typical home school day!

i have had a few ppl ask me what i do all day so i thought i'd choose a random day, like today and give a quick look into what we do!

ellie joined us for our morning unit study and weather report

we are in the middle of a creation study

i find it's a great way to start the day. nate fills in his weather chart, the date, month etc...

then we read some bible and go from there

i put ellie down for her nap and nate started on his math

he works on his own for the most part in math. i am there to help him and of course teach the lesson

i checked my messages and had my 1st coffee of the day

then i tought nate his math lesson

he picked it up fast

love math u see

on to the word of the day!

we switched dictionaries, nate wants to learn a new word everyday so he picks one, i write the meaning out and explain what it is and he draws a picture

today he choose  dungeon

then some printing from handwriting with out tears

i really like this program

and for a break i read a book and nate works on sheets, usually drawing a picture or something

then nate asked a series of questions which came from the dungeon explanation road his mind was on

he wanted to know what punishment i got when i was in school

i went through the list of what we would get

nate's interest was peeked with what a detention was and wanted to find out what it felt like so i out him in detention for 5 mins

he made it 4...hahaha

then reading with all about reading

this is where he reads to moi

and then little miss ellie pants woke up from her nap super duper early!  

so in the flexibility of school we breaked and i gave her a bath...she woke up with a messy bum!

all cleaned and ready to roll!

chris dropped by and brought me a coffee!

i won a coffee from it! score!

we had lunch. chicken sandwiches

we hoped over to the couch, all 3 of us to finish this book and start another

then ellie played with her new bunny slippers

and her feet
haha

this afternoon nate is playing outside and i am catching up on office work!

i get a few emails from people who ask how home school is going because i don't seem to post a lot about it, which is true.  i stopped posting because i got some back lash from a few things i said.  i also want to be sensitive to nate and his work. i don't want to put his work on display to be criticized or even what we do.  this is my blog and i am responsible for what i post.  the last thing i want to do is come across as a know it all home schooling show off. which is NOT how i feel

but i can't control ppl and how they feel or even how they take something i typed with a light tone to it

so i've decided to open back up and talk about home education.  why?  because it's a HUGE part of our life.  it's who we are!

so to sum it all up, this is my home school update/share all

home school is going quite well over all.  not gonna lie  i had a horrid start to it back in sept/oct.  i am not sure why, if it was all the changes going on, chris being home, new baby, the responsibility/burden of the weight that home school can bring, starting a new thing alone and a complete change of social circle/life style

around nov/dec things got better and with all things over time it gets easier

there are a few thing's i've done that i thought i'd share

1- every home school is different so don't waste your time trying to copy anyone's!

2-throw the clock out the window. the most freeing thing i've done this far is this!  with a baby, our school day is 100% revolves around miss ellie.  be flexible !!!!!!!!  and relax.  prime example today!  ellie woke up very early from her nap, so we didn't do a few things....so what! we'll do them tomorrow!

3- i joined home school groups. scary as it was not knowing anyone. i did it!  stepped right out and made new friends.  i have nate in music, gym, science, nature and a few other things.  this gets us out and nate can be 'social' , it also breaks up the routine and i am able to connect with other moms who get how i feel

4- the social myth is a huge pain in the butt and is the # 1 thing i am asked (condemned) about. get educated!  home school kids are not social deprived. please. moving on now

5- the second question. how do i have the patience (i don't) and how can i make nate do his work.  after a few weeks of me not giving up nate understands that school is just another part of the day, it has rules and he has to follow them, just like making his bed and emptying the dish washer...he just does it.  when he is giving me ttude, i get chris involved but honestly, for the most part this (now) is not a problem

6- i have 1 rule.  do everything with out complaining or arguing :)

i am also blessed and supported by chris who backs me up when i need it, listens to me when i need to talk, gives me the coffee breaks i need weekly and agrees with everything i say. hahaha.

my family is a tremendous support.  they cheer me on. my inlaws are on board and muetti! you have come a long way :) you are interested in what we do and support us!  thank you

so far. so good. and yes, we plan on doing this until high school and yes home school kids can get into university

so i hope this answers some questions and doesn't ruffle any feathers

oh and i have NO problem with public school!  as with all families being different it just wasn't a good choice for us!

Posted by mel at 2:25 PM