| The Rhythm of Our Days |
Mostly I'm mush.Can't get a grip on what our educational life should look like this fall. Typically, July and August are tremendously productive times for us. Summer is sailing past and we are stuck, which led me to remember how I tend to wish life would slow down so I can savor every drop and these days, I'm praying for swift passage so that we can get over this hurdle.Firstborn built a table yesterday! It's a great one too and would have been better only if he'd had better materials to work with. It's fairly level, has good braces between the legs and a nice flat top. It now holds his laundry basket. Sunshine has been working on her paper doll sculptures. They are made from regular drawing paper and tape; she makes a cone body and they come out looking like tall and regal nuns. I've got a collection of them saved for a shadowbox. W and Sunshine will go to Greece Camp today and can't wait. I'll take Firstborn shopping for camp supplies; it's his first sleep-away camp for cub scouts this weekend. Baby is trying to talk. He now has "Hah..." (hot), "Mama", "Bah" (ball), "Dooo,doo, dooo" (tickle, tickle, tickle), "Bahb" (bye). We are working on the signs for "more", "please", "thank you", "diaper change", and "all done". I"m still reading Chew on This to them. They are listening to The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit in the car and Firstborn is listening to Moby Dick in his room at night. They all have their grocery store workbooks they are going through. We are moving the same day of our cooperative's kick off so I have no idea how I"m going to logistically work that one out. Calendars are coming out for our fall activities. Maybe some ideas will take shape from that..... 8:58 AM - Jul. 19, 2006 - post comment
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DescriptionLabels don't fit. Not 'homeschooler", not "unschooler" not "classical educator". We are a family. We learn, we play, we read, we fight, we laugh, we struggle, and we discover together. We shun the calendar and packaged curriculum. You won't find a "teacher's guide" with a schedule making me it's slave within these walls. What you will find is a group of people, sometimes rough around the edges, digging in the dirt to grow things, reading books to expand our minds, paint up to our elbows, chickens in the yard, something simmering on the stove, and maybe tea on the front porch....this is a record of The Rhythm of Our Days. Living, Learning, Laughing, and Loving. Home User Profile Archives Recent Entries - I'm MOVING!!! - Really like this idea.... - Breezy Easy - need a second cup..... - Times Links • Living Deliberately • Living Math • Our Area's Cooperative • The Bonny Glen • Every Waking Hour • Live and Learn • Bravewriter Lifestyle Friends |
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