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Kindergarten!

I have had a few people ask what we are doing with Jonah for school this year.  We are doing a couple of different things.  We began using a curriculum called My Father's World in July.  For the most part I like it.  I had researched it quite a bit so there have not been a lot of surprises.  I am figuring out how to tweak it to fit him and adding some math as needed because I thought that we could step it up a notch there.  Jonah has had a pretty good attitude about the whole thing, and that has been one of my main goals.  Most kids his age are excited about school and so curious and eager to learn that I just don't want to squelch that!  We started early so that we can take a chunk of time off for Christmas and baby this winter without extending school too far into summer!  I have been taking advantage of the fact that he loves to be read to and spend a little Jonah/Mommy time each day reading chapter books.  We just finished "Little House in the Big Woods" and have a trip planned to Living History farms that I am really excited about.  (I hope he will be too!)
We have also open enrolled him into the West Des Moines school district's home school assistance program.  They have enrichment classes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and a field trip each month.  We have a picnic next week where we can meet his teachers and then he begins classes after Labor Day.  He will take Spanish, Writing and PE on Tuesday and Art and Science on Thursday.  It is not dual enrollment where he would jump in and out of the "regular" classroom, but a class for just home schoolers.  They group the Kindergarten and 1st grades together.  I am curious to see what he thinks of it.  He is excited.
The other question I get is "What do you do with the other two?"  Reuben has still been laying down in the morning even if he doesn't nap so that is taking care of itself (for now!)  Audrey spends most of the time with us.  She tries to keep up and or do something parallel to us if she can.  Once she looses interest she is more than welcome to go find her own fun!  It is pretty interactive so obviously she can sing with us and watch experiments.  The actual sit at the table time is minimal.
We have had a great experience so far.  I curious to see what bumps we hit along the way and how we adjust as our family grows and changes, but I am thankful for a fun beginning!
Jonah doing a cheer his first day of Kindergarten!

Enjoying the day!

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