Okay, so I’m not sure that our first day of homeschooling is really appropriate for Tackle It Tuesday, but I have to say — a lot of work has gone into getting ready for this day, so it sure felt like the pinnacle of a tackle to me.
So, yep — it’s official, we have had our real first day of homeschool. (I say that because, well, technically, they already went to a week long art camp that did not only art but a lot of social studies, so I counted it toward our days of school for the year.) But, this is when it finally felt like school.
I’m happy to say that this was a very successful tackle! I don’t know how the rest of the year will go, but at least the first day went smoothly. And, really, the kids seemed to be genuinely happy to be working on some school work. (In fact, they had a hard time sleeping on Sunday night because they were so excited!)
Although both Eric and my Mom gave us a hard time, declaring that we are holding “bankers hours,” we finished up in three hours (that included a recess time as well). We will be adding in some read aloud (by me) time in the evenings, so that will lengthen the “school” time as well. I had absolutely no idea how long it was going to take us, so I was surprised to get done so quickly. I think one of the keys to this was that we just moved so quickly between subjects. I’m a former teacher, so it was kind of weird to say, “Okay, let’s do math” and then just start, not having to wait around for 25 kids to get out books and open to the right page.
So, I’m pretty psyched to finally get the first day out of the way. It seemed like such a scary thing sitting out on the horizon, so I’m glad to have finally tackled it!
Noah working on his writing journal. Yes, he is drinking a soda. I know, I’m a bad Mom. He does think this is officially the best school he has ever attended though. (Or, at the very least, he enjoyed drinking a soda while doing his work.)
Everyone working on their writing journals, actually. Even Molly (age three) has one. The kids were all asked to write about some things that they are hoping to do or to learn about during this school year.
Not school related, except that this was during our recess. Although, really recess got pretty science-filled, as we talked about birds (because of our new bird feeder) and locusts. Molly, however, just was having fun with a beanie baby.
While the boys were doing some of their work, I put out some blocks for Molly to use, along with some flooring samples that we had for when we redid the laundry room.
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