The Peters' Family Blog: A little more school stuff

I wanted to add a little more info about the school work that I am doing with the girls. We have been using Hooked on Phonics since last March and we love it. There were 6 boxes in my set and we have almost done 4 of them. I think she will be done by the end of October or a little sooner. She has loved this program. She does great at learning new skills and then there is lots of practice time.

Lily loves reading. She is so good at her phonetic skills and she does great with the comprehension questions. I love that she loves it so much!

Math is my least favorite thing to teach. I hate that I am not better at teaching it, but she does seem to learn quickly. Right now we have beend doing a kindergarten full year book. It has lessons on graphing, sorting, adding, subtracting, telling time, etc. She enjoys it. I don't love worksheets, but it is a very good way to make sure that I teach her everything she needs to know.

In October, we are planning to start on the Hooked on Phonics Math program. It looks hard to me. I hope that I can get her ready for it soon. I like that it comes with play money and dice and other fun manipulatives. I also need to be working on other things that I haven't found in the books. I want to work with her on counting by 5's and 2's.

Can't leave Valerie out. She is 2 1/2. I am thinking that I might start her in preschool at 3, but for now I am doing some worksheets with her. She loves them. She has a letter sounds one and a colors and shapes one.