thanks for sharing about this... looks great. How I relate as our kids are getting older!

I need some ideas to help our daughter, she really struggles with spelling and is behind. we work on word lists, we have tried several programs and still it just isn't sticking. we have lots of tears and frustration and what makes it worse it that her younger sister spells 2 grades ahead and has just got spelling. Spelling was hard for me as a child too and remember being so frustrated as well. I would love some ideas to encourage her and help her out... thanks. gayly

We have actually done 1st grade this year but had a rough year due to a major illness of someone close to us that added extra kiddos in our mix among other things. I was feeling like I had missed the boat on 1st grade for our daughter and we are planning to school through the summer to get caught up. After reading everything, I was so encouraged that we are on target and we'll be ok. Thanks for sharing thoughts on laying out each day for the 4 day week, that I what I am hoping to move too. Blessings, g mama to L-7, A-5, E-4 & N-3