Assessment 2019-2020: Mister Man
Rose Red calls our oldest boy "adorkable."
Between his glasses, his braces, his gangly body, and his 8-year-old sense of humor, he's often awkward and clumsy.
But he has the sweetest heart.
And a sharp mind.
He's surrounded all day by siblings with emotional and behavioral challenges, and I would be lying if I said he's a perfect model for them to follow.
He's definitely adopted a few negative behaviors in addition to his own little faults.
We're working on them.
In the mean time, he's growing and learning by leaps and bounds.
I can hardly keep up!
Mister Man studied:
Literature: Memoria Press Grade 2 Literature--completed. In addition, Mister Man was part of my Elementary Read Aloud group, and we read some great stuff together. He is a voracious reader--reading and re-reading books at a nearly alarming rate, including reading D'Aulaire's Greek Mythology several times over.
Spelling: MCP Spelling Workout C--not completed. Mister Man is one of those kids who absorbs spelling by reading, so this book was overkill in an already too full schedule for a 7-turning-8-year-old boy.
Writing: Memoria Press Simply Classical Writing Book 2 Read Aloud Edition. This book was used to make a class with Ladybug and Mister Man. It included Read Alouds with an American History theme. He didn't need such a slow-moving writing program, but he did need to work on the basics of sentence construction, and this allowed me a two-fer. We did not complete this program due to scheduling challenges as a family and behavior challenges with Ladybug and Brother. What we did complete did improve his ability to correctly write a sentence.
Handwriting: The Good and the Beautiful Handwriting Level 3--completed It focused on refining printing and introducing cursive.
Science: Mammals by Memoria Press--completed.
History: Our Star-Spangled Story--not completed. Mister Man was invited to join Colloquium for history, but as time and energy restraints hit us, we released him from this group. He also listened to many of the American History read alouds that were part of his writing program. It is safe to say that he had a great deal of exposure to Early American History up to and including the Revolutionary War.
Math: Rod and Staff Arithmetic Grade 2--completed (and started Grade 3). He did not need all of the repetition included in this program, so I assigned about half of the pages of each lesson, and he mastered the material with no problems whatsoever.
Latin: Latina Christiana I--not completed. I left him to work independently, and I think he needed more support. We'll pick up where he left off and keep up his Latin studies. He loves them!
Mister Man also participated meaningfully in Morning Meeting, Academy, and American Rhythm.
PE: Mister Man is not as coordinated as his younger brothers, but he does his best to keep up with them, and it turns out he's a very good climber. We have few climbing walls in our city, and it might be worthwhile to research this further for him. I tried twice to find a karate class for him that would work with our schedule, but I failed both times. It is still very much on my mind. Jumping rope was a big joy for my crew this year, and Mister Man can jump with the best of them--if he's turning the rope himself. He says, "I'm not very good when other people turn the rope." He's a good walker, participating in each of our 52 Hikes.
Mister Man had a full, rich 2nd grade year. He reads years ahead of his chronological age, and his math is almost too easy, but his physical development (other than his height--he's so tall!) and interests are still pure little boy . . . superheroes, bugs, Legos . . . and he's a big brother who knows how to care for younger, more vulnerable people.
He's joyful, interested, and fun!
Between his glasses, his braces, his gangly body, and his 8-year-old sense of humor, he's often awkward and clumsy.
But he has the sweetest heart.
And a sharp mind.
He's surrounded all day by siblings with emotional and behavioral challenges, and I would be lying if I said he's a perfect model for them to follow.
He's definitely adopted a few negative behaviors in addition to his own little faults.
We're working on them.
In the mean time, he's growing and learning by leaps and bounds.
I can hardly keep up!
Mister Man studied:
Literature: Memoria Press Grade 2 Literature--completed. In addition, Mister Man was part of my Elementary Read Aloud group, and we read some great stuff together. He is a voracious reader--reading and re-reading books at a nearly alarming rate, including reading D'Aulaire's Greek Mythology several times over.
Spelling: MCP Spelling Workout C--not completed. Mister Man is one of those kids who absorbs spelling by reading, so this book was overkill in an already too full schedule for a 7-turning-8-year-old boy.
Writing: Memoria Press Simply Classical Writing Book 2 Read Aloud Edition. This book was used to make a class with Ladybug and Mister Man. It included Read Alouds with an American History theme. He didn't need such a slow-moving writing program, but he did need to work on the basics of sentence construction, and this allowed me a two-fer. We did not complete this program due to scheduling challenges as a family and behavior challenges with Ladybug and Brother. What we did complete did improve his ability to correctly write a sentence.
Handwriting: The Good and the Beautiful Handwriting Level 3--completed It focused on refining printing and introducing cursive.
Science: Mammals by Memoria Press--completed.
History: Our Star-Spangled Story--not completed. Mister Man was invited to join Colloquium for history, but as time and energy restraints hit us, we released him from this group. He also listened to many of the American History read alouds that were part of his writing program. It is safe to say that he had a great deal of exposure to Early American History up to and including the Revolutionary War.
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| He's a natural teacher, and the kids flock to him. |
Math: Rod and Staff Arithmetic Grade 2--completed (and started Grade 3). He did not need all of the repetition included in this program, so I assigned about half of the pages of each lesson, and he mastered the material with no problems whatsoever.
Latin: Latina Christiana I--not completed. I left him to work independently, and I think he needed more support. We'll pick up where he left off and keep up his Latin studies. He loves them!
Mister Man also participated meaningfully in Morning Meeting, Academy, and American Rhythm.
PE: Mister Man is not as coordinated as his younger brothers, but he does his best to keep up with them, and it turns out he's a very good climber. We have few climbing walls in our city, and it might be worthwhile to research this further for him. I tried twice to find a karate class for him that would work with our schedule, but I failed both times. It is still very much on my mind. Jumping rope was a big joy for my crew this year, and Mister Man can jump with the best of them--if he's turning the rope himself. He says, "I'm not very good when other people turn the rope." He's a good walker, participating in each of our 52 Hikes.
Mister Man had a full, rich 2nd grade year. He reads years ahead of his chronological age, and his math is almost too easy, but his physical development (other than his height--he's so tall!) and interests are still pure little boy . . . superheroes, bugs, Legos . . . and he's a big brother who knows how to care for younger, more vulnerable people.
He's joyful, interested, and fun!
What a delight you Mister Man is for your family. How wonderful to have an avid reader.!
ReplyDeleteBlessing, Dawn