Detours are fun but they make me nervous. The weekly to-do list I made before I decided to take a detour is looking too pristine. A to-do with very few marks on it screams at me, "Do something!" Yes, we are doing a math and grammar lesson each day, but I can feel the anxiety building as I stare at the sparsely marked page before me.
What is the detour looking like?
Prima Latina - This was the biggest surprise of the day. Even though Lively Latin is our main program, I decided 11yo and I should make a quick run through Prima Latina before handing it over to her niece. We read through lesson one, worked through the exercises orally, and then watched the first lesson on DVD. I thought 11yo might be put off by the teacher's accent but she actually seemed to like it. Happily, she found the lesson material easy and didn't grumble. She seemed intrigued that these lessons include memorizing Latin prayers.
Key to Fractions - Since workbooks one and two have been written in, we are reading the pertinent information and quickly reviewing the booklets. Book one has been recycled and we are half way through book 2. So far the information we have looked at is reviewing things she has learned in Rod & Staff 4 & 5.
We read parts of:
My First Atlas (Hammond)
Proper Manners and Health Habits (Rod & Staff - This is one of those books that got lost in the shadow of more important subjects over the years. It's for grade 2 but I wanted to read through it at least once.)
First Encyclopedia of the Human Body (Usborne)
What Your 1st Grader Needs to Know (Core Knowledge - Wow! They've changed the cover.)
- It Could Always Be Worse
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- The Knee-high Man
- Medio Pollito
Read aloud - Peter and the Starcatchers
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