Wasn’t that what this blog was supposed to be about?
Homeschooling. Well, we are about to start our sixth week of our first term of first grade. Our oldest Bucho (blog name) will be six at the end of the month. We felt that he was ready to begin reading last year, but he was not old enough for public school. So we decided to take the opportunity for a test year and I ordered a kindergarten curriculum from My Father’s World. We had been thinking about homeschooling for a while and wanted to give it a try. Even though I was pregnant and there were a few other rough patches through the year, the schooling went great.
So, sixth week. . . Things are really good. I really like our curriculum. We use the Charlotte Mason method supported by Ambleside Online. It is very literature based and supports old fashioned hard work and practical skills. This attracted me because love quality literature and I have an English degree and use to teach, so it was right up my ally.
Our local homeschool group has started a co-op this year and I am teaching a class and both boys are taking classes. We get together one afternoon a week at a local church and have three hours of classes together. It has been a fun way to regularly meet with people who are trying to accomplish many of the same things we are.
I have a great friend who is homeschooling her second grader for the first time and we have really been able to compare notes and spend time together. She sure has made this experience less lonely and scary.
To be continued . . .
