Annie is finished with first grade!!! She rocked it out and is reading like a pro. She is a whiz in math (and she didn't get that from me!) and she loves history. The only problem area is writing in cursive...and I think that stems more from a lack of interest rather than a lack of skill. She would rather type things on the computer or write in print because "it's faster". I understand that to a certain extent because I see cursive as pretty useless in today's world but I am trying to get across to her the idea that it is important to learn some things even if you feel that they are unnecessary. Hard lesson for a 6 year old...heck, hard lesson for me!
So another year of successful homeschooling under our belts. Next year I will have Annie in second grade and Lucy in Kindergarten. I suspect we will have to be more regimented in our approach and more organized with our days...yikes! I better get planning!!! One year at a time...
Anyway congrats Annie...you're am amazingly smart little girl and I love watching your world open up as you learn new things.
School's OUT!!!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Posted by Beth at 10:39 AM
Labels: Family, Homeschooling
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wow, congrats annie (and parents!). are you still cyber-schooling it, or have you found different curriculum? i think we've decided on soome curriculum and then just filling in the gaps with field trips and doing what interests the boys...but i won'tdo anything "structured" until at least kindergarten - maybe even first grade! the PA homeschooling laws are a bit daunting...
Liz,
Cyber School is my happy medium...I know she is getting a good solid curriculum and yet we are doing it our way in our time.
She and Lucy will be doing cyber school next year with the Calvert Curriculum. Jack is not doing anything structured yet.
And with cyber school I don't have to to worry about the laws...which is fine by me~~~
I never saw the point of cursive writing, either. I used print as much as possible, that is, except when they forced me to use cursive. So my cursive is at about 5th grade level, because that's when they stopped forcing me. (:
No kidding Heather!!!
Not to mention that I don't remember learning it until at least the tail end of second grade if not third grade. I feel like she needs to develop a few more fine motor skills to be able to do it well!
Congrats to Annie and to you. I'm proud that you homeschool her. And she loves math & history? That's even better.
WTG!
i think cursive is one of those lost arts - like tatting. :)
~liz
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