Oh how I used to hold my breath at report card time. Not that I had anything to worry about. I was a solid A-B student, but there was this awful feeling. You know, I thought it would be good but you just never know. Things happen. Funny, the things I used to worry about. Now that I am homeschooling my son, I wonder if we’ll do report cards. Right now, we are pre-schooling. Report cards at this stage just seem unnecessary. Then again I do have to monitor his progress- ah, who knows? Right now, posting our work on the wall seems to be enough reward.
We are half-way through the school year. During our holiday break, I’ve reflected on what has worked and what hasn’t so far. Our Letter Of The Week Curriculum by Confessions of a Homeschooler has been terrific. Not that we get through all the activities, but it holds my son’s interest and it’s super easy to implement. It’s so rewarding to watch him learn. Homeschooling has been great for our relationship too. At the end of the day, I feel like I have spent directed, intentional time with him- not just in the same house together time. The flexibility of homeschooling has been great. We’ve had an extended holiday due to some family emergencies that arose right before Christmas. We’ve done some of the lessons in bed- how great is that?!
I need to get more disciplined about sticking to our daily routine. Some aspects of this year have been about “working out the kinks.” We belong to a Christian Homeschooling group and a MOPS group to squelch socialization concerns. All in all, I am so glad that I decided to pre-school at home. I’ve learned so much and enjoyed visiting with the other HS Moms from the Hip Homeschool Hop. Cheers for a great semester: A+!
Thanks for stopping by! Report cards…my oldest asked me today what grade I would give him on a drawing….I thought it was really good….he confssed he would only give a D because he knew where his heart was….so, I wonder, if I gave a report card, how would I be able to judge what i saw in his application vs his heart, or should I give two grades? Anyway…thanks for stopping by! The Homeschool Village is a great place to stop on Mondays for their Preschool Parade, along with A Bokros Kind of life on Tuesday…not to mention…The Hip Homeschool Hop! Blessings!
I homeschool my preschooler too! Along with my 5 year old (but you’ve stopped by before and know that already ;o) ) I too like the intentional time spent together. Plus, my preschooler is a huge homebody. She loves to be at home! Thanks for stopping by yesterday!
I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying your homeschooling experience! We loved ours all the way through high school! We actually never gave grades. It’s a Montessori concept to not grade – and it worked well for us. I could tell what my kids knew and needed to work on just from our daily homeschool activities. We were required to use a standardized test every other year in Colorado, so that gave another indicator of how my kids were doing overall. I just had to decide on grades for my kids’ high school work when I created transcripts for college!
Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com