Finally, feeling like we've got this!

So, as a lot of kids were out of school this week, we were not!  That doesn't mean we didn't have any fun having snow days, we just did school before or after.  We were more lax than normal.  We slept late, it was after all, cold and dreary outside.  Caleb in usual form, excelled at school and continued to blow my mind with his understanding.  Some times he doesn't even let me finish the questions before he answers.  Christopher had a major breakthrough with understanding how multiplication/division work together.  Another huge milestone was an unplanned "State Assessment Simulation" test.  We do not participate in state testing, but since it was available, my curiosity got the best of me.  I sat Christopher down with the Language Arts test given in 3 sections and told him, I was not going to read it to him.  He immediately started fidgeting.  I reminded him that if he were indeed at public school that this is what would be required.  He gulped, and dove in.  Before I knew it, he had read the whole passage, read each question, and then answered and made 100.  I was giddy with disbelief.  He was overwhelmed that he had actually completed it.  To see that light bulb come on, and the accomplishment he suddenly felt was the exact reason I chose to home school my children.  We also changed up things this week with how we complete each day.  We did a lot of work together.  Instead of being on different subjects with each boy, we studied the same subject and the same subject matter, just on different levels.  This seemed to really please the boys.  They started making preparations each day for where we were going to study, and they were excited to do it together.  It requires a little more prep from mom, but you know what?  If that's all it takes for them to find this enjoyable, I am game!  I feel like we really turned a corner this week.  I'm excited to see what the next week brings, and i'm enjoying reading some of my other homeschool friends are posting.  There is so much good material out there.  Go find it, it's worth the work!  Check out http://courtneysix.blogspot.com/2014/01/weekly-wrap-up-winter-break-snow-days.html, or   #wfmw new blog post Lunch - It's the best part of the day

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Both of these ladies have inspired me!  So glad to be sharing this adventure with my boys.  Will get pics for next week.  It's a must!  Happy school faces are always fun!