Hi thank you for making an amazing video and for sharing all the books. I have a question in terms of the math book. You mention that for your older daughter the good and beautiful was not effective compare to your 4 year old. What parts of the book didn't work when teaching math. Thank you
Hi Amanda! Thank you so much for making this very informative video! My son is now 4 years old as well and I am trying to build a homeschool curriculum for him. I trust your judgment so much and am excited to use the resources you mentioned. I would like to ask, how do you keep the kiddos focused on school time at home? What do you do when they get distracted? Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for watching, and I hope these resources are a good fit for your son as well! Focus looks a little different with my youngest than with my older two. The older two are on adhd medication at this point which has been a game changer for their focus. But given Teo's young age, we weren't ready to try that route with him yet. Oftentimes he is super eager to learn and hyperfocuses on doing his school work. Other days, he is super resistant...especially if he is tired or sick. On those days, I don't push too much and let him take days off here and there, which is fine since he is so young and ahead of the game already. I just take a very relaxed attitude with him. Some other things that help are giving him the power over deciding what we do in which order, and giving lots of praise when he is being cooperative. We also have a star chart system where the kids get two stars for every day they complete their homework. They get 3 or 4 if they complete it with a good attitude. When their chart is filled, they get to pick a prize from our "prize bin" (fun little toys, books, and fidgets I have slowly collected over time, much from the Dollar Store). Stars are definitely a positive motivation for them as well. Hope that's helpful! 😊
Thank you Amanda for sharing what you do to keep Teo focused and at the same time not forcing it or pushing him too hard. It’s so important to keep learning fun as you mentioned. I love using the toy/prize bin for the star chart! I was using a star chart but was using candy as a reward which really backfired on me lol. Also, I find my son Matteo loves his independence and giving him options for what subjects to try next I think would really work with him as it does for Teo too. Matteo has a lot of energy, and loves to be active. I find it challenging to keep him still and focused so only do very short lessons-I suppose with consistently doing those he will gradually build his capacity to focus for longer periods of time. Matteo is in the same age range as Teo, having just turned 4 at the end of September. San Francisco USD requires children to be 5 by Sep. 1 of the corresponding school year so Matteo will be technically beginning “actual Kindergarten” Fall 2024. However I am doing the same thing with easing him into the curriculum now so when he has to know it he will already have learned it in a gradual way. I value your insight very much and would love to see more on homeschooling and how you manage it all if you would be so kind to share! Hope you are doing so well and thanks so much!
@@raquelec.8610 Aw, it sounds like our sons have similar names! 😊 Yeah, at age 4, it definitely is important to keep it low pressure and fun. Just follow his lead and he will show you what he is ready for. Focus will come as he gets older. It sounds like you are doing a great job with him. Teo just turned 5 in October, so he will be able to "officially" start kindergarten in the fall even though he will be on to 1st grade stuff by then. The beauty of homeschooling is you can meet your kiddos exactly where they're at. 😊 I will try to get some more videos up over winter break! I am definitely struggling to figure out how to work in RU-vid during the school year since we are so busy. 🙈 But I think fitting it in during breaks will be my solution. Best wishes! 😊
