Phonics: We finished lessons 91-95. The focus was on reviewing color words and the letter 'x'. was surprised at how easily he read the color words in the reader, Mop, Mop, Mop. The spelling words were all easy 3 letter words ending in x. I had him do more handwriting practice, everyday tracing one sentence and one line of color words we're learning, then writing the sentence without tracing. The whiteboard helps motivate him to write independently...there's something more fun about being able to erase it all. We also do the spelling tests on the whiteboard. We really love McRuffy and plan on sticking with it for a while. It's just so much fun with funny readers and games for review, just one workbook page per lesson, some color, but not too distracting, lightly scripted and easy to teach instruction.
Math: We did lessons 61-65, focusing on counting by 10s. I put it to a nice melody and he's got it memorized now. Dimes were introduced, and reading time to the hour was reviewed. We also really like McRuffy math. One workbook page per lesson is good for Govinda, and more time spent with manipulatives. Math lessons still seem like fun toy play time than school. It's a nice balance with reading lessons.
Literature: We read many Thanksgiving stories. The favorites are Cranberry Thanksgiving and Mousekin's Thanksgiving, which we especially appreciated as vegetarians because it's about a living turkey. I really liked Squanto's Journey, but he wouldn't let me read it more than once. We got a library dvd, Plymouth Plantation, which he really liked. I can tell that my boy is not going to be a big history fan because of the sad stories involved. This is why we'll be keeping it gentle with FIAR and not any history program. We're going to row Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel next week for fun! I'm preparing for Christmas Around The World with Galloping The Globe.
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