Classical Charlotte

Last week we discussed light, rainbows, shadows and mirrors for science.

A lot of this has been review for Doo.  In fact, a lot of Start Up Science has been review for her.  I don’t think this has been a bad thing, though.  It’s solidifying some of this knowledge for her.  I am very glad I paired the workbooks with library readings because otherwise it would have been much too little for her.  We will finish out our science plan for this year and then go into something a bit meatier and more hands on for second grade.  Right now I am mulling over Delta Education’s Space Science Cluster.

In Math, we have been covering time the last two weeks.  Doo has grasped this pretty easily.

Once we finish up with Math Mammoth’s first grade, which we have 3 chapters left, I am mulling over changing her to Teaching Textbooks.  We would still use the Math Mammoth worksheets from time to time but I really like how interactive this program is.  Doo and I tried it out before Christmas and she loved it.  I definitely think we will use it come second grade, I just haven’t decided if we should start once we finish first grade Math Mammoth (just 2-3 months left of that I am guessing).  Hmmmm.