We've successfully completed the first book of the Chinese syllabus 四五快读! *applause* Joash has learnt nearly a hundred Chinese characters in less than 4 months, granted that 10% of those words need more revision to stick.
Since Jayna learns side by side with her brother during his portion of the lesson, she has advanced even faster. The words that she has to remember in her nursery syllabus are 'no kick' for her at all. I even had to buy a new N1 book for her last month cos she completed the first one so quickly. In fact, I might have to go on to N2 material after she's done with the current one...
As for bible study, I'm always so glad whenever Joash tells me that the session was fun. It truly makes my day when he recaps to Daddy in all excitement when he comes home in the evening. I do try to make an effort to be creative in the way I drive home the message but sometimes I wonder if the children merely remember the activity rather than the biblical principle behind it. I suppose that is really up to the Holy Spirit to convict them.
Below is a video of my revision of the Chinese words learnt using flash cards. The whole process was rather long so I edited out most of it especially the parts when Jayna interrupted and when Joash fidgeted a lot. The camera could not pick up the sound very well since the mic was facing the wrong direction and Joash spoke very softly most of the time but you get the idea.
The homeschooling is going much better than I had expected and I praise God for the wonderful progress. I look forward to the day when Joash can read a Chinese book entirely on his own and, more importantly, eventually accepts Christ as His Lord and Savior!
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