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brabec7
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Posted: Jan 13 2010 at 3:41pm \| IP Logged

I am in need of help! I am wondering how families with multiple ages in the elementary range keep track of where their kids are and where they plan to go next. I didn't have a problem keeping track mentally as it were for the first three but now am finding it hard to stay on track with my son.

For example: I have a five year old (son) that I just realized didn't know the connection between lowercase and uppercase. He also did not know what a beginning sound was.... So, I made a work for my dd who is disabled and through that discovered he couldn't sort by beginning sound? Now he has worked through Seton's first two books for first grade reading. He "mastered" the pink and blue series. He can build CVC words but I missed some essential steps somewhere.

I honestly don't know how....

So then I start to reflect on his schooling so far and he has never been presented the Continent map. However, he has worked the other maps. The kids know the Continent map and so I have not revisited it and he is only interested in what they do. We did do it today...

So those families who utilize Montessori, CM or even a mismatch of approaches: How do you keep track of skills or what you have done and what you plan to do?

Thank you so much for any suggestions!

Blessings,

Lisa

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Posted: Jan 13 2010 at 8:51pm \| IP Logged

I only have two little ones so I can't speakto that part of your question, but my first thought was that some of that might be resolved with the comprehensive lists from Lori's site if you're using a lot of Montessori. In a few months both of my kids will be in the 3-6 materials and I'll keep separate checklists for each.

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Posted: Jan 13 2010 at 10:14pm \| IP Logged

violingirl wrote:

some of that might be resolved with the comprehensive lists from Lori's site if you're using a lot of Montessori. In a few months both of my kids will be in the 3-6 materials and I'll keep separate checklists for each.

I use these and find them very helpful for keeping up with Montessori presentations! That was a great suggestion, Erin!

How old are your kids, Lisa? You mention a 5 yo.

In general, I look ahead at the beginning of the year and think about where we're headed for the year and write this down as goals for each child. In the middle of the year, I review my initial goals to see how we're doing...if I need to adjust...need to pull back...need to add in a bit here or there. The mid-year review really helps me see how realistic my expectations were at the beginning of the year. These expectations have more to do with skills I hope a certain child will develop or master, a level or depth of learning, a theme or topic of study I expect us to read through, plans for books to be read for certain terms, etc. (This is done for my older children - I don't really do this for my under 7 crowd)

Sometimes, it's hard to see how much we've done when we're down in the midst of it, living it! Like you, I have discovered in the middle of some concept or idea or lesson that somehow, somewhere along the way, something foundational was missed. I just gently, and without much ado, back up and retrace my steps with that child.

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Posted: Jan 14 2010 at 7:45am \| IP Logged

Oh! You ladies are wonderful!! I love this list. When my oldest was in a MOntessori school they had a folder with a similar outline. the only difference was the boxes. One was for presentation, there was a second, and a third. These of course were based off the three-period lesson. This list that you posted is wonderful.

I have a 12 who is about 4 developmentally when it comes to the Montessori materials, a 7 year old who along with her 10 year old sister just started at a MOntessori school for the first time. However, I need to determine how to best meet everyones' needs in order to resume home schooling them all. One of my biggest challenges was this inability to keep track of where my son was at.

Thank you ladies, again!! Lisa

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