Day One

Notes for today: 

• Take our first steps in Deschooling.
• Boys with Mr. X from last night. (transition day)
• All 3 kids are sick with runny noses.
• Legoman has his chiropractor appointment at 3pm.
• B is 6 months old!

Hope to get accomplished:

• Begin the Deschooling process
• Take 6 month pictures of B
• Try our first Homeschooling Martial Arts class
• Visit Local Library for Free Museum passes for a museum on our list
• Start our Tie Snakes from http://artzooka.com/
• Continue working on The Great Toy Organization Feat of 2013
• Have Bones and Legoman create their “Day in School” wishlist
• Go on a Leaf Hunt for our Leaf Turkeys
• Introduce Bones to some of our online games/lessons
• Have both boys read to self
• Read to both boys

Actually accomplished…

• Begin the Deschooling process 
  • I am having a hard time letting go
  • Legoman is all over the place right now with his sensory needs and structure seems to be one of the only things that helps
  • I am still having an internal battle about where I fall on the homeschool continuum
• Take 6 month pictures of B : 
  • B’s photoshoot went really well (this was pre-meetup with the boys)
• Try our first Homeschooling Martial Arts Class:
  • B’s nap fell exactly at the same time we needed to meet the boys
  • B and I drove 20 minutes looking for the park
  • The class was full
  • While attempting to play at the park instead, Bones threw a passive-aggressive fit (All because B didn’t want to be in the swing anymore)
• Visit Local Library for Free Museum passes for a museum on our list:
  • B had finally stopped crying in the car as we pulled up, only to realize it didn’t open for another hour (note to self: check library times near us)
• Start our Tie Snakes from http://artzooka.com/
• Continue working on The Great Toy Organization Feat of 2013
• Have Bones and Legoman create their “Day in School” wishlist
  • Very successful!
  • Not conducive for Deschooling… but allows me to see what they think they should learn all day
• Go on a Leaf Hunt for our Leaf Turkeys
  • While I attempted to feed B and change her and make lunch, I hoped the boys would peacefully find lovely leaves out front. NOPE! Arguments, name calling, stick poking… end of that activity. Try again tomorrow
• Introduce Bones to some of our online games/lessons
  • IXL.com  (free online math game)
  • Both boys did enjoy this and each played for 30 minutes.
• Have both boys read to self
  • Bones read Go, Dogs, Go
  • Legoman read Bunnicula: Chapter 1
  • Legoman practiced the words we made together last week from the chapter
• Read to both boys
  • Thank you, Papa Bear!! I was done!

One Day Down!

How would you spend your first day? If you homeschool, what method do you use? I would love to know!