My 6 year old can't sit still for long either. My best suggestion: don't make him ;) Let him have small breaks frequently, keep some snacks onhand, an abacus or stress ball to keep his little hands busy while you are reading.
My boys rented MIB2 so they are watching it. I am laid up in bed with a stomach virus, and dh is on his laptop. i think me and the hubs are fixing to watch a movie.
I use Life of Fred exclusively right now *hides* and all 3 of my boys say it is thier favorite subject. I add some problems here and there if they need more practice.
We LOVE Total Language Plus! It is all in one and I will do it all the way thru high school. It is set up by weekly units with a-e days. Read all about it here: http://site.totallanguageplus.com/
I am not in a state where we need to count days. We learn everyday, everywhere. It is a lifestyle for us. My kids are still you and LOVE learning. They ask a million questions just driving down the highway lol.
We are working thru the holidays for the most part. We might take a total of a week off. I am having surgery in Febuary so we will have 2-3 weeks of then.
I wouldn't be concerned until about 7. All of my kids learned years before that but I don't pressure perfection in writing still for the younger 2 (6 & 4) I am *very* relaxed when it comes to ages and stages though :D
We do school 4 days a week.
Math: 4 days
Spelling: 4 days - 2 worksheets and then one day of spellingcity, then test.
Reading: 4 days
LA: 2 days
SOTW: 2 days
Science: 2 days
Is it sad that I have no clue what week we are on? lol!
However, this week was good. Slower than usual because my middlle man got his cast off and its uncomfortable for him (Dr. said this is normal?? I have never heard of it) We also did a few playdates this week and just had a slow week of mostly reviews.
We just take a couple days off if I start feeling discouraged :) We are going to work thru Christmas break (although not on actual Christmas Eve or Day) because I am having surgery in February and we will need 2 weeks off. :)