Since September I
have been homeschooling my 2 year old son and, occasionally, my 6 year old
daughter.
I'm happy to say
that we've been making progress.
I've noticed that
when my daughter and I make time to incorporate homeschool activities together
with her school work, she manages to ace her tests. Now, we are trying so hard
to find time after school to squeeze in some activities to help her strengthen
her understanding of her lessons in school.
I try not to occupy so much of her free time so much so that she won't
have time to relax and play. It becomes hard when she comes home drained and
exhausted from school that most of the time I just let her take her nap in the
afternoon instead. Hopefully, we'll have more time to do hands on activities
soon.
As for my toddler, I
am so proud of him for knowing his colors and shapes. Now, he is able to name
and identify colors: red, yellow, blue, orange, violet, green, pink, black,
white and brown. He can also name and identify the shapes: circle, square, triangle,
oval, star, diamond, cross, rectangle (although he can't pronounce it very
well) and occasionally hexagon. He can now answer the question, "what is
your name?", in complete sentence. I can also see that he is a budding
book lover since he always asks me to read to him his books and he enjoys our
reading time so much that he even asks me to read his book thrice in a row. He
can now count 1-10 without skipping any number and can count objects whenever
asked to. He is now trying to count beyond 10 and reached up to 24. He can name
the different animals in his ABC Book of Animals and can even give the sound of
some of the animals. He can act out which way is up and which way is down. He
is starting to identify whether the object is small or big and short or long.
He can name and point to the different parts of his body such as: eyes, nose,
ears, tongue, hair, armpit, lips, legs, arms, feet and hands. He can sing
several nursery rhymes. He can make the sign of the cross and is starting to learn
the prayer "Angel of God". He is also starting to identify the
different letters of the alphabet. He can water the plants on his own. He can
put away his toys when asked to.
All these things
make me feel very fulfilled as a mom. It is very rewarding to know that I was
able to teach these things that they teach in school. I am happy to see their
progress every step of the way. I am thrilled to discover their new
capabilities. I am exhilarated to know that I am part of their journey to
learning day by day.
These are things
that I should be thankful to God for… for giving me the opportunity to
experience these things with my children. I know that when they grow old, these
are the times that I will remember, these are the times that I will cherish so
much. Hopefully, they too will remember when they grow up.
Thank you Lord for
these things!!!
