The week so far; first dictation

We've had some rough times this week; although we've been doing schoolwork on a "light" basis all summer, Erika has had some trouble adjusting to the fall semester. Today I could tell she woke up on the right side of the bed -- she was much more cheerful and pleasant in the morning before school. Not surprisingly, we've had a much better day of doing schoolwork.

One of the things on today's agenda was Erika's first formal dictation exercise, which went very well! ( Picture of dictation )

One of the things I've been doing this year is preparing a math "warm-up" of just a few problems in a little bound notebook for her to do. She wanted to have some easy math to start off the day, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to incorporate review, so that's been a good move for both of us. Though it does mean I have to write out some math problems every night before school!