Miss Green is doing very well so far. I've started using Homeschool Helper on my iPad, and she really appreciates being able to know where she stands. She loves having a GPA, go figure! Her Apologia Biology co-op really helps her to have accountability as well. She thrives in a social setting, and that's the only school work we do with other families. She uses Quizlet quite a bit for studying her vocabulary and is doing really well.
The one change I've made for her thus far is to drop Rod & Staff English 8. It was just too advanced for her. I had her move back into Rod & Staff English 5 with Mr. Blue and Miss Pink. She's acing it, but she's also learning, which is the important part. I have Analytical Grammar on order, but I'm not certain yet if we'll switch her over.
Mr. Blue. Oh, Mr. Blue. He's my hardest kid to school. I haven't made any changes for him. I'm just having to struggle to get him to do his school work. He's on a very light load right now, as I'm trying to just get him int he routine of actually doing his school work on a daily basis. He does Math, Spelling (forgot most days,) English, and Latin every day. I'd like to get him consistent with his science, but I haven't reached that point yet. We have the audio CD, which we listen to in the car, and that helps him get it done. He loves science, but he wants to study only what he's interested in.
Miss Pink is pretty easy going. She's having a hard time keeping up in English, but its getting better. She's my Perfect Paula. Every time she writes an answer down, she wants to know if its correct before she writes it. Its made test taking very hard for her. She is doing better than the older two kids in First Form Latin though, so that makes up for her struggles in English. She's using Quizlet to study her Spelling Workout lessons, instead of using the workbook. That works really well. She's able to master most of the words and test out of the lesson without writing in the book at all.
Miss Purple loves to get her school work done. She's usually done with it before I ask her about it. She's learning borrowing and regrouping right now and has had a few hiccups with it. I think she's got it down now. I have her do her Math Mammoth lesson herself, but if she doesn't understand it, she brings it over. I work through a couple of problems with her, she does one while I watch, and then she can work independently. She decided to start Prima Latina last week. I'm afraid it might be too easy for her. We haven't started learning prayers yet though, so that may make it just right.
Mr. Yellow unfortunately gets pushed to the side education wise. We are still working on his Consonant Rhyme. We're on the letter L now. I'm hoping this looooonnnnng introduction to sounds will make it click faster once we actually start reading lessons. He has a math workbook I put together for him, and the kids like to do that with him. They really like doing any school with him, as he's such a fun kid. In the meteor shower the other night he wished for a cow. Then he wished for a pink cow, a yellow striped cow, and a purple polka dot cow. The next day, he told Miss Green, "I wonder where my cows are hiding. I checked the chicken house, but they're not in there. I bet they're in the barn." I'm trying to convince Daddy to paint our cows in those colors, but he hasn't fallen for the idea yet.
