January 2012

Here's what Andrew is up to as he enters the 2nd half of 1st grade:

Math~Still plugging away at Saxon and supplementing with SmartTutor.
Reading~Just started some books from Sonlight that a friend lent me that he is blazing through.
Phonics~Explode the Code 2 1/2, which he just started.  He pretty much does this independently.
Handwriting~I've been giving him a Bible verse to copy every day.  We were doing Handwriting Without Tears, but it's so boring!  I may go back to it eventually if he needs it, but right now I find more value in him writing out Bible verses or journal entries.
Spelling~Spelling Workout: Level A.  He seems to enjoy this.

 We took a practice test and he got them all right so we can skip the test tomorrow. 

I plan on starting the American Revolution this month and possibly a unit on the eye since Joel is getting glasses.  We also read scads of books each day, and more and more I catch Andrew reading to himself.  I think he would really like to go to school to play with his friends and cousins, not for any education.  We are trying to work on finding him friends he can play with.  He told me the other day that he should go to school because he wanted to learn about Vikings and I didn't know anything about them!  I guess we will have to remedy that.