We're ready to start our first year of homeschooling. Our official start date is August 31, but I've been doing test runs all summer to see what works and what does not.
No: Writing "A" 15 times for practice
Yes: Writing "A" in a salt tray once and on paper five times. Maybe 4. Then moving right along.
No: Placing a sheet of math on the table and "working through it."
Yes: Casually dropping concepts into conversations as little asides while we work with manipulatives.
No: Staying on one thing till he "shows me he's got it."
Yes: Moving along when he gets antsy. Mentioning it in conversation later on. Waiting a week or 3 for him to surprise me by casually demonstrating it (on his own, in his own time, in his own way) that "He got it."
No: Sticking to my plan, as written, to the bitter end
Yes: Expecting bunny trails. Accepting when my idea of a fun presentation turns out to be, well, not his!
Yes: Relaxing and preparing to enjoy a fun year. It's Kindergarten... How hard can it be. Hmm...
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