tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post316514524405576578..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Cate's KindergartenCelestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-13719564385904220112014-09-08T20:47:18.011-07:002014-09-08T20:47:18.011-07:00Yes, definitely. Thank you Celeste!Yes, definitely. Thank you Celeste!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934688531359580390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-35717600926495934252014-09-06T07:31:03.043-07:002014-09-06T07:31:03.043-07:00Hahaha! :) I have very modest expectations for h...Hahaha! :) I have very modest expectations for her writing this year since she's all of her schooling right now is optional, depending on her interest. I will say that she loves writing and drawing and other fine motor skills activities, so a lot of her progress will be thanks to her particular temperament (and the fact that she is a girl too, I think). What we're working on now is letter formation, capitals and lowercase. Right now, she wants to write words, not just letters, so our penmanship goes like this: she brings me her chalk and slate, I ask her what she wants to write today, she tells me a few words, I write them for her, she copies them below while I watch to make sure she's using proper strokes. And that's it! I will admit that she does a ton of other writing on her own, usually copying stuff that big sister writes for her. I try not to be too worried about her letter strokes during that time, since I think it falls more in the category of drawing than formal writing, and I think it's worth a little remedial work (if needed later on) to let her be free with that during these early years. But my usual advice would be to do a small amount of copywork, depending on interest, but to watch that copywork very carefully for bad habits in letter writing. I don't think that Startwrite is needed in these early years. We're using the chalkboard right now and will for a while still. I do like that I can make customized pages with it, and I do plan on printing out sheets for her later and having her work in pencil, probably focusing on letter by letter...but she really does like writing whole words too, and that's okay with me. ;) I think the Jan Brett alphabet pages look good and definitely enough for kindergarten. Hope that helps!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-30616533288197234112014-09-05T13:55:18.073-07:002014-09-05T13:55:18.073-07:00Oh goodness, that was a little more than one quest...Oh goodness, that was a little more than one question, haha. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934688531359580390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-26958394949804300752014-09-05T13:48:20.229-07:002014-09-05T13:48:20.229-07:00So just one question, what would you expect her to...So just one question, what would you expect her to accomplish as far as copywork goes this year? I know you have recommended startwrite in the past, what do you have her copy? Only capitals? Does she write out letters on her own? I plan on purchasing startwrite maybe next year, but for now I found this, what do you think?<br /><br />http://janbrett.com/coloring_alphabet/alphabet_coloring_tracers_traditional.htm<br /><br />Would you try to do more than that? Thanks :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934688531359580390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-43987287275762139352014-08-25T21:04:40.209-07:002014-08-25T21:04:40.209-07:00Thanks for your kind comments, Laura Jeanne. I ha...Thanks for your kind comments, Laura Jeanne. I have always joked with my husband that I may not be the fun mom, or the creative mom, or the cool mom, but I *am* the organized mom. ;) And I think a kindergarten of nature study, picture study, and a whole lot of playtime sounds really lovely. It's what I'm guessing my next child's kindergarten (4yo boy) will probably look like next year, given his temperament. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-41110552145486299112014-08-25T07:30:14.991-07:002014-08-25T07:30:14.991-07:00Celeste, I am always impressed with how complete y...Celeste, I am always impressed with how complete your homeschooling days seem to be. I find your posts inspiring - you show us what a CM education can look like when the mother is well organized! My younger son is 6 now and about to start Year 1, so last year was his Kindergarten year. He did almost nothing "schooly" during that year, save for nature study and picture study. And he sometimes participated in composer study too. He is a very active boy though, and hates sitting still. I'm a bit nervous about doing Year 1 with him because I know he's not going to want to do any kind of seat work.<br /><br />Anyhow, thank you for sharing this.Laura Jeannehttp://www.thewoodgarden.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-2895311734107843022014-08-24T15:30:03.879-07:002014-08-24T15:30:03.879-07:00Wishing you a happy kindergarten year as well, Sar...Wishing you a happy kindergarten year as well, Sarah! Thanks for stopping by. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-91737383276949966922014-08-24T15:29:33.709-07:002014-08-24T15:29:33.709-07:00Thanks, Amber! :)Thanks, Amber! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-50499050813584770302014-08-21T14:08:59.682-07:002014-08-21T14:08:59.682-07:00This is so timely as I am ready to *start* plannin...This is so timely as I am ready to *start* planning our kindergarten year, I hope my books come soon! haha. Thanks for sharing all that you do with your sweet kindergartener. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934688531359580390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-80195889326262938282014-08-20T15:59:29.057-07:002014-08-20T15:59:29.057-07:00That looks wonderful, Celeste! What a great balan...That looks wonderful, Celeste! What a great balance of, well, everything! :-)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.com