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Feb. 16, 2008
In spite of workbooks
As we are readying ourselves for a much needed vacation, I am perplexed by the many people who know we are homeschooler's that ask "are you taking work for the kids?". I remember many times my parents took us out of school for more important adventures and when I asked my mom if anyone one asked her this she said no. We don't ask the adults if they are taking work with them on vacation, that is the antithesis of a vacation.
I am pondering why the standard for homeschooler's is different or just for kids for that matter. Are the really less human than us that they are not deserving of time off too?
There is much I could say on this, but I will leave you with your own thoughts on this subject.
So I thought I might blog about what it is we did yesterday and somehow I think our days on vacation will take on as much variety and hold just as much learning, if not more, without us opening one workbook to prove it.
We started our day watching Learn With Jade, a Chinese show that is reminiscent of Sesame Street. We learned colors and numbers and how to ask for milk, juice and water. Of course my kids remember it today but please don't ask me!
Nathan went from this activity to playing the leap frog alphabet song over and over to "learn our language" as he put it.
The older two pulled out sight word bingo and played several rounds of it. All this of course without my leading or help. They then went outside on an adventure to the swamp-this imaginative play took hours of their day, I can't imagine wanting more for them than to be able to spend the day slaying dragons, fighting other "Jedi", discovering animal tracks and of course the construction of the base camp!
It was such a spring like day and we did not waste a minute of the sunshine. They had lunch on the deck, jumped on the trampoline and took out the bikes for the first time since fall and rode through the slushy puddles.
They came in to watch a movie and design cartoon heros during it. I simple sat back and observed and felt fully satisfied with our day. We did not take our work along with us to all these adventure and somehow what they needed to learn found them anyway...huh.
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Feb. 18, 2008 - Wonderful day of learning!