So I am not someone who does all that well with a timetable so when we started to prepare for the homeschooling I thought that I would have strict work to be done by lunch time and then we could do the fun stuff after lunch like visiting and crafts and baking. Well there are no too many days that this plan has gone to schedule. For example after just forty minutes of work the girls want a break, can you imagine they can't sit there and concentrate for a few measly hours straight ha ha. Really I realised this before we started but it would seem that a 5 minute break is not quite sufficient, especially when they have only just started playing the best game ever lol.
One thing I am loving besides having all my girls with me is the work. I really love Princess' Language Arts and teaching her the phonetics. It wasn't how I was taught and it's so eye opening to me (as a secondary English teacher) that this makes so much more sense to me. I was ok at spelling but it was necessary for me to learn words by sight. Yes phonetics can be difficult but when you start looking at the different rules it makes such sense to me. Princess already has a greater understanding I feel as she didn't enjoy English last year and now I think when she is asked a question it may take her awhile but she 'gets' it and is able to really enjoy learning.
I also love the ideas about science. I must admit I loathed science at school. I had a lovely but monotone teacher in year 8 and so I didn't pursue any of the sciences. We are not doing anything too in-depth but now I look forward to it as it just reminds me of what an awesome creator we have. Just to think about all the complexities of the animal kingdom, the body, plants, space, molecules and physics.
So you will have to excuse if I don't post on here as often as I hoped I would. I'm just too busy trying to work out exactly how to enjoy the Sometimes Better and work out how to improve the Sometimes Harder.
I do however have in mind 2 quick posts in the near future as I already have the photos to use.
Thanks if you're reading this as I know checking back all the time and mostly seeing nothing new is annoying so thank-you for reading.
So I am not someone who does all that well with a timetable so when we started to prepare for the homeschooling I thought that I would have strict work to be done by lunch time and then we could do the fun stuff after lunch like visiting and crafts and baking. Well there are no too many days that this plan has gone to schedule. For example after just forty minutes of work the girls want a break, can you imagine they can't sit there and concentrate for a few measly hours straight ha ha. Really I realised this before we started but it would seem that a 5 minute break is not quite sufficient, especially when they have only just started playing the best game ever lol.
One thing I am loving besides having all my girls with me is the work. I really love Princess' Language Arts and teaching her the phonetics. It wasn't how I was taught and it's so eye opening to me (as a secondary English teacher) that this makes so much more sense to me. I was ok at spelling but it was necessary for me to learn words by sight. Yes phonetics can be difficult but when you start looking at the different rules it makes such sense to me. Princess already has a greater understanding I feel as she didn't enjoy English last year and now I think when she is asked a question it may take her awhile but she 'gets' it and is able to really enjoy learning.
I also love the ideas about science. I must admit I loathed science at school. I had a lovely but monotone teacher in year 8 and so I didn't pursue any of the sciences. We are not doing anything too in-depth but now I look forward to it as it just reminds me of what an awesome creator we have. Just to think about all the complexities of the animal kingdom, the body, plants, space, molecules and physics.
So you will have to excuse if I don't post on here as often as I hoped I would. I'm just too busy trying to work out exactly how to enjoy the Sometimes Better and work out how to improve the Sometimes Harder.
I do however have in mind 2 quick posts in the near future as I already have the photos to use.
Thanks if you're reading this as I know checking back all the time and mostly seeing nothing new is annoying so thank-you for reading.
