Planning, that is. Oh my, and I am NOT having a good time. I am ignoring certain household duties. I am avoiding my children. I am on the brink of serving cereal for dinner. It is all-consuming. It makes me want to Unschool.
The good news is, I think I have a lesson plan for the first six week down, plus course objectives for each child. What I do not yet have is a schedule, however loose, to make it all work. And I am currently slaving over a menu plan and calendar on which to write all my school reminders so that I will not have to do so much last-minute scrambling for materials for a science experiment or printouts for handwriting practice. I am trying to put blogging on the schedule so that I am not tempted to sneak it in during school time.
My house is a wreck and my dad is coming from North Carolina this Labor Day. At least the kids are happy. They are watching videos, playing on the “forbidden-except-for-long-van-trips” Gameboy, and spending time outside playing at being pirates or elves or Narnians, or throwing water balloons at one another. Ah, those blissful last days of summer vacation! Sure wish I could just hang out and play…
I've been known to serve cereal for dinner on an occasion or two... especially if Daddy is out of town, and we've had one of "those" days!
ReplyDeleteI am so very structured by nature, but I think as I am growing older and maybe wiser, I am learning to loosen up a bit. I doubt I will ever be an unschooler, but I am learning to change directions when need be even if it means chucking the day's planner! ;)
God bless (This is my second attempt if you were to get two comments... I think I like this one better anyway! :) +JMJ+