tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post3254392589131322261..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Third Grade in Our Home :: Exams, Term 2Celestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-36347431839960312532017-06-04T15:07:07.986-07:002017-06-04T15:07:07.986-07:00It really is fun having two working together on so...It really is fun having two working together on some of these! I hope you have a great exam week! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-39746672093820240372017-06-03T22:58:40.316-07:002017-06-03T22:58:40.316-07:00I'm so glad I found this now when I'm star...I'm so glad I found this now when I'm starting to plan my exams. I have two in year 3 ad as well and I think they're going to love the collaborative ones :)Claire and Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08725795369231317999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-70408145081717806632016-01-30T21:06:21.903-08:002016-01-30T21:06:21.903-08:00I used the native Voice Recorder app on my smartph...I used the native Voice Recorder app on my smartphone, and it works great. Videos are super fun too. :)<br /><br />No, we didn't do written narration in Y3. They wanted to do a little bit of writing for exams, so we tried that and it was a nice change of pace.<br /><br />And just to reassure you since it sounds like it has been a busy term for you all: Have fun with it and encourage your kids to have fun with it too! I try to go in without too many expectations. There is always learning and connections going on in their minds that we can't see. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-14065140662330944902016-01-30T20:59:14.230-08:002016-01-30T20:59:14.230-08:00I love that my oldest is a year behind your two ol...I love that my oldest is a year behind your two oldest. We are going to do exam week this coming week and I popped in here because I usually use many of your exam questions (thank you!). I don't know that she will be as thorough as yours were. Term 2 got spread out with lots of break in it, but we will see. Do you have a specific recording app you use? I tried a few free ones and was quite frustrated with the results so I may just video tape her this time for the oral narrations. Did you start written narrations in year 3 or was that just for exams? The girl who painted treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159718600311729528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-69308729724150525972015-04-01T06:21:57.510-07:002015-04-01T06:21:57.510-07:00I enjoyed reading through your exam week! A time t...I enjoyed reading through your exam week! A time to celebrate a wonderful term!!!!walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-45963692456703066442015-03-01T12:59:34.586-08:002015-03-01T12:59:34.586-08:00Oh, Celesre, thank you. I'm sorry I dumped on...Oh, Celesre, thank you. I'm sorry I dumped on your blog. :) I hadnt realized how frustrated I was by the whole situation until I commented. I just can't figure out how to motivate these little people with a firm and gentle hand, I'm ar both end of the extremes. Even my husband is a million times better at eliciting cooperation than me. this was a very encouraging response and absolutely right. Thank you. I will try to get on the forums and ask for advice. I so hate Internet forums and I so hate advice, but it is time to bite the bullet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-1955429313859697092015-02-28T20:03:51.070-08:002015-02-28T20:03:51.070-08:00Honestly, I love MA and think it is a fantastic re...Honestly, I love MA and think it is a fantastic resource! AO's booklist just appeals to me a bit more, and I end up enjoying choosing my own religion materials anyway, so AO works great for us. And thank you so much for your kind comment, but I promise I am just a regular mom with sometimes-naughty-but-thankfully-eager little learners to work alongside. ;)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-36583038105105157382015-02-28T17:23:07.444-08:002015-02-28T17:23:07.444-08:00Wow. You are doing an amazing job! Trying not to i...Wow. You are doing an amazing job! Trying not to idolize you right now ;)<br />I've looked at AO but keep coming back to Mater Amabilis but this has me thinking a lot more about AO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-45945366553658202832015-02-28T11:01:31.217-08:002015-02-28T11:01:31.217-08:00I don't know the ages of your children nor do ...I don't know the ages of your children nor do I know any special circumstances that might be in play, so I hesitate to advise you. I encourage you to check out the AO Forums, since there are so many experienced, wise moms there ready and willing to help with all sorts of situations! https://amblesideonline.org/forum/ <br /><br />But I will say that it sounds like the issue you're being challenged by is more a discipline issue than a school issue. I really try to keep the two separate in my mind, because I don't want to be questioning my curriculum choices and methods when it's really parenting questions that need to be answered--and a change in curriculum is not going to change that. Please believe me when I say that we have our share of discipline issues here too! And by discipline, I really do mean discipline, not punishment: the ability for the children to make an act of the will to do things they may not want to do. Ideally, school is a delight--and I think that is always our goal as homeschool mothers! "Joyous lessons," right? :) But sometimes children are coming to the lessons from a place of negativity--they are determined to dislike whatever feast we set in front of them, no matter how tasty, for other sorts of reasons. I think of CM's words: "The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days." And so whenever we have discipline issues, I dial back and focus on habits, habits, habits. Obedience, attentiveness, perseverance--one at a time, slow and steady. I'm not sure how helpful that is, but that is how I handle these attitudes when they crop up.<br /><br />Please do hop over to the forums and look for wisdom there too. Praying for you as you brainstorm solutions to these challenges!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-24307211528082850762015-02-28T10:45:36.731-08:002015-02-28T10:45:36.731-08:00Thank you, Helena! I think having two the same ag...Thank you, Helena! I think having two the same age as my "oldests" has really taught me a lot. My two 8yos are so different from each other in strengths and personality and quite often get such different things from the readings that I can't help but be aware that children are persons and that CM is a method not a system! LOLCelestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-67108055464702879462015-02-28T10:42:53.125-08:002015-02-28T10:42:53.125-08:00They really are fun for us. We have a teatime to ...They really are fun for us. We have a teatime to celebrate (which I do NOT do on a regular basis) and they get to show their work to Daddy, who really enjoys being in on some of the action for a change. Give it a try! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-78354380638415415922015-02-28T06:59:20.320-08:002015-02-28T06:59:20.320-08:00I'm jealous of your homeschool and your cooper...I'm jealous of your homeschool and your cooperative children. Do you have any advice? I had to cut back to just math and reading and one other thing a day because they don't want to follow my lessons. It takes too much energy for me to corral them. They want to bulid buildings with the manipulatives and make up words with the letters, race instead of do push ups, not do the art projects I set up for them, sing different songs, hear different stories. They refuse to narrate. They hate memory work even though they are good at it. It goes on and on. I corect them, they are not walking all over me, they just have their own ideas about what we should do and it is a struggle and an argument for everything. I get them to do my lessons most of the time but not without so much mental energy on my part I am too exhausted to do anything but basics. I can get them to a state of cooperation for a few days but then it's back to square one the next day. Any thoughts would be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-22045217840723407492015-02-27T04:40:09.348-08:002015-02-27T04:40:09.348-08:00Very inspiring! You make exams look almost like f...Very inspiring! You make exams look almost like fun. I have to try this sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-10174190031210495572015-02-26T15:54:51.540-08:002015-02-26T15:54:51.540-08:00So fun to have two the same age, so you can compar...So fun to have two the same age, so you can compare their answers. Loved to read their answers. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-66922785049065438932015-02-26T15:22:13.376-08:002015-02-26T15:22:13.376-08:00Thanks, Silvia! That means a lot coming from you!...Thanks, Silvia! That means a lot coming from you! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-80247596581995259432015-02-26T15:00:37.727-08:002015-02-26T15:00:37.727-08:00Bravo! So nice. I loved the questions you chose an...Bravo! So nice. I loved the questions you chose and the answers. You gave me some ideas!Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.com