Day 9

Our day was 1 hour and 17 minutes long. And that was before i added the alphabet craft. lol. As usual Emma zooms through her work while Ry is very careful to do stuff right.

I am looking forward to starting our actual lessons. However, i have come to realize it will not be near as hard as i thought it would be. What do i mean? Well for instance i decided t go over what we would be doing the first day of lesson 1. And as i went through each step it was obvious that we would zoom, litereally through the alphabet sounding thing. And in fact things will probably stay very minimal until week 6 when we begin using the Blend Ladder.

I am proud that we have the whole letter sounds down already. Emma is stubborn but very scary smart. She i very confident in what she says is right and even when she is wrong she does not seem bothered about it. I correct her and tell her try again and she does. Or she will catch it herself and smack her forehead( there is no study yet that says smacking your forehead when you realize you got the answer wrong causes brain damage (( thank you rylie for teaching your sister that technique of *duhness)).)Ry is insecure of getting things wrong. I need to help her build up her confidence and learning. I need to make sure that it is ok to make mistake, its just like spilling juice, we clean it up and try again. She is a perfectionist like me. If i am going to do it i want to do it right. And thats how she is. I need to find away to let her know it doesnt have to be perfect which is great because i can tell her what i think would have helped me. or does help me LOL

First post, 8th day of homeschool

So on the 7th day God rested and on the 8th a name for the school was established. haha. The girls have spent 2 weeks arguing so we dropped it. And today i asked if they decided and Voila! here we are.

This is just a blog to help keep me accountable mostly. But to also record our days, how they are growing and what they are learning, if they are. And also, to gain feedback from other homeschoolers and any one with advice or encouragement.

We are taking it one day at a time and one year at a time. We are using the My Fathers World curriculum and thus far are loving it a lot. As of today they girls have made a Creation number time line as well as a creation book where they color what happed on each day. They are very proud that they made their first book.(: Until day 10 we are just simply reviewing and doing the ABC cards and chart.

I'm hoping Monday we will start Lesson 1 but if Emma has her way we will start Friday. I don't know if she just really enjoys school and being busy or if she just enjoys the school room. Either way its a good thing.

I don't really consider special needs but people consider SPD to be a special need. I'm in the process of finding things that will work for her, to calm her in times of distress and looking into probiotics that she can take. Right now she is taking an Omega 3 and Vitamin D combo squeeze.

The differences between her and Ry are great. Ry is a perfectionist. Color everything and try to do it right. Emma is just like me. She does what she has to do/needs to do and moves on.

This is the ending of day 8. Thanks for hanging in there!