I'm totally excited!!
I've been contemplating,
and thinking, and praying, and wondering, and trying to be creative
about curriculum for homeschooling. I'm getting a jump start on this
next year for a Pre-K kind of class for Charlie and another friend of
his. This will help me see the cracks in my routine for when he is 5 and
it's actually time for him to start Kindergarten- at home with me. The
more I think about the fact that I am going to be Charlie's Kindergarten teacher the more excited I get! It's like being his dental hygienist, but better!
One
of things I think I will love so much about homeschooling is the fact
that we will all be together, in a busy, messy day of learning- day in
and day out. I'm in charge of field trips, adventures, and the things
they learn, for example, Bible reading time, Memorization and Prayer
time...they won't get any of that in public school! I also look forward
to forging deep attachments between my children and us as parents.
This
is not to say that people who don't home school don't love their
children as much or something foolish like that. I know plenty of great
parents out there who send their kids to public school- and that works
for them and that's what keeps their family in harmony. Either decision
takes a whole lifestyle of adjustment! Whichever choice we decide to
make has advantages and disadvantages.
When questioned if her kids got as good an education as a public school, one lady from a blog I follow said, ".....I really feel like a mother with a library card can offer a stellar education." She had more to say but, you get the point.
I
want to experience so badly piling a hundred books on the couch about a
hundred different things and sitting and reading the whole afternoon
with my two best friends on my lap. I can't imagine a better afternoon!
Life,
learning, and laundry will all fold together. Singing hymns around the
table and watching my kids as they learn something they never knew
before just puts a joy in my heart that I can't explain!
A Kindergarten teacher at Ann Weigel told me, "Everyone's a teacher if you think about it."
I replied with, "and I've been teaching them since birth- sitting on
the floor with Charlie as we put together a 6' puzzle of alphabet
animals, going over what each letter sounds like and how God made each
animal different- that's teaching!"
There are pitfalls to homeschooling and I will do my best to avoid those.
My heart is in doing whatever I do, as unto the Lord. I want to raise rock star kids for Him.
{Ahem}
Now for the best part of this blog. The blog I stumbled upon and am now in love with.
When I came upon 1+1+1+1=1
I stopped, mouth wide open, drooled a little bit, and fell in love.
Kind of the same thing as when I had Charlie...no, I'm kidding! :) But, I
seriously love this theme!!
One Father, One Son, One
Holy Spirit equals One God. Started by a mom who taught Kindergarten in
public school for 5 years and then decided to home school her own
children- I cannot wait to delve into this more deeply!
When
school is about to start I LOVE to go school shopping. I love freshly
sharpened pencils, crayons, markers, playdoh, bright, white paper, the
smell of new books, loading up backpacks, erasers, folders, binders,
glue sticks, glitter...you name it. I have a weird addiction to all
things school supplies! So, when I cam across this I was in home school heaven!
I
can't wait to get a whole room ready for school. I can't wait to have
all these printables in files labeled and ready to go. I can't wait to
sit down and plan a month at a time what my kids will learn about, how
they will learn about it, and what adventures we can take along the way.
Wouldn't it be cool to sit on blankets at Farbach eating lunch with
nature and having a lesson along with it? Endless opportunities!
I have a lot of printing planning to do before next September!
And I am so excited for it!!!
