I've often said that if there is a difficult way to do something you can leave it to me to find it. It seems I always find myself swimming upstream when really I should relax and let God guide me. Anyway, I've revamped my homeschooling plan to match the natural flow of our day better. I've grouped our activities together in a way that makes more sense for us. So if you're interested keep reading, if not this whole post will be about this so you may want to do something else.
Praise time...
this will be our time to praise God. It'll be after breakfast and will include; Bible memory, Piano practice and then singing songs together. We'll probably go back to learning hymns together. We used to do this and we really enjoyed it. Our favorites are, Nothing but the Blood of Jesus, and What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
Table time...
this is our 3 r's time. Phonics, spelling, sight words, math, handwriting. What we'll do is one boy on the computer playing a game...like on starfall.com or playing a math game, while the other boy is at the table with me doing worksheets (just a few), and then we'll switch.
Read time...
this will take place after we eat lunch and clean up and will consist of the boys reading to me and then me reading to them. I will most likely read literature and social studies or science stuff to them at this time. We love to read together...it is truely one of our favorite things.
Ok finally,
Project or game time...
if we have a project to go with social studies or science this will be the time to do it, if not we'll play a game indoors or out!
I think you will find that you continue to "tweak" as you and your children grow throughout your homeschooling journey. We do this every year - and usually about halfway through too! Plans always seem easier on paper and apply so differently in real life. I always seems to be cutting back and rearranging, but we find what works for us, get into a good groove, and it works really well for us!!
ReplyDeleteI hope your new eating plan will work well for you and give you the energy you desire. The steps you are taking sound good and positive.