Homeschooling started January 2009. Super Frog was newly three and Little Bird 3 months. I decided it was a great time to start because the holidays were over and the tree was down--leaving a nice little space to set up a desk. I had grand aspirations--I won't share my schedule because it would be too embarrassing. The main goal: do something academic and something spiritual every day. Academic was the obvious preschool stuff. We'd try to identify letters, numbers, opposites, colors, shapes, etc. For the spiritual we started with the catechism. I really liked the question and answer set up. And yes, most of it went over his head but I loved having the basis for further conversations later. Specially as he hit his WHY stage. If you go long enough everything can go back to God and why?..."For His Glory!"
Looking back I would have done more fun things, more hands on, more crafts--like that tot school stuff. But since it was so early Super Frog is used to the idea of "learning time" and Mommy teaching him. Also I have made a lot of mistakes and have adjusted a lot--working the kinks out if you will. Not that they are even CLOSE to being all out but I am learning a lot about how we interact together and how to organize and prepare for "learning time."
Yes, we call it "Learning Time." I think it made it sound less formal to me than school--less pressure. So "learning time" has stuck and our "learning station" has evolved into a card table in the play room, where I attempt to keep Little Bird busy while we learn. Her age is very hard right now for our learning time purposes but more on that later.
