Education plan for week commencing 17 October 2011

After a pretty flat week, with minimal learning effort I feel the need to plan ahead for the coming week in order to actually achieve something of substance that I can feel good about. I should note though, that this is just a plan. I will not be a slave to home-education. It needs to adapt to us and fit in around our life and plans. With that in mind, I am not assigning work to specific days, but just general goals to achieve so I am free to do be spontaneous and if good weather is calling we can hit the beach if we want! So I guess this is more of an ideas prompting sheet to get me started...

Maths

1. Comparing different random items around the house to see which is taller or shorter, heavier or lighter, hotter or colder, or any other attributes that seem significant at the time.
2. Basic addition sums (single figured sums).
3. Build upon odd and even numbers and practice counting in twos.
4. Object counting. E.g., have 4 counters on one side, and 1 counter on another and ask Sunshine to add or remove counters so it equals the other side.

English

1. Read two books almost each day. Pick one to read multiple times in the week and then randomly choose a different 2nd book each time.
2. Talk more about letters, what makes up a word, what makes up a sentence, what makes up a story. How you can write stories with words or also with pictures.
3. Continue her handwriting workbook.

Home sweet home

We are home and back to reality... hmph. It is good to be home, but honestly, a bit sad! It was a wonderful trip and most of my hopes were achieved. We spent loads of time with family, saw some great old friends and had a ball just plain hanging out with family some more. I loved it!!

My plans for learning weren't quite as achieved - we didn't get to the planned journal writing, or the reading, but natural learning was there never-the-less. Socialisation a-plenty, and lots of fun times. It was lots of fun. Did I mention it was fun? I thought it would be hard, with the 3 darlings (without Westley's help), but really it wasn't at all. Family was very supportive and it was a joy.

So yeah, we are home. I had a good catch-up with friends this morning and I have now had a couple of days of no tears about being back to reality where I need to do lots of stuff, think ahead, plan meals, cook meals etc... so things are looking up :)