Orator's Club

We were able to attend the Orator's Club today and Click recited a prayer. We also had a partial library day because we didn't go on Thursday. School went well today. I took a different approach to teaching the +2 addition facts. Also, on Friday we usually work with the abacus, so he seemed happy with this.

History - Story of the World vol. 1 - We finished volume 1 of Story of the World Ancient Times to the Last Roman Emperor (yeah!!). We'll begin volume 2 next week.

Reading - Click and I read How Do You Know What Time It Is? by Robert Wells. It's a book about telling time, but it also gives historical background on various time telling devices in a child friendly manner.

We're Back!!!

I have been away on hiatus. Early in December I hit the brick wall. I didn't feel effective in presenting new material and Click, making attempts at times and zoning out at others, seemed unfocused. We took a break from the regular routine. The last week of December I was rested and Click was asking about school, so we started again.

Since then I've noticed that he seems to drift when we get to the worksheet portion of Math. He's never been a worksheet person, so that may be part of his frustration. I'm working on tweaking this while still teaching the necessary skills. Never the less, we've been moving forward.

This week we picked Saxon up but I modified the drill portion with materials from the Critical Thinking Co & Modern Curriculum Math and things were smooth.

We're one chapter away from finishing the Story of the World p.1