Mama Byrd

I am so proud of Caleb’s efforts in school so far this year.  He has really been motivated to work hard, and he has come so far in just 7 weeks.  He finished reading Call of the Wild today, marking the sixth classic book he has read so far this fall.  It’s hard for me to remember he is just in the fourth grade!  He reads better than most of the seventh graders I taught at Glen Rose and some of the tenth graders I taught at Gurdon.

We have also really enjoyed his science and history curriculums that we picked out together.  Both of them are so hands-on.  He was so proud of the lapbook that he finished on Thursday for astronomy.  It was an accumulation of everything he learned about the sun, the moon, the earth, Mercury, and Venus– the first half of his book.  It was like a massive nine weeks’ test, but with a creative and kinetic element.  We both loved it!

I was hesitant about continuing with homeschooling this year, but I am so glad that we did.  We would have missed out on a lot if we had decided not to do it.  My only regret is that Elizabeth is not joining us, but I know the one-on-one time will be good for our relationship, especially as he gets into the preteen years.  Hopefully, Elizabeth and I will get the chance to do something similar for a year or two.  I think she would flourish under the one-on-one instruction (without competition from Caleb).

Filed under: Caleb, Homeschooling, kids, parenting, school on September 27th, 2008