Beyond at half-speed? Anyone else done this?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:42 pm
Due to a variety of factors, especially illness then morning sickness on my part and a one day a week co-op, we are only on Unit 14 of Beyond. We are really enjoying Beyond and don't want to rush through it. We got through LHFHG last year in part by skipping things if we didn't have time for them, and I really think that was a mistake. Part of our situation is that we are doing a half day alternating with a full day. So we really only get three days done per week.
My husband and I have decided this is probably fine. Everything we are doing is at her level, so it doesn't feel like she is being held back by our pacing. The only exception to this is math. We are doing Singapore 1 and it's very easy for her. I think she is just blessed with a mind that intuitively grasps math without much explanation. I would feel pretty bad if she was doing math at a slower pace because of planning/illness/pregnancy on my part, so a few weeks ago we decided to double up on math lessons to try to finish "first grade" math by August. It's been no problem for her.
Anyway, overall, I think it will be okay to continue this pace and continue with Beyond through the summer and the next school. I do worry a *bit* that she will feel frustrated that we are not moving on, but we may add a few things next year. Obviously, there will be 2nd grade math, which we will do every day and not skip at all. Also, I'm thinking about using audio books for Storytime, since we will most likely being driving 30 minutes on a daily basis (long story), and adding a foreign language (Latin or Spanish) that uses the computer or a DVD. (I will have a newborn in late September or early October, so something that isn't totally dependent on me could give her something to do.)
What I'm really wondering is - for those of you that have done half-speed - how has it worked out in the long run?
My husband and I have decided this is probably fine. Everything we are doing is at her level, so it doesn't feel like she is being held back by our pacing. The only exception to this is math. We are doing Singapore 1 and it's very easy for her. I think she is just blessed with a mind that intuitively grasps math without much explanation. I would feel pretty bad if she was doing math at a slower pace because of planning/illness/pregnancy on my part, so a few weeks ago we decided to double up on math lessons to try to finish "first grade" math by August. It's been no problem for her.
Anyway, overall, I think it will be okay to continue this pace and continue with Beyond through the summer and the next school. I do worry a *bit* that she will feel frustrated that we are not moving on, but we may add a few things next year. Obviously, there will be 2nd grade math, which we will do every day and not skip at all. Also, I'm thinking about using audio books for Storytime, since we will most likely being driving 30 minutes on a daily basis (long story), and adding a foreign language (Latin or Spanish) that uses the computer or a DVD. (I will have a newborn in late September or early October, so something that isn't totally dependent on me could give her something to do.)
What I'm really wondering is - for those of you that have done half-speed - how has it worked out in the long run?