him to look at each letter and say the sounds.

Writing~I found a handwriting worksheet on the internet and he practiced some writing. I need to look for some more comprehensive worksheets.