We are adjusting to having a total of 12 people living in this house! Half of those kids under the age of 6! As you can imagine dinner time is caaaaaraaaaazzzzzzy. But fun at the same time. All in all it's working pretty well. Ellie and Bella are as close as white on rice, even sleeping together! They think they are sisters, well close enough!
In our homeschool this week...
We added Bella to our routine and honestly it's gone pretty darn well. There are usual bumps and knicks with starting back up after a break. The kids work pretty well together, there are a few crazy moments when all 3 need my help, Gracie is causing her usual mischief and Liora needs to be put down for a nap. But I couldn't ask for a smoother transition, really.
Places we're going and people we're seeing...
This morning I made an emergency visit to the Doctor with Elliett. She has had a sore throat for 2 days and today woke up with a mysterious rash all over! Turns out they think she has strep. The best part of all this (I'm ignoring the nagging thoughts that she is going to spread these germs to the rest of the 5 kiddos right now and focusing on the positive.....) I found some incredible encouragement right in the Doctor's office. A student PA came in to look over Ellie first, after a diagnosis we were making small talk. Turns out she is a Christian and she homeschools! We had lots in common and she was so encouraging in the midst of hearing from others how much I should consider sending the kids to the school up the road!
I also made a trip to Goodwill and found some awesome finds while the kid were at MBTA learning about planting seeds. I mean where else can you get BRAND NEW Children's Place shorts for $1, Nike cleats for $1.50, Baby vans for $.99 and a Papasan chair in excellent condition for $16! Needless to say we'll be going back. I didn't even hit up the books section!
My favorite thing this week was...
I'd have to say snagging a Papasan Chair in excellent condition for near nothing!
What's working/not working for us...
What's really working for us is the new Pocket chart I put up in place of the workboxes! I stayed up a few nights and planned out 4 weeks of the kids basic school work (Reading and Math). That has also been wonderful. I can't believe how much easier each morning (or evening) is to take the needed activities/worksheets and slide them in the pocket! My goal is to plan the next week out each time I complete a week so I don't have all four weeks all at once!
Homeschool questions/thoughts I have...
Looking towards summer, I wondering exactly when to stop our official year, or if we should kind of go year round. Most of the curriculum (the Non consumable parts) will have to be returned sometime in June to MBTA (Myron B. Thompson Academy) since they pay for it. But we always get to keep the workbooks and I can make copies of anything I'll need. My husband has about 6 weeks off in the summer, so I'm not sure if I want to take all that time off (although the learning doesn't actually stop!) or perhaps make all sorts of learning resources available. I have some Science and History things stashed away, maybe letting them unschool for a while. Adding in more outings and field trips, etc.
What do you do? What works for your summer schedule?
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| I made these with the kids last week! They were delicious! |
Found some AweSomE bento lunch ideas this week in Island Family Magazine
Visit the link for more ideas! I'm starting to collect a few things to make some fun Bentos for the kids, I've got a few Spring and Pirate ideas brewing!
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