I seriously wanted to throw a huge party for this occasion. It was tough but definitely not as bad as I thought it would be. My wonderful husband spent many evenings listening to me rant about our day and comforting me when times were tough. I think I have learned more during our first day in Classical Conversations than in my elementary years (just kidding....maybe). God was busy with our hearts and minds during that week. We struggled with patience, anger, disobedience, and many more. Oh man, I'm so glad it's over. Want to know why? Because we get to start week two! Despite the battles and uncertainties, I was excited to start a new week with a clean slate.
My close friend and fellow mommy is probably one of the most creative people I know! (Check out her awesome blog) She put a wonderful group together to guide moms in teaching young ones with crafts, books, and other fun stuff. Being so enthusiastic, I jumped in! What I didn't seem to realize is that Amaris is very opinionated. She loves learning but flourishes more by learning about things that interests her (who doesn't). I didn't think to ask her what she wanted to learn! Lessons were planned, crafts were prepared, and tons of things were put into place without taking into consideration what the free-spirited youngin' would like to explore. We did go through an Apple lesson my friend shared and Amaris enjoyed it, so it was very successful! But after praying and consulting my husband, I threw all of the ideas out the window and included my mini student.
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We are going to start a Ladybug lapbook! This mommy is very excited about this! Tonight, I will print everything out, cut things and just prepare the materials for the next two weeks. The time frame is for a week but with our busy schedules, two weeks will be the ideal thing to do. Slowly I'm learning that we cannot put so much pressure on education. Amaris learns new things from TV shows, books, and everyday life. Whatever we choose to do, she will learn from it. BUT that's not the reason why we started homeschooling. It's the love of learning we want to instill. She has all of high school to do mandatory, not so fun classes. Now is the time for fun!
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This is from our second CC class this morning. They had some art time and they all looked like little surgeons!
Here is the scripture that now is posted over our school area. I hope you find strength in this wonderful verse.
"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control."
2 Tim 1:7
Many Blessings,
A praying momma
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