Solorio Academy, Week 6: Attitudes and Arithmetic

I believe the novelty of a new, exciting school year has worn off. At least it has for the kids. This week was heavily laced with reluctant attitudes. Abby overheard me telling Adam one morning how I hadn't slept well the night before, and she quickly suggested that we "just take the day off so mom could rest" (she is so thoughtful). There was lots of bargaining going on, each kid playing "let's make a deal", promising to do double penmanship the next day if they could just take a break from it today.

Trying to be considerate of their feelings, I did let up just a little this week. We took Monday off (Columbus Day), so Abby could have a friend over that she only gets to see every few weeks. The kids have also spent a lot of time outside, raking piles of leaves, riding bikes, and jumping on the trampoline.

I'll have to say, I am so proud of Beckham. He is proving himself to be very skilled at math. The new concepts click easily with him, and a lesson rarely takes him longer than 5 minutes to complete. He is working so quickly that he is now 9 days ahead of schedule (I'm just wanting him to be halfway through this year's work before baby #5 is born).

He is using Alpha Omega Horizons math for grade 1 this year, and I really feel like it is a perfect fit for him. The pages are colorful but not distracting, and the curriculum is spiral based so there is a lot of variety in each lesson. This is great for Beckham and his rapidly-firing brain!

Each lesson is just one page, front and back. Below are pictures of two different lessons that Beckham completed last week.

What math is working for your child? Have you ever used Alpha Omega Horizons? Did it work for you? Let me know what you think!


Catch up on previous weeks blog posts!
Week 5- All about reading
Week 4- Unit studies
Week 3- Daily routine
Week 2- Co-op kickoff
Week 1- Getting started


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