Our Biology experiment this week called for a microscope & slides of pond water. The point was to observe paramecium & other such critters. Um, no. Not in 1st grade. Not when I'm trying to keep the house clean to sell. Not when Youtube exists.
We found lots of great vids of paramecium, amoebas, and their kin online. The boys loved watching the tiny cilia beat and the amoeba feet surrounding & eating another cell. It was a great solution for impatient kids as well - no waiting for the microscope to get focused & no waiting for something cool to happen. Those things, of course, are important for growing scientists to learn. I just don't want to deal with teaching that just yet.
Caleb's phonics program is going really, really well. I think I have him placed in math & phonics just where he belongs. He is an easy going kid as long as you keep him occupied. ;)
Jimmy could go faster in math, but I'm happy with where he is. We're still struggling with the daily speed drills. He's consistently not finishing them but gets all of the finished questions correct. He gets SO upset when he doesn't finish. I'm trying to help him accept that he's not perfect while also trying to help him have more confidence so he CAN finish. What a wretched balancing act.
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