Hello everyone....I am having a bit of a struggle with my 6yo first grader right now. I am hoping to get some feedback from those of you who may be here now...or might have been here at one point. It seems that we are not "getting to schoolwork" at all these days. I am feeling very discouraged. When my older kids were schooling, we started at older ages and did a more school at home process....but now that it is just me & my ds.....we are really relaxed & unschooling. I am sure I do more real life learning than I see....but I am just feeling like we aren't schooling enough?!
Here is what we do get done...some reading - We are working are way thru "Tech Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" - usually 2 per day, and we usually read a book or two during the day - Me reading to him....as his current interest is the Scooby Doo books that are above his skills. We get art done 1-2x each week. We are working on the eIditarod project....so we are getting little spurts of that info. He doesn't do much writing....I'd like him to do more.
I feel like he has such an easy time spending time playing video games & watching tv.....yes I try to make some learning videos too (he loves Bill Nie the Science Guy....
Has anyone gone through a period of feeling like we are 'wasting time' and not being productive? Can you all give me some examples of how you foster the 'free learning'? Do you have a workstation set-up....art/craft station...what do you do?? (I am also asking this because I am thinking of setting up a "school" area...that may have bookshelves, art supplies, desk/work space, etc.'
Everytime something is set aside for another day....Life gets in the way....but then again that is what it is all about - LIFE - .....and Life Goes On......
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