Our official "home school" day runs from 10-3:45pm. We have two periods before lunch, and three in the afternoon. Each periods has a designated subject but there is lots of flexibility. First period runs from 10-10:45 am, and for Ava and Ezra it is either self-directed Research, or a Writing session with me. Meanwhile, Aiden will do his online math class. After recess, second period runs from 11-11:45, and Ava and Ezra generally do their online math class while I do English and writing with Aiden. Then, it's lunch time
For the past couple weeks, I've been working on essay writing with Ava and Ezra. They haven't really learned how to write an essay, and I am teaching them using a fantastic step by step guide I bought online. Meanwhile, I'm working on writing paragraphs with Aiden. Today we started to writing opinion paragraphs, and its so interesting to see how he thinks and what goes on behind his shining eyes and sweet, mischievous smile.
Poor Abigail sometimes gets the raw end of the deal. I am so focused on trying to ensure that my bigger kids stay on track academically, and Abigail is only four so just doesn't have such a rigorous curriculum that I need to follow. I have bought lots of fun activities and she has been very interested in tracing numbers and letters. But sometimes she ends up doing educational games on the computer. She really enjoys listening to books online, the kind that require her to tap the screen in order to turn the virtual page.
Overall it was a lovely day, all things considered. I had better go to bed so that I'm refreshed for a call that I have tomorrow with a chief executive. There just aren't enough hours in the day!
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