I'm feeling much more confident about our homeschooling efforts, thanks to advice from some really great homeschooling moms. Lowering my expectations and making a concious effort to incorporate concepts throughout the day is really paying off.
For example, we started working with the letter A. I showed her the letter, she identified it and the sound it makes, then she held on to it while we're reading, traced its shape on paper, made up stories about it, etc. She made up one story where letter A was being chased a la the Gingerbread Man. This evening, as we were reading a story before bed, she surprised me by saying "cat-there's that aaa sound again", just as I'd done throughout the day.
We went to the park, where she made a new friend. We're also working on using our words (a continual effort), so I was glad to hear her say "Don't push me" instead of pushing back. Even more progress. What a great day!
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