Back to School
Posted on July 28, 2010 - Filed Under Homeschool, Kids | 2 Comments
We’ve had a bit of a break from school, mainly because of some serious issues with clients that have sent me scrambling to find work, any work, to pay the bills. But on Monday, we plunged back in full force.
It was fun. I don’t spend nearly enough time with my kids, and when I do, I’m usually stressing out about work still. School is guilt-free time because it’s time invested in their education, not just hanging out or something. Maybe that shouldn’t make a difference, but in my addled mind, it does.
We started out with a singalong and the boys actually sang with me! They usually request songs at bedtime, but they just listen to me sing . . . this time they got right into it and I discovered that they knew most of the words. Time to dredge up a few more childhood tunes.
After that, we did a body parts game to recap what we were learning when Mama got too stressed out to deal with anything but writing and they both did great. Then we settled in and did some workbook stuff, colors and shapes, which is a bit simple for Dorian, but he enjoyed helping Dante figure things out. We looked around the room for circles and found plenty of them! Locks, the laundry basket, my lip balm, all circles!
After stringing some foam beads and doing some sorting stuff, we finished up with a reading lesson. It wasn’t a long school day, but we all enjoyed it.
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Does sound fun for you and the kids! You have to think of yourself too, and just stressing out about work will wear you down and make you less likely to think straight and calm. As Scarlett O’Hara used to say, “There is always tomorrow.” Best wishes!
Glad you had some fun stress free time with your boys. I know the feeling that work can take so much time and energy, that anything other than work work work feels like a guilty luxury. Homeschooling must be satisfying too, to see them learn and know you helped them achieve each milestone.