The public schools in our area started school today so we did also. We are using Ambleside Online Year 1 as the guide for our school. We read a chapter of Paddle-to-the-Sea and illustrated the chapter for our narration. We read a poem from AA Milne, an Aesop fable and a story about Damocles. The first few pages of our math book are review but it has a practice section which they do on their own. I am reinforcing the letter sounds. It is hard to not push them too hard these first few days. 
Butch and Sundance are alike only in that they have the same birthday. That is about where it ends. Sundance is very verbal and auditory and he aced narrating our selections.He struggles to write his name and his letters. Sundance breezes through writing his letters but struggles to verbalize what he is thinking. They both like math (so do I) but again Sundance struggles to write his numbers. We are practicing doing our best work each and every time. We are not rushing through it even though scribbling would be easier. It took about 3 hours to get to all the work today. I still had one more activity I wanted to get done but I they were showing signs of fatigue and I wanted to stop on a positive note.
I created a Daddy Folder. It is sorta like the homework folder in that I put their math paper and some sight words that they can show Honey when he gets home. What a joy it is to teach my own children. Just to think that all those years of sitting through education classes and dreaming about the children that would be my students makes me smile. It turns out that the children are the ones closest to my heart and what a joy it is to teach them each day.
How about an Auntie folder!?
Posted by: elisabeth | August 14, 2006 at 08:10 PM
We are just finished for the month! We have the rest of the month through the first week of Sept. OFF!!! We do 3 months on 1 month off. Life is very busy right now ~ I don't feel "off", but that's ok. I loved 1-4th grades with my kids. You have a great mind-set of stopping before frustrations set in, letting Daddy take part, and seeing your kids strengths and weaknesses. Keep it up - have fun - and cherish the season!
D
Posted by: deeapaulitan | August 15, 2006 at 12:48 PM
I *love* the Daddy folder idea. I think I'll just have to borrow that one from you! :)
Deb
Posted by: Deb | August 15, 2006 at 02:28 PM
Sounds like you had a positive first day. Keep up the good work! We start in a couple of weeks.
Posted by: tootlepip | August 18, 2006 at 08:04 PM