Best Laid Plans
It seems no matter how much time I spend preparing, once we get started on a school year there will inevitably be some tweaks that are needed. This year, it was in the area of language arts for my younger kids. I'm not entirely surprised by this. I have a plan that I veered from this year. Typically, I use Cottage Press Primer for 2nd grade, then begin Writing & Rhetoric in 3rd grade. Levi is in a co-op class and the majority of his class was not ready to begin Writing & Rhetoric, and I felt it would be a stretch for him. So I had to figure out something else for this year to stretch him toward readiness for it next year. Meryn also just did not seem quite ready to take on Cottage Press Primer 1. Her handwriting needs work. She's just starting All About Spelling Level 2. Her reading is right on beginner 2nd grade level and we need work on that. So I had to find something to stretch her as well that was not part of my original plan. Since I've been he...