Today all three children completed a "full day" of the lesson plan.
All three of them.
It just required a little motivation. In other words, I promised them they could take Friday off if they did.
Ta Da!
Things I learned today.
Writing is still a bit of a struggle for Hawthorne. Second grade writing expectations are a bit higher than the level he's at. He'll catch up, but some subjects are getting writing help from the mom.
Persephone is self motivated, but we knew that. She has off days (yesterday) but usually she really enjoys working through and completing lessons. She was done an hour early and not only got to read for an hour, but she's going to do an extra science activity this afternoon.
Havoc is beginning to see the source of his overwhelmed feelings. The idea of a "complete lesson" when one lesson is meant to be covered in 2 days is hard to let go. We've worked out a system of notation so he knows there's a plan. 11 is a great age for him. He's starting to see big pictures sometimes. I'm greatly relieved and so is he.
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