Raising Rock Stars

 

 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!!!