Well, we made it through our school week very well. It was really nice to get back to a routine; I function so much better with a routine. It is strange how I never had one before home schooling and when I go off it now, it messes me up. Kyle is back to his regular workbooks and Beth and I gave the Alpha Omega 4th grade books a once over, and I still think it is just too much for her.
On Monday she was uneasy and not very excited about doing her work, which isn't a good thing as you can imagine. Well, I gave her some other papers that I printed off a website http://www.schoolexpress.com/ (very helpful for younger grades, it is pushing it with 3rd grade, but it got us through) and she did them pretty well.
Jim and I talked tonight about what we should do with her and we are getting the "Comprehensive Curriculum for 4th grade". She did very well with the 3rd grade one we finished in December, so we thought it would be a good start to her 4th grade stuff and you can't beat the price...7.89 at Sam's Club.
So, tonight Beth and I went to Sam's and she was just so cute. I picked up the book and told her I was done and she saw this other book about Tigers that has a model inside and as you turn the pages and it shows you and tells you about the parts of the animal as it reveals different layers, and her eyes lit up. She called Kyle and made sure he thought it was a good idea and so we picked up that book too. Then as we walked down the aisle a little more, we saw the same type of book for a castle and she nearly flipped!! So, she called Kyle back and asked him about that book too and after his approval, we picked it up also. So, she giggled, bounced, and skipped to the check-out. I said to her, it is too bad you aren't excited about these new books. She just opened her eyes wide and said how excited she was. When we got to the check-out she asked me to hold the two "layer" books so she could check out the new workbook and as she did she started telling me that it doesn't have a "spelling" section, but it does has a "writing" section and she opened it up and got excited all over again!! It is so nice to see her getting excited about school again rather than stressed out. After we got home and as soon as Kyle got the chance he was checking out the Tiger book.
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so here is one of the books we got.
So, that is it. I am off to bed. Good night :)
2 comments:
Tigers are awesome! one of my favorite animals. Good choice !
I think I would like to borrow those books when the kids are finished :)!
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