I normally like to have a free-flow, child guided eclectic approach to school. But somedays the boys are stuck with boring seatwork and workbooks. But they are old enough to learn that sometimes the real world is like that. As adults we are sometimes stuck with boring mundane work and we have to just do it. (like laundry...LOL)

(written Sunday night) - I will be taking Manuel to the hospital and will be gone a few hours.his knee was bad tonight, so I decide to make a last minute change of plans. The boys wil be on their own for school. It's nice to have them at a stage I can trust them to stay home and do school. Though I hate when I have to change plans last minute....

Got the school work planned for Monday
FIRST- they clean up from Breakfast, then They each take turns leading a Brain Gym Activity (I listed which for whom). They love when they get to be in charge of a Brain Gym. Nothing quite as fun as telling your brothers what to do!

Gavin :

Switched on School History w/ his Hisptry notebook. (if it doesn;t work- as computer stuff always messes up when I'm not here) I have an online Chemistry Research project for him. He is doing well with independant studies.

Saxon Math

Write a One Page story using randomly drawn cards from our NANOfictionary Story telling card game.

Connor-
His Going Places reading book with activities and questions

Leap Pad Geography Book

Math Detective (computer CD from Critical Thinking Co)

Can't give him too much freedom yet. He just can't focus on his own. He nneds to have everything planned out for him. More so thanhis younger brother, Ki. Ki needs things planned out, but can plan some ofhis own school or schedule. Connor get's too distracted to even do that.

Ki-
Leap Pad History Book

Math Dice. 5 Multiplication, 5 Additon, 5 Subtraction (with specifications as to which dice to use) and then 5 of his own made up Math Dice problems. He loves making up his won Math Dice problems. A lot of this is review. Ki needs a lot of review. Costant review of everything he has learned. Or else he forgets it. It's like a short term memory problem or something. Or maybe long term memory. Anytime we go more than 3 weeks without school it is like being back in Kindergarten for awhile. He is 10 and will forget letter sounds and basic math if he isn't always doing review of everything.

4 pages in Explode the Code.

 They each have a housecleaning task and reading time.

When that is done they can play outside in the back yard or play their computer time.

This should be a nice mix of school and has a few things they are in charge of and can choose. So it should work out.

Time For Bed!

Monday-Morning- called the hospital, they can't see Manuel until 2:30. I will still have the boys do independant schooling I planned last night. Maybe I canget some housework done.