With the first semester successfully completed, we are well into our 2nd homeschool/Hybrid school semester. Continuing at Hybrid school are the standard courses: Math, Science, History, and English. Supplementally at Hybrid school is Spanish.
We have initiated the Vocabulary that we postponed first semester
Piano and Harp continue.
Taiwanese Mental Math to begin on Friday to supplement the school math curriculum.
TRACK AND FIELD started this week as well for Haley.
Haley is now reading more on her own. Initially, as stated before, we read to her, or purchased audiobooks which allowed her to follow-along, internalize the content for discussion and knowledge, and build her literary repertoire. However, now that she is cruising through the 5 subjects from school (cutting her work down from 8+ hours/day to 4) she has TIME to do the vocabulary AND read on her own so she practices speeding up and retaining content herself. Additionally, the first semester we had to defer a project or two, but this month, Haley has already largely completed her project (with time to spare).
Ultimately, I feel that the time (the entire 1st semester actually) spent learning time-management, note-taking, organization, finding the main idea, prioritizing, and all those other "non-subject-matter" learning tools, was time WELL SPENT. Haley is now independent. Wakes up, does what she's supposed to do on home days, and is done in a timely matter. Yay TEAM!!
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For Ian, he continues guitar, and knows the basic notes and a song!
Also, he, too, has been enrolled in Taiwanese Mental Math.
I am now moving on to teach Ian how to go to his calendar, and begin his home-school day without the requirement of an adult. This is a work in progress.
