Yesterday was the big day. The day where I attempt to start homeschooling with a new baby, and a terrorist on the loose. It went surprisingly well considering several scream-breaks from Amaryllis, and the fact that Jericho was into
everything. I know at this point we are just doing review mostly, but I definitely breathed a sigh of relief when the kids were excited about their work and we managed to finish all we had planned for the day without any casualties.
I love being able to homeschool. It's hard, not gonna lie, and we are only in 1st grade and Kindergarten. I think the hardest part this year is going to be learning to manage the two littlest hooligans while maintaining some type of organization and quiet to teach the other two. I'd try to do school during nap times, but at this point Amaryllis is leading a nap boycott. (I think some of that has to do with her reflux issues...she often only will cat nap for a few minutes at a time, and wakes herself up crying.) Maybe one of these days we will have the return of nap time in the Barron household.
I want our big goal for this year to be keeping learning fun. I want to raise kiddos who love learning, even more than I want good grades or perfect handwriting or fancy art projects. So many people grow up loathing school. (I think most of us do.) And I know I might not be able to prevent that completely...but I'm sure going to try. I think, from the looks of it, wearing "party hats" at the table, we are off to a good start.
2 comments:
You got this :)
It should be fun in K5 and 1st. Learning that fun and satisfaction come from hard work is an incredible life skill. Everything isn't easy, but can be rewarding if we will work through difficult things. I think that is one of the best things about homeschooling. You get to do one on one specialized character training with your kids. (No mention of the character training God is doing in us at the same time:) Blessings on this journey!
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