We did our first day of BEYOND today!!!

Kelly · Post by **Kelly** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:57 pm

Hi everyone!! All I can say is "WOW!!!" We both (my son and I) LOVED our first day!! It was just enough for him. It was not overwhelming or boring for me. And it was pretty quick!! AND HE DIDN'T CRY ABOUT IT (yay!) He loved "traveling the world" and tracing Columbus' route on a pillow. IT is the perfect amount of activity/reading/writing for us!!
I am curious to see if this method of spelling will help him. I sure hope so.
I started him with Singapore math 1a. I probably could have gone with a higher level, but I could tell that he could use more practice. I hope to have him doing 2a early fall. We'll see.....
Also, my husband was laying with him in bed last night and he said my son just totally opened up to him and told him how I switched his math program and how happy he was about it. My husband said he sounded so relieved. (We have been doing 1a ever since I recieved our box even though I just started Beyond today.) He has had a much better attitude about math since the switch. I think it's the fewer problems on each page.(even though we are doing 4-6 pages a day to catch up.)
Thank you Carrie!! HOD is such a Godsend to our family!!
Kelly

Candice · Post by **Candice** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:21 pm

Kelly,

That is such a wonderful report! So glad to hear it is such a perfect fit with the perfect amount for your son AND yourself!!!

I hope the spelling works out for you as well!

I love, love , love hearing how HOD is a Godsend for each our families!
Please let us know how it continues to work for you and your son.

Candice

susie in ms · Post by **susie in ms** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:48 pm

WOW! I'm so happy for you both!!! It is wonderful when things work out right!!!

1shortmomof4 · Post by **1shortmomof4** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:55 pm

That is sooooooo WONDERFUL! I know how you feel and I'm sure that my ds would be in agreement with your ds - HOD is wonderful!
Heidi

my3sons · Post by **my3sons** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:49 pm

How great, Kelly! I'm soooooo happy for you and your ds - here's to lots more years of happy learning together with HOD!
In Christ,
Julie

Kathleen · Post by **Kathleen** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:42 pm

Kelly,

I just wanted to pop in and rejoice with you, too!!

Glad you're both enjoying it so much!

Kathleen

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:23 pm

Kelly,

How wonderful! Isn't it great when you get it right on target for what they need. I am so happy for you both! Yeah!

Post by **Carrie** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:20 am

Kelly,

I'm so glad that you had a good first day. Your little guy sounds precious!

I'm also happy that the math is feeling like a good switch. You may even want to give yourself permission to just teach Singapore 1A/1B along with the hands-on math lessons as scheduled in "Beyond...".

I know about switching math programs and trying to get kiddos caught up (as I was the Queen of this with my oldest son)! Eventually you may just want to slow down and go at the pace in the "Beyond.." guide. Long-term Singapore 6A/6B is considered pre-algebra already. So, Singapore is quite advanced, even though 1A/1B don't appear that way. Just some food for thought! You would know best.

Thanks for sharing your excitement! It's like a breath of fresh air to me today!

Blessings,
Carrie