Since last September we have been meeting weekly with a friend and going through the alphabet. Learning how to write letters and doing crafty things to coincide with the topics. Next week we will finish the alphabet and our plan is to move on to learn about different topics: Earths Layers, Continents, Oceans, the United States, the parts of a plant, simple math...
oh wow, this makes me miss summer -->
Every Saturday Alex takes a gymnastics class where she has become a lot more physically daring. We are currently looking into putting her into soccer in the spring. Swimming in the summer...
beginning in January I've been working with Alex with memory work. Learning the days of the week, months of the year, the solar system. Its amazing how quickly she picks up on things if its put to music. She's catching on to phonics quickly and swears she can read whenever she finishes the reading leapfrog video.
I also hope to start going on more field trips. I've been discouraged with the freezing weather and am looking for a partner in crime to travel with. Last Tuesday we had our visitors. Karyn, Aaron and Suzie spent three whole, wonderful days with us. That friday, Lane was able to take work off and go to DC with all of us. We visited the National Children's Museum with our friends and the Air and Space Smithsonian in VA with Daddy! The planes were cool the space shuttle was AWEsome. Its hard to imagine the size of it until you stand in the same room with it.
We have found good friends to help with childcare so we can go to a three day homeschooling convention in June in Richmond. I have found out there is a smaller convention in March i may try to check-out. There is a huge homeschooling community, each family with their own philosophy. I'm looking forward to growing more in my understanding of those approaches and intentions to keep Alex home.
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