Zeke and Homework Fun!!

Number one: This is my first foray into posting a video to You Tube and into a blog, so I am still trying to figure out what all I just did to accomplish this feat!! Number two: We sound like Country Bumpkins, mainly because we are!! Number three: If you are a parent who had a Martha Stewart Mentality of school is going to be full of room mother heaven, fun field trips and learning all kinds of educational wonders, just know that I once too had that dream. I walked with Zeke into K. with hopeful anticipation. We had had a very successful childcare and preschool experience. But with age comes more structure including rules and work. My Zeke is very smart, loving, fun, energetic and creative. He loves finding things especially bugs and things you can only imagine from dirt. He loves playing with friends, riding bikes. He is my precious wonderful boy!! The thing about Zeke is while I was looking forward to this wonderful school experience, he was sad because there are not as many toys in the K. classroom. While he like friends and physical adventures, we found that he does not like to read very much(yet we are working very hard), worksheets turn his attention span off, not talking for extended periods of time is almost impossible. School has been a trial for Zeke in many areas. All parents want their child to succeed. Zeke has had many success and struggles. We work constantly on skills of focus, being on task, organization, reading and math. This video shows how Zeke is making progress during homework time in second grade. It is also funny because it shows him losing focus. But his Mom was pestering him with several questions. We have had a wild ride through school so far. I am sure I will write more about it later...