Day 173

23rd August 2022

English/Arts

We got straight into it this morning!

I made them a smoothie and then Mila was at the table with me for English, and Linc was on the sofa revising his math’s book.

He’s finished math’s for this year. I still haven’t decided if we’ll continue with tangible books, or move to an online platform.

We know lots of people who use online resources, and they love it.

Video learning is great, it’s just that Linc gets so distracted by the computer. Hmmm, not sure what to do with this one. 🤔

Anyway, he did revision today.

Mila took dictation and focused on her spelling and grammar.

Next, Mila went to the sofa for maths. She’s also finished her math’s book and so for now she’s moved on to a year 5 book we had laying around. It’s suited for ages 9-11 and she was able to complete it almost on her own, so I think we’ll just continue with that until next year.

Linc began writing his essay on Peru.

He was pretty hard to motivate today. Once I got him on task, he was great.

Reluctant study boy.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Next, we got our history book and I read the next chapter.

Today we learnt how King Nebuchadnezzar built a beautiful garden for his wife, the daughter of the Persian king, to ease her longing for the mountains of Persia and all the flowers and plants that grew there.

The kind ordered stone to be delivered. He covered these with dirt and built a mountain, filled with plants and flowers from Persia.

There were paths all over the mountain for her to walk.

We learnt that the Babylon gardens are one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world.

Cookies!

Linc’s beautiful & intricate cookie cutter, that he 3D printed.

It’s been ages since the holiday workshop, where Linc designed his own cookie cutter.

Today, it was finally ready to collect!

The cookie cutter is a blockfruit, from a video game.

He did such a great job. It’s beautiful!

Although, the stem of the fruit was so thin, we had to be very careful. We lost a few stems, but all in all, it was a successful bake session.

The librarian also gave him a smiley face cutter.

Drawing

After the cookies they sat down for drawing with their digital apps.

Later in the day, I dropped the girls off to drama, the boys to basketball and then went to collect a present for Liam.

TOMORROW’S LIAM’S BIRTHDAY!!!

As ever, tired and ready for bed. 😴😴😴

The Challenge: Home school for 1 year while not losing sanity or love for children and/or husband.
Contenders: Mila 8yrs, Lincoln 10 yrs, Me (Mum), Liam (Dad), Pepe (dog)
Home School Days: 200

This blog was inspired by the film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep & Amy Adams.

Julie decides she will take her love of cooking to the next level by cooking every recipe in Julia Childs French cookbook, in one year! 500 & something fancy, technical recipes!! While working full time!

Julie writes a daily blog about her time in the kitchen for herself & other amateur cooks who may, or may not be, reading along. You gotta watch it (http://thehomeschoolyear.com/about/).  Or read it here. (http://thehomeschoolyear.com/book)

I loved that she wrote every day. I loved hearing about her small everyday frustrations, with the recipes & with life. It really inspired me to throw myself into something.

The timing was perfect as we have just decided to homeschool our children as a lifestyle choice and I thought…Cool! A daily blog will be perfect!

There must be other families out there wondering if there’s another way to live? Another way to do ‘family life’?

If you’re here, then hello & welcome aboard! Please feel free to sit back & watch it all unfold. Put the kettle on & check in with us each night to see what went down and how we all got over the line. I’m sure we’ll find our rhythm, right?

Are you a homeschool family? If you’re watching the wheels fall off this thing, I’m open to your emails or comments any time. I would love them! I am very friendly, & I could use the help.

Ok, come hell or high water….I’m in. A daily blog, for 12 months. I’ll be right, here.

Kindly, Lisa x

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