Loving Math…

So far so good with the choice of getting The Big Kahuna the Singapore wb’s. He’s enjoying them! We still use Saxon, since it only takes about 15 minutes. We continue working on the calendar & jumped ahead a bunch of chapters in Saxon. I’ve given him the assessments suggested in the program, to be sure he has the material before skipping the chapters. He knows how to use the manipulatives, so he uses them during his playtimes & when I want to give him a quick assessment for the Singapore wb’s. Now that I have a math & phonics routine going well, I’ve added some “history/social studies” into his curriculum. He now is sitting alongside The Pop Tart during her History readings (books from The Complete Book of… series), then I have them look at photo’s or videos online. I will also print a coloring page that corresponds to the reading for both kids.  He gets most of the discussions, I don’t force him to memorize anything or answer the textbooks questions, like the Pop Tart does.

The Pop Tart is enjoying Saxon, especially now that the second grade review is pretty much over. The set up of the program works very well for her and I will not change a thing. I was not a fan of math throughout my school career, and to see someone looking forward to it is a major blessing for me

My new focus for the upcoming semester, is finding all things FREE!!!!!! Everything has become very expensive and I will have to be VERY thrifty when it comes to enrolling the kids into their extracurricular activities. If it were up to the children they would continue all of their classes, but with the economy being the way it is, I’m left holding the axe For me all their activities offer important skills and purposes. I haven’t a clue as to what will have to be cut out! At the very least, the economy & our cuts will serve as a very REAL LIFE math experience. UGH!!