One of the first things that I did after filing paperwork with the school about homeschooling Elliott next year was sign up for scholastic reading club. I've been buying books for Elliott through Scholastic reading club since right before he was born, since I have a sister that is a teacher. They have some great, quality books cheaper than anywhere else, and it's easy to see what is appropriate for each age. He's always enjoyed books, but he especially enjoyed getting the flyers at school over the last two years and going through and picking some books out by himself. My sister that lives up here is now a preschool teacher and uses Scholastic reading club, so we could order books for him whenever we wanted anyway, but I have to admit that we were both excited about starting our own account.
It was pretty easy to sign up as a homeschooler at Scholastic. I just had to talk to someone on the phone for a few minutes to verify that I was indeed going to be homeschooling Elliott, and she got it all taken care of. With a homeschool account, you earn bonus points the same way that you do as a public or private school teacher. Obviously I won't be earning them as fast since I will only be ordering for Elliott mainly, but it still adds up pretty fast. Especially considering that for several years now I've ordered more from Scholastic than the rest of my sister's class put together. We really like books at our house. :) I was able to join in late March, even though we were finishing up the year in public school. The lady I talked to was super nice and said they let people go ahead and start early in case they need anything for the schooling they will do during the summer.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Surgery and Time Together
My husband had surgery on Tuesday. It went well. He's off work this week recovering. So far it's gone really well. We were both a little bit concerned that we might drive each other crazy. :) I mean, obviously we love each other and like spending time together, but this is definitely more time than we usually spend together, unless we are on vacation, or he's really busy with some project at home. Since he can't do much right now, he's mainly been hanging out in front of the TV. Which is fine by me. :)
Next week Elliott and I start doing a little bit of homeschool stuff. We aren't doing much in June, just kind of getting a feel for how things will work. We aren't counting it as far as record keeping or anything either. It will mainly be a few fun things, and me checking for gaps so I know if we have to hit anything harder before we move on to cover the stuff in his third grade books. While I was in the waiting room on Tuesday, I worked on some loose lesson plans, and tried to figure out just what all I will be checking him on. I don't think there are going to be any major gaps anywhere, but I do want to get a feel for the time it takes him to do some stuff, too. I've been looking at ways to work on a few things that he's not quite as comfortable with, too. It's amazing how many books and worksheets are out there to cover just about anything you want. Right now I'm mainly sticking with things that someone else has already created, although I have a feeling that as I get more comfortable with it, I will probably end up doing a lot more of my own.
Next week Elliott and I start doing a little bit of homeschool stuff. We aren't doing much in June, just kind of getting a feel for how things will work. We aren't counting it as far as record keeping or anything either. It will mainly be a few fun things, and me checking for gaps so I know if we have to hit anything harder before we move on to cover the stuff in his third grade books. While I was in the waiting room on Tuesday, I worked on some loose lesson plans, and tried to figure out just what all I will be checking him on. I don't think there are going to be any major gaps anywhere, but I do want to get a feel for the time it takes him to do some stuff, too. I've been looking at ways to work on a few things that he's not quite as comfortable with, too. It's amazing how many books and worksheets are out there to cover just about anything you want. Right now I'm mainly sticking with things that someone else has already created, although I have a feeling that as I get more comfortable with it, I will probably end up doing a lot more of my own.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Happy Memorial Day
We've had a busy weekend full of family fun this weekend. We went to Bismarck to go to the zoo on Friday (it's much larger than the Minot one, with more room for the animals). Saturday we spent the night in a hotel with a pool with two waterslides so we could go swimming. I think Elliott ended up going down the slides about 200 times. lol We were at the pool for about 5.5 hours Saturday and then Elliott and Carl went back for another hour Sunday morning while I was getting ready for church. Yesterday after church, a couple from our church invited everyone to their house for lunch. Elliott finally played with the other kids from our church and had a blast. Right now Carl is outside grilling.
We have had a great weekend, but we are also taking the time to remember why Memorial Day is a holiday. As a military family, it hits close to home. We don't personally have any close friends that have been killed in action, but it's easy to see that it could happen. And people that are willing to give their lives for us deserve all the respect and admiration that they get, and even more. Memorial Day is such an important holiday to teach children about. We've talked about it several times with Elliott this weekend, and I think he really gets it now.
We have had a great weekend, but we are also taking the time to remember why Memorial Day is a holiday. As a military family, it hits close to home. We don't personally have any close friends that have been killed in action, but it's easy to see that it could happen. And people that are willing to give their lives for us deserve all the respect and admiration that they get, and even more. Memorial Day is such an important holiday to teach children about. We've talked about it several times with Elliott this weekend, and I think he really gets it now.
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