Enough with the mommy guilt. Oh, I’ve got plenty in reserve for the coming weeks. Plenty of concerns, fears, hesitations, but what ifs, etc. to keep you reading for months. Instead, let’s take a look at the good.
Gamma and I made homemade currant bread while Epsilon played in the sink:
We found this in the yard:
The boys played outside in their pjs after dark:
Captain Courageous here had just watched a movie that scared him the night before...
...so he enlisted Epsilon to hold his hand as they ventured to the farside of the garden.
the young adventurers returning safely home.
Epsilon most definitely does NOT need to take naps anymore (according to him):
I made the mistake of leaving Epsilon on his own for five minutes so I could run upstairs and get dressed:
exhibit A
exhibit B
exhibit C
Unschoolish highlights of the week to set my schoolish heart at ease:
- finished reading Fantastic Mr. Fox and Gamma begged me to read it again. Instead, we started and are nearly halfway through The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which Gamma says is way better than the movie.
- watched Pole to Pole and Mountains, two of the Planet Earth episodes. This sparked much conversation regarding the circle of life, predators, and what happens to a species when its natural predators disappear.
- a cheap, plastic toy centipede sparked the question, “is this an insect?”, which led to a couple hours buried in our bug book, comparing insects, centipedes, millipedes, etc. Fascinated that Alpha and I have seen enormous centipedes in Hawaii.
- Alpha and I have recently started working out in earnest, leading to questions such as “how fast can you make your heart run? what happens if you make it run too fast? will it explode? can you make it run too fast? Much time spent perusing the body encyclopedia, looking at heart info and identifying the muscles that we were working.
- read plenty of BOB books; also the titles to the chapters of the books we’re reading, the Cheerios box, instructions on the new Wii Mario Kart game, etc.
- wrote a letter to his cousin: I luv you Paige. Gud job on yur driving test. Love, Gamma
- taught Epsilon how to play with the Starfall site on the computer.
- watched a Just So Darwin episode on pufferfish.
- played with the Wii, on the computer, make-believe of all sorts, and built models with his Legos.
And lots and lots of other stuff.
4 comments ↓
That week looks very familiar to me. At least you can take comfort in knowing that if it’s the wrong way to “school”, then you aren’t alone
Personally, I think we are getting it very right.
Unschooling is an adventure that is working- so far- for my boys. It is so much better to have a happy family than one that is unhappy but you have the proof that they are learning (worksheets)
Good luck in your journey!
Raechelle — thanks for stopping by! I completely agree!
Sarah — it’s beginning to feel right as well. Keeping a journal has been key for me. I can look back and see that learning really HAS been taking place. And when Alpha wants to know how school’s going, I can actually give an answer, rather than say… ummm, we just played all day.
I have to admit that it helped me too. And 15 years from now those notes make for some jolly self-deprecating hilarity as you get old, um, I mean, for some nostalgic perspective.
Did you ever see these at Snook, Beta?
(They are the only records from those days but they served their purpose just as you say. . .)
The Unschooling Guinea Pig Part One
The Unschooling Guinea Pig Part Two
Leave a Comment