As I’ve started this homeschooling journey, juggling my time, energy, and focus between my two kiddos has been a concern of mine. I can get easily over-stimulated when there are a lot of things happening at once, which is why the idea of trying to do the same curriculum with both littles this summer was a daunting idea at first. Thankfully my fears were quickly relieved once we got into the thing. Don’t get me wrong – there are still days when I feel more like a referee than a mom, let alone a teacher, but other days, we can find out our little crazy rhythm and it works for us.
However, it’s still my goal, and I pray it will continue to be something both the hubs and I can stick to consistently throughout the years, to spend individual time with our kids. I need to come up with a better name for it, but I’m talking about the precious one-on-one dates and special trips out, or moments where we are reading together or in Natalie’s case, making up stories together. Those are sweet times that I hope we can foster and make a priority as they grow up.
So, one way that I’ve found that Mother Goose Time has really helped provide a reminder for me about this is through the More Math and Literacy Workbooks. These are two resources available for kids transitioning out of preschool to work on separately from the daily topic or lesson plan for the day, although it beautifully flows because it’s all themed together.
When I see the workbooks with the rest of the curriculum, it is my cue and a personal reminder to schedule that time when just Natalie and I can sit at the kitchen table together and talk about these activities. And because of the nature of the book, it really encourages her independence as well, which allows for me to get a head-start on dinner prep or clean up breakfast dishes that hung around all morning into the afternoon. It’s also let to some fun discussion and been a neat time for me to watch her grow individually.
June’s Theme was Alphabet House, obviously hitting on the ABC’s as well as different types of homes, rooms and other things you find in a home, and even into responsibilities around the home. We’re a little ‘behind,’ but that’s the beauty of homeschool – we get to set our own pace.
Here are some fun pictures from today’s ‘individual time.’
A little unit study makes my heart happy!
Working on her connect the dot worksheet
Natalie’s modern version of the lamp for the living room
Fill in the missing number in the bubbles (talking about bathrooms) and color by number bed (bedroom)
Nineteen flowers outside of the house, each needing to be colored pink (according to Nat)
As an official Mother Goose Time Blog Ambassador,
I receive curriculum in exchange for posting about our honest and authentic experiences with the curriculum.
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Individual Time
JennyAs I’ve started this homeschooling journey, juggling my time, energy, and focus between my two kiddos has been a concern of mine. I can get easily over-stimulated when there are a lot of things happening at once, which is why the idea of trying to do the same curriculum with both littles this summer was a daunting idea at first. Thankfully my fears were quickly relieved once we got into the thing. Don’t get me wrong – there are still days when I feel more like a referee than a mom, let alone a teacher, but other days, we can find out our little crazy rhythm and it works for us.
However, it’s still my goal, and I pray it will continue to be something both the hubs and I can stick to consistently throughout the years, to spend individual time with our kids. I need to come up with a better name for it, but I’m talking about the precious one-on-one dates and special trips out, or moments where we are reading together or in Natalie’s case, making up stories together. Those are sweet times that I hope we can foster and make a priority as they grow up.
So, one way that I’ve found that Mother Goose Time has really helped provide a reminder for me about this is through the More Math and Literacy Workbooks. These are two resources available for kids transitioning out of preschool to work on separately from the daily topic or lesson plan for the day, although it beautifully flows because it’s all themed together.
When I see the workbooks with the rest of the curriculum, it is my cue and a personal reminder to schedule that time when just Natalie and I can sit at the kitchen table together and talk about these activities. And because of the nature of the book, it really encourages her independence as well, which allows for me to get a head-start on dinner prep or clean up breakfast dishes that hung around all morning into the afternoon. It’s also let to some fun discussion and been a neat time for me to watch her grow individually.
June’s Theme was Alphabet House, obviously hitting on the ABC’s as well as different types of homes, rooms and other things you find in a home, and even into responsibilities around the home. We’re a little ‘behind,’ but that’s the beauty of homeschool – we get to set our own pace.
Here are some fun pictures from today’s ‘individual time.’
As an official Mother Goose Time Blog Ambassador,
I receive curriculum in exchange for posting about our honest and authentic experiences with the curriculum.
Click here for more information on Mother Goose Time.