In my life this week... It honestly felt like nothing happened. Tensions have been tight the last couple days as we are trying to wrangle in a very self-willed, ok I'll be honest, demanding in all areas of the word 2 year old. Two nights ago I promise it looked like a scene from Nanny 911.
Not.Pretty.At.All
Mix that with late nights every day this week and yeah it hasn't been a fun place to be.
I may jinx it but last night was much smoother in that area, but there is a ton of work to do with this little guy. I need a vacation.
In our homeschool this week...
Last week, we took a break from our regularly scheduled school work to focus strickly on the Titanic. It was awesome. This week has been a pushing papers kind of thing. I loathe weeks like this though. It is mundane and we all are off. It feels more like we are just checking off the list more than anything. A few weeks ago I figured out an end date for us and since we took last week off I'm not sure we will make that date. We should be done in May I hope. Some could go a week or 2 into June. I'm ok with that.
Our History though... ugh another topic! Since we switched curriculums a while back we technically should be done with it already BUT... ugh isn't that an ugly word... I really want us to understand the little lessons so it's dragging them out. We will probably be doing them all summer. It's bittersweet really.
Are we at the end yet????
My favorite things this week was...
Yesterday afternoon actually. I was tired of the snapping at each other so I said forget it and brought out vinegar and baking soda. We watched our cups "explode" and I made slime. Everyone sat around the table laughing and peaceful. It was the first part of homeschool bliss we've felt and had in a way. Sad but true.
Things I'm working on...
The C words... Curriculum Choices.. for next year. Oh man this seems more daunting than last year. I am looking at so many options and thinking long term and wondering what I should switch up. I get lost in the school mentailty lately honestly. No we can't do this because we need to see we are doing subject x,y,and z. Does that even make sense? It stinks.
I am also trying to figure out which curriculum will offer a wide range to teach and mold for the different ages. I will have a 3 yr old, Kindergartener, and 4th grader next year.
A dear friend and I are also trying to piece together a Science for her kiddos and mine for next year. I honestly am feeling overwhelmed right now but I know more prayer is needed. I think the OCD in me is dying for it to be laid out and figured out. I also may include what we were wanting to do before this came up cause my daughter really wants to learn about swimming creatures. I like her deciding what she wants to learn it makes the learning time so much more fun.
I'm praying for...
Peace in our household. Plain and simple. It needs to come back... badly. It's been so off since moving and we all miss it soooo much!
1 comment:
Yikes! I hope next week goes much smoother for everyone! It's hard when there are big changes!
Isn't that the truth about curriculum? I love have choices, but there seems to be more and more of them every.single.year! So I devised a plan: 1) Write down the basic subject area for our schooling, 2) Use what I already have, 3) Use what I have as free curriculum links, and 4) Focus on any remaining needs after 1-3. It seems to save $$$ and time!
Have you looked into Apologia Sciences? One of her books is about swimming creatures...and you can use it for a wide-range of grades! We use her free notebook pages or notebooks we create on our own, but she also has notebooks already done.
Hang in there! Tomorrow's another day!
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