All Work and No Play?

As I note my daughter’s progress in school, I find myself conflicted on how to hold up, (or down) my end of the bargain.  How do I make supplemental work at home fun, yet challenging?  You see, I homeschooled my daughter from her preschool years through kindergarten.  I remember the angst I grappled with worrying over whether I was giving her the best as her teacher or if I was pushing her too hard.  I was constantly torn between wanting to be a phenomenal teacher to her and feeling slightly out of my depths.  You see, I was an Early Childhood teacher for most of my career and assisted in the first grade in the public school system.  So education is in my blood so to speak, and with my child I wanted her to have the best of all I had to give. However, I watched her getting bored with being the only pupil, and the advent of her baby brother didn’t help.  Between Continue reading