We are four weeks into our new school year. Gabi is reviewing some work from her Kindergarten year last year and will soon be moving on to first grade. Lili is adjusting well to the big jump from 2nd grade to 3rd. Gabi loves anything she learns using the iPad. She prefers touching a screen to holding a pencil. I suppose that is becoming the norm for kids. A colorful, musical math game must be more exciting than a worksheet. We still do our fair share of pencil and paper in addition to enjoying some educational games. Lili loves to read and is tackling bigger chapter books on her own. She has been known to max out her library card. Both girls love art. Lili enjoys painting and Gabi has a knack for taking household items and a variety of office supplies and turning them into art.
Our homeschool group is growing fast this year. We have had 3 field trips so far this school year. We went berry picking, an educational outdoor hike through the parks dept. and an exciting tour at Metro Recycling. We have a hayride coming up for the group. We have had close to 30 families sign up for the hayride, which is a total of 80 attending so far. It still surprises me to see so many homeschooling families from our local area getting together. We really enjoy the monthly field trips and weekly park days. The girls have made so many friends through the group.
I was looking for an enjoyable way to get the girls writing. They need the practice and repetition of spelling, grammar but without the torture of daily worksheets. A class newspaper is recommended for 1st-3rd grade so I put a twist on the class paper idea and opened a private facebook group for them to share their writing with friends and family. The feedback and interaction with everyone regarding their writing I think will be motivating for them.
More to come about our daily adventures in homeschooling, field trip fun and hopefully pictures when I remember to have the camera on hand.
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