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First Week of Preschool
So, this post is a week late, my first offical week of homeschooling was last week. We did it! Caidoc sis so well. It was more challenging than I thought it would be but I think the natural flow of things will come with practice. It is also so challenging to hold his focus, but that was one of the main motivators to start homeschooling this early; practicing Caidoc’s listening (aka obedience) skills.
Our first week was focused on the letter S, the color yellow, and the number 1. The theme was Spring. I’ve written the curriculum to have the letter reflect the theme, rather than go straight through the alphabet. I’m very glad I did, it seems to really help letter comprehension for someone Caidoc’s age so have letter learning be a byproduct of a more interesting concept for him (like flowers and rain and bugs 😉 .
I wish I was able to capture more pictures but I got as many as I could while still staying very involved with Caidoc and haranguing Zelie (who just always wanrsnro be involved !)
We did a lot of other things that I was unable to get pictures of. We went out and picked flowers and talked about how the spring rain makes the flowers grow. He also did several pages in his pre k workbook on S, the number one, and yellow. If at all possible I make learning tactlie. So, we made yellow S’s out of playdough, cut ONE yellow S out of paper and played hide the thimble with it (another BIG hit), trace 1 and S in paint, and read several spring themed books that we got from the library.
Whew. It was a lot of work, I’m not gonna lie. This week, I’m sad to say, has not flowed as smoothly, but I’ll have a separate post on it once its over.
All in all, the first week went really well. It was priceless to get to watch his little mind grow and be curious. I’m so lucky to have the privilege of being Caidoc and Zelie’s mommy.
Speaking of Zelie…
I got Zelie involved too 🙂 She probably sits still longer than Caidoc these days !
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Caidoc, you are getting so big! I like your spring tree! Thank you for holding still so mommy could get a picture for us to see. Love you — g-ma
Caidoc, you are getting so big! I like your spring tree! Thank you for holding still so mommy could get a picture for us to see. Love you — g-ma