Oct. 22, 2008 - To Plan or Not to Plan??
Every Sunday evening ( I like to wait until the last minute possible), I sit down and sketch out rough lesson plans for the week. I'm trying to decide if that's even worth it, since every week since we started school, something seems to come up to thwart those not so carefully laid plans. Two weeks ago, it was the nice surprise that Daddy would be home-and who wants to follow the plans when he's around? This week, we decided to get sick. (Pretty sure I didn't schedule that!) It's a shame too...'cause I had lots of fun things ready to do with my littles. This week was "Letter D" and we were going to do all sorts of stuff-we did manage to get our posterboard letter Ds decorated with dots. (nice alliteration, huh?) But..we didn't get to the "Make Way for Ducklings" book or the "Five Little Ducks" flannel board story. We did however, get in lots of movie watching time, as I've spent most of the past two days on the couch, sleeping-with one eye open-gotta watch that two year old-she can get into some pretty interesting predicaments if she thinks no one is looking! (NO Ally-a glue stick is not the same as chapstick!)Thankfully, my oldest is at the point where he can do most of his work independently..so he won't get behind.
It wasn't all bad though...we did get to spend a wonderfully beautiful day at the park, playing, walking and gathering leaves, acorns and other "treasures". We had perfect weather and the kids always love to be outside. This park day reminded me of a conversation I had with my oldest son a few weeks ago. We were talking about school, and he told me he wouldn't mind going to a "real" school, as long as he could come home right after lunch-"why?" I asked, "Because, kids have to play!" he answered. :) So true!
(Yes, sometimes we do have school in our pjs)
Comments
Oct. 23, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Ally mistaking chapstick for a gluestick made me laugh. I hope you feel better soon!
What fun to do school in your jammies. & Caleb seems very wise :-)
Heidi
Oct. 31, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Plans for the week are just an outline for us. It's what would be ideal, but there's never an ideal week, esp. with little ones! That's the nice thing with homeschooling, that if you didn't get to it this week, we will get to it next week. As far as trying to do one letter a week, kids always need to be reminded, so finish the letter the next week. :) Don't pressure yourself into thinking you have to do all what's on the schedule. Takes the fun out of school. And school needs to be made fun as much as it can be, because there's so much of it that ends up being not fun, and becomes a drudgery.
And yes, kids learn through playing! Amen, Caleb!
~Ann
