My Scouts
We slept in this morning. After having a busy weekend, it was nice not to have to rush to be anywhere. I woke around 8:15, and the kids came downstairs around 9:30. I cooked homemade banana nut bread that actually turned out well. (My pork roast that had been cooking for hours in the crockpot was disgusting.) We began studies around 10:30.
I spent quite a bit of time today helping my oldest write an autobiographical composition. Teaching good writing is not an easy task. It’s a subjective subject, first of all. If you combine that with trying to get your student to indulge himself in his thoughts, then you have a very time-consuming process. I break such writing into pieces or shorter exercises so that my son can see the many steps that go into developing a paper. The art requires much patience on my part, but this type of study is important.
Tonight my oldest became a Tenderfoot in Scouts. This is his first year participating, but he’s motivated to go through the ranks rather quickly. He really responds to these types of challenges.
Prepwork and sleep are staring at me..
It’s camp week!
It’s official. I’ve finally reached a stopping point for summer break. Yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe just a little excited.
I can’t believe I’ve finished my fourth year of teaching at home. I’ll be teaching four different grade levels from now on, so I have lots of prep work to do over the summer. But for now, I’m shutting my homeschooling brain down for a bit, and going to Cub Scout camp for the week! Minus my husband, my whole clan will be there. My oldest son, who’s now a Boy Scout, will be volunteering on the archery and BB range. I’m working with my daughter and the girls’ group (siblings). My other 2 sons will be Cub Scouts in the camp. I’m very interested to see how my youngest son will handle this. He’s a bit like Eeyore-kind of complains and moves slowly at times. This afternoon we went for orientation and their swim tests. I couldn’t believe he actually jumped in the pond. He kept saying the fish were going to bite him. I don’t think you could have paid me to get in there. They said the algae kept getting on their faces and mouths when they were trying to swim. Disgusting.
So, this is a preview of our week. Sweaty, sandy, sing-alongs. Help me..
We looked like monkeys
Well, it’s been even more fun around here. My daughter’s dermatologist found a dead louse on her scalp during the examination. I almost came out of my skin!! I had no idea it was there as she’s had no signs of active infection (I purposely keep products on my kids’ hair to keep lice away). Her dermatologist said she wouldn’t even bother treating her at which point I stopped her mid-sentence to say that I don’t do bugs, dead or alive. I made a trip to Target and bought the necessary medicine. So, our academics have been completely interrupted by us looking like monkeys and inspecting each other’s scalps for lice!! I’m disgusted as I write this. Anyway, everyone was clear of the pesky creatures, and I took the necessary protocol in our home to be doubly sure. I’m sure our dermatologist was right, but I just couldn’t blow that off and feel comfortable.
So, now to regroup! My mind is on things like box cars, robotics, engineering, the 3 R’s, summer camps, travel, etc. We have our annual Friends and Family night at Excelsior so we’re busy prepping for that. The kids have quite a bit of memory work to showcase next week, and this week is our last day of classses. We’ll be reviewing, testing, playing games, making t-shirts, handing out prizes, and hopefully having fun!
I just started a new book on Inductive Bible Study by Kay Arthur-really looking forward to learning about her approach on study methods. One of her first sentences in the book was on busyness gettting in the way of study. I know that, but it’s always good to be reminded. You have to slow down and listen to get it..
Ivy League Homeschooling 