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Laying Out My Plan

So to follow up to this post here's what I plan to do this week and then modify it each week after that!

This week I'm going to start planning! I'm going to pick a theme and start to roll with it. I'm thinking our first theme will be around Groundhog's Day, and Daddy's birthday which is the same day!

I'm going to request books from the library, find out what programs to DVR so we can watch the groundhog. Make daddy a groundhog themed birthday card, maybe go observe a field of prairie dogs (the closest thing to groundhog's around here). I will make worksheets that have words themed around what we are learning about to help Monkey practice writing. Also do some math and number learning with baking a birthday cake for daddy.

Even though I have all these great ideas that I want to plan out in more detail and of course accomplish as well I'm not going to allow myself to stress about getting it all done. I'm going to enjoy the time and activities we do together. I'm going to focus on making sure we are having fun while doing at least one learning activity each day. I'm going to ease my way into having more learning time, more for myself than for Monkey. He could do learning things all the time and love it!

As the weeks start passing by it will get more and more easy to do in our normal routine. I know there will be days when Goose keeps me up all night, or I'll be up until midnight writing blog posts instead of going to bed ;), and I won't be able to get something done. Or there will be days where we have so many life activities that school just won't happen but that's what homeschool is all about! Being flexible! Doing what fits my family best! That's why we are doing this!

If I can keep this up and just go with the flow by fall I will be starting a reading lesson book, 100 Lessons to Teach Your Child to Read, and teach Monkey to read and then his learning will just skyrocket! (I'm assuming) He loves reading so I can't imagine what he will do when he knows how to read himself and at 4 1/2 non the less!

Wish me luck! If your a homeschool mama I would love to hear from you with ideas or suggestions or what you did! I love to learn from others :)

The Heart of a Homemaker

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