I love it!!
Wow. So I wasn't expecting to feel that way at first, but it was really really fun and so much easier than I expected. Of course, I know that can change and certainly don't expect things to go this well every day. I'm thankful, though, that we are at least off to a good start.
Here's how our day looked (I promise I won't repeat this, I'm just writing it down for the first day, you know?)
Calendar/Weather/Devotional
Breakfast:
The boys helped me make egg and cheese sandwiches. They are becoming so helpful in the kitchen - never thought that would happen.
Outdoor Time:
I allowed for one hour. We all ran three laps around our courtyard together. Then David decided he wanted to build his Lego set outdoors and Anthony climbed a tree and looked for bugs. I did my devotional outdoors while they were playing.
Math:
David helped me 'teach' a lesson by drawing a number line on our white board and by counting to 100 so that Anthony could jump high on 10, 20, 30....you get the idea.
Handwriting:
We sang the song about starting from the top (I love that my boys are already familiar with the Handwriting Without Tears program) and worked on the introduction pages. We kept it short because Anthony was starting to look tired. David wrote down our memory Bible verse (Psalm 1) on the large whiteboard in their room.
Free Play:
This gave me time to write down some notes and get snack ready.
Snack/Read Aloud:
Since we had already read Charlotte's web and finished the first two chapters for the second time this weekend, I skipped that and just read them a poem.
Language Arts:
The reading was way too easy for Anthony and he was very unimpressed by the lack of story line in the short story about the fat rat. The copy work confused him because the writing was different from Handwriting Without Tears. I'll have to fix that.
Swimming:
We spent 40 minutes swimming laps at the Rec Center Pool. It was great exercise for them AND me. David swims fairly well and is practicing his formation. Anthony is still just getting comfortable with me letting go of him in the water. After our laps, the boys played in the slightly more shallow area. It cracks me up how my impulsive child is so hesitant in the water and my more cautious child is so daring in the water it freaks me out:).
Lunch/Science/History:
They made themselves peanut butter and honey sandwiches while I hopped in the shower and then they enjoyed the rest of their lunch while I read to them about where different species of animals live (those boys were shouting out random animal facts that left me impressed). Then came history and we learned about different countries, currency, flags, etc. Anthony decided he wanted to make his own flag for Japan and David went along with it. Both boys spent a good 20 minutes working on their flags until I had to tell them to take a break and play before we headed out for Anthony's therapy session.
Today was an easy day. Our science experiments and other extension activities will take longer, but it was a nice way to start off...you know, to actually finish a full day.
Oh wait...I forgot to mention something about that Bible verse David wrote on the white board. The goal is to memorize it by week 6 so they tell you to read it twice a day. I was reading it aloud to them as they were finishing their dinner and was absolutely stunned to hear Anthony finishing my sentences. How in the WORLD did he almost memorize that verse in one day?? Memorizing is not that easy for him, but for some reason....he has a knack for memorizing Bible verses. It amazes me and I know that is all God:).
Anyway, I have my bag of materials ready for tomorrow. I think we are going to do school at the Library for a good portion of the day. They have a cool playground nearby too!
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