I need a break.
If you haven't noticed, it's been a while since I wrote anything. We've been so serious about school, and I just found out I am expecting our fourth kid!
While all that is great stuff, it is affecting our schooling. My kids are dragging their feet with certain subjects, motivation is out the window, and I just want to sleep all day! On top of all of this, we are all stressed with all that other stuff 2020 has brought us.
So I'm going to make now until the end of the year a fun homeschool experience. I plan to pause our regularly scheduled curricula and do all the stuff I've been meaning to get to and never have the time for - and all the stuff the kids actually like.
Here's the plan so far:
I'll teach them some Christmas songs on the piano.
We'll do regular art lessons on YouTube.
We may sign up for some interesting online courses, like the ones offered through Outschool.
Instead of math workbooks, I'll do activities from a Math Games book and a couple board games a week.
We'll do cooking, science experiments, and definitely a park/forest as many days as we can.
Beyond that, their bikes have been dirty and deflated for a while, so we'll do a workshop on bike maintenance.
The weather's awesome, so we can do a backyard campout with survival lessons and campfire cooking.
Our craft closet is filled with art, science, and engineering kits that we never seem to have time for. So now is a perfect opportunity for that.
Honestly, I'm getting excited just thinking about it all. It will be such a nice reset. The holiday season can be filled with togetherness and peace instead of stress and nagging.
I'm confident that after a joyful and restful break, we will hit the ground running in January. And until then, while it seems like fun and games, they will still be learning. Total win-win!
Let me know in the comments if you you guys have any fun subjects you want to do with your kids. I love being inspired by others.
