Homeschooling Day 2

Today was another good day of homeschooling. Kristofer started on his work right away and was done at 8:30am. He thinks it is so cool he gets done long before the kids at school get out.

It is amazing to me how much I can visibly see that his stress is reduced. It is like he is a different kid. He is very loving and kind and reaching out for affection instead of pushing me away.

The boys had a good time practicing team work while playing Lincoln Logs. Some things you can't learn in a text book.

First Day of Homeschool

We have decided to homeschool Kristofer and our decision to homeschool was not taken lightly. In fact, as a former homeschooler I had no desire to put the burden of my children's education on my shoulders. Seriously, I have enough on there just trying to raise them right.

However, as the school year has progressed we are noticing the lack of family time and as a result there are unpleasant behaviors. When a child is needing attention they will get it however even if it means using a negative approach.

A few things I have read along the way was Arleta James' blog post about schooling, Christine'sblog post about unschooling and this article about socialization.

For our curriculum I am using what the school gave me that we had already paid for. It covers math, spelling and language arts and for everything else we are using books from the library. In first grade it is all about making it fun and hands on.

After one day of homeschooling I am so happy with our decision and can't wait to see where this leads us.