The mailman, new curriculum, and looking ahead.

My mailman must think I am insane with the number of packages I get.

I work from home.  So I get a lot of business stuff delivered, as well as personal.

This week, just about every day I got curriculum delivered.  My son is super happy.  I've never seen such joy as when he saw his new science curriculum - and religion.  And then the disappointment when I explain we have to finish what we have started first though.  Before moving on to "Flying Creatures" we have to finish the "Astronomy" unit.  etc.  Next week I should get his Math You See order.  He loves math.  Math of all sorts. It's great to see him so happy about the arrivals. 

The last few days he's even been eager to do some of the work in the afternoon.  He's slowly realizing it's not all torture sessions and seat work.  We have to do some at the table, and he doesn't have to write and put pencil to paper - but he also gets to draw, and glue, and play.  There's computer software, reading, and math manipulatives.  It's not all sit and learn and be bored.

To my husband and me, it's important he learn what they would be learning if he was in school - but that's where that ends.  He doesn't have to learn it the same way, or use the same books.  And he can learn more - and what interests him.  He just needs the basics too.  He does need to know to read.  But I don't care if he learns from school books, or a computer app. He does need to be able to write, but it doesn't all have to be daily journal sessions.  Sometimes it can be about space, or puppies, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 

Speaking of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he's loving it.  He wants to read a chapter every day - which is wonderful.  At 7 years of age, a chapter is about all he has the attention span for.  But the main thing is he looks forward to it. He sits and listens to the reading, then he answers any questions, and does any seat work/project.  I am excited to see what he comes up with when we spend the day in the kitchen, with him making a recipe, and creating one as well.


** This here is the link to my dropbox - where you can follow along on our journey with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.