Friday, September 7, 2012

Motivation

What are some things that your kids find motivating? We have been using time4learning as a supplement and my daughter LOVES these little pictures that she gets to color at the end of some of the phonics lessons.  She always wants to print them off but we compromise and I snap a picture for her.  The printer is low on ink and I hate to use so much printing out these little gems but it does tickle me to see how much time she spends on them and some of the creative combinations she uses!

Homeschool update

We are on day 31 of our homeschool journey and this week I seemed to lag in energy.  I felt so bad that I didn't do more with the kids than the very basics but I think I was just exhausted and fighting a cold.  I did manage to get in the hours that I wanted to by using Time4Learning as a supplement to My Father's World but I definitely have some planning to do this weekend to get us back on track for next week.  We are going to start the nest unit in MFW Kindergarten.  Tasks for this weekend will include finding some great youtube videos about animals and their homes and also some great books from the library.  I have to say that even with the lack of motivation this week I am still so glad to be homeschooling the two younger ones:)!

My son never sits in a normal position.  He is always all curled up one way or another.  It kind of drives me batty but I don't say anything because I know that kiddos with low muscle tone can fatigue pretty easily.  I just count it as one of the perks of homeschooling!