I've been down for the count this week for whatever various reasons... it feels like it has just blown by so quickly. Today we have been battling tornadoes and power outages, and of the many things to do today, I have done none.
I am organizing our school schedule for next year... I truly hate being scheduled, but until I get into the swing of homeschooling 2 kids (yeah, I know, just 2... but 1 is soooo easy!) I think that I should probably be more structured and develop some good habits.
I'm generally not much on reading other people's blogs, but lately I have been reading some with a nature focus and how others incorporate it into their school. I don't mean to be a blog-snob, but I just don't want to lose my direction and be swayed by others too much... I also mainly write here as a method of catharsis as my head is constantly spinning with ideas and this helps me to organize my thoughts somewhat...
I enjoy how I do school, but I feel that I need to offer, in other words require, the Princess a bit more independence in her work.
I didn't realize that many people just give the kids their books and expect them to read it and figure it out... I have always sat with her and "taught" her from every book, given some independent work and did alot of her reading out loud to her and the Prince. I also enjoy alot of the little things I had forgotten that one learns in school, and I love to read to my kids also. I have come to realize that this is not the norm among others I know and have read about online. I will be weaning the Princess so that I will have more time to work with my little Prince.
But, back to the Ides of March....
Things were pretty bad here... NW GA.... as far as tornadoes, hail and rain. We had over 3 inches of rain in just a few hours with 2 inches of it in just 1 hour. Our back yard has never flooded, but it bacame a lake of sorts.
The Prince was a bit scared by the warning sirens and said this was the worst day of his 5 year old life, but after the real threat of the twisters he and the Princess enjoyed the day somewhat....  
My lenten rose is looking pretty right now and many of the trees are flowering out and budding... I feel spring in the air.....  | 
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• Mar. 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Thanks so much for getting back to me about the Lecithin :) I'm glad you responded on my blog to, I personally find it easier to reply back to the person directly to their blog that way they don't have to search for my answer. So that was great :) I will have to give the lecithin a try and see how it works. I spent some more time reading your recipes for salves and such and they are fantastic! I dabbled a bit with that a couple of years ago but didn't really get into it but I'm going to try your one for the bug bites and the one to replace polysporin :)
I hope your plan of independent learning works out great for you :) I spend most of my morning with my son (9) doing school. We read a lot of books which is where most of our learning comes from and I do most of the reading to. He has his read aloud that he reads to me and the rest I read and ask questions as we go along. The only independent work he does is his grammar worksheets/story writing, bible worksheets, and geography worksheets. A friend of mine who has much older children once told me that when they are in grade 5 they should be fully capable of doing most of their studies on their own but in the earlier years we are still needed to work alongside them to make sure that good foundations are set to ensure that independent learning of the future *grin* Oh how I would love some more independent learning but I think I'll be waiting a wee bit longer *grin*
Wow this ended up being quite a long letter! Hope you don't mind me clogging up your comments section *grin*
Wishing you and your family a blessed Lord's day,
Nature Mama