I am panicking a bit, not nearly as prepared as I would like to be but school is starting next week and I know that Olena will be thrilled. I had full intentions of schooling through the summer but with work and my cousins son staying with us a few days a week, it just never worked out. She loves doing school work and I know she has been a bit bummed we haven't done much lately. Today she raided the school closet and pulled out all of the workbooks and sat in her room working on them. Hopefully she maintains that enthusiasm throughout her life!! I figured I would share what we will be working on this year. 1st grade! Science: Exploring Creation with Zoology. She is absolutely obsessed with animals so I figured this was hands down the number 1 choice. Math: Math U See Olena is a kinesthetic learner. This means she learns better by using her hands and manipulative's. This program does exactly that, by incorporating math blocks into the lesson. Handwriting
We started off as a family of 3 when we finalized Olena's adoption in 2006. 2017 brought many changes and we are now managing our lives as divorced parents who love our daughter more than anything in this world and still love to promote adoption. While I don't blog as much as I use too, I do like to keep updates going at least once a year for those of you who followed our story for the last decade.