This summer Daniel and David spent four mornings per week working on reading, writing, and math skills.  With David the goal was to retain what he learned in 2nd grade and begin 3rd grade strong.  With Daniel, however, the goal continues to be to catch him up so he can be at grade level.  Having started school later, he missed some of the foundational elements.  We worked diligently on:

• comprehension of read material
• writing and the writing process
• spelling
• adding and subtracting with carrying and borrowing
• memorizing multiplication tables
• began learning states and capitols

One huge celebration came when Daniel wrote his first fully correct sentence! We had been working on this for weeks.  A pre-written fragment is chosen out of a baggie.  Mom writes it on a white board.  The boys complete the sentence.  Daniel’s sense of humor came through as he used the fragment “usually true” and weaved his favorite word – chicken – into the sentence. He used a capital and a period and spelled everything correctly! (See pictures)

The boys were a bit surprised when we told them that their sisters had “Mom School” every summer too. Like last year, Mom school will continue throughout the year for Daniel and David,  though given the time constraints and regular school homework, it will be much less intense.

Great work, boys! Mom is really proud of you!