Then there’s the school holidays. Easter is a very big holiday here and school is always out for 2-3 weeks during that time. Although I hesitated to take the time off because we traveled so much the end of last year, I gave in. Truth be told. We all needed a break.
Or so I thought.
The past few days Emma G has set up her little table with a white board in the living room and taught us fractions…morning, noon, and night. The first day it was frations but now it’s fractions. Hey, it wasn’t spelling, just math. 🙂 It actually reminds me of myself at that age. I loved playing school. The only difference is I had a younger brother to boss around.
Guess I need to get back into the home school grind. Why does it feel like I’m trudging through mud to get there??
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Elisa | blissfulE
April 10, 2013 at 6:35 amLet her do the planning (or at least some of it). Seriously!
I have been wondering if/how to take breaks. If we take a break without an external indicator – like travel, how hard will it be to resume? Probably a bit of fear there, which I need to deal with. I've also been thinking about going to a 4-day-a-week schedule with the usual academics and then something different on the odd day that's still educational. I feel like homeschooling gives us the gift of time and I want to use that wisely.
Tanna
April 10, 2013 at 7:57 pmShe's a natural. 😉 Joshua's birthday party looked like LOTS of fun!! I hope you feel like you are soaring soon versus slogging… I know both… soaring is much more fun! blessings ~ tanna
Jennifer {Studio JRU}
April 10, 2013 at 9:04 pmlove it! she is ready to learn! must be fun to teach when they are excited like that, jen. 🙂
MaryAnne
April 10, 2013 at 9:08 pmGo, Emma G! I have mixed feelings about my kids being in school instead of at home, but I do appreciate someone else taking some of the responsibility for their education.
Linda Stoll
April 11, 2013 at 8:09 pmi LOVE your blog header, Jen!
Linda
Leovi
April 11, 2013 at 9:32 pmYes, beautiful pictures, I love studying!
{amy}
April 12, 2013 at 12:58 amI'm sure it's hard to get back into the groove after a nice break! But it looks like Emma G is ready! 😉
Zion
April 12, 2013 at 6:19 pmShe is such a cutie. Good for her for being so eager, because I am actually quite vocal about passionately disliking fractions. I have lots of homeschooling friends and family, so I hear a lot about the flexibility of the schedule. That's nice.
Ann
April 14, 2013 at 12:34 pmAt least she looks ready to learn.
And I just love looking at children's doodles.
Optimistic Existentialist
April 14, 2013 at 3:12 pmShe looks eager to get back to learning! That's wonderful.