First School Lessons

Austin is being taught a number of first grade subjects by both Janet and me. Janet covers the bulk of them including history, English, spelling, handwriting, poetry, Spanish and second grade math (Austin did first grade math last year!). The math curriculum is very good, from Saxon Publishers. Very thorough and well-planned. For Austin's lesson today, entitled "Identifying the attributes of pattern blocks," his assigment was to create a shape of some kind using the "pattern blocks" and his product is seen below. He calls it "a guy."

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I'm in charge of teaching Austin "phonics" which has now evolved into "reading," and in the next few weeks we'll start piano lessons. Austin and Lindsey also go to the local YMCA for PE classes and swimming lessons.

Lindsey can't get enough of school. She's only doing a little pre-school curiculum which includes "readiness skills." The curiculum teaches her colors, how to color in the lines, dot-to-dots, cutting with scissors on dotted lines, gluing things, etc, etc. She is also learning letters. She has learned the vowels and what they "say" and is now moving on to consonants. Today she learned the letter "B." You can see her below proudly displaying her handiwork.

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