Merry Christmas + Changing Things up a Bit after Break

We've been busy here lately planning and preparing for the holidays. Which has meant that in addition to our break from our regularly planned curriculum and working on a beefed up version of the Build Your Library Winter Holidays curriculum (which has been fun!), we've been working on special things that we haven't been able to share on the blog due to some of them being gifts that are to be given to family members. Some of whom read our blog so...we'll share about those items later!

I'm feeling a little bit excited and somewhat hopeful that changing up our class/subject schedule will help us feel like we're not so harried and all over the place when working through our school week. Lately Zoey and I have both agreed that it seems like we're taking on too much every day and there isn't the feeling of actually "getting into" any one thing to really enjoy and learn whatever it is that we're working on. We've agreed that math will still be an every day thing but we're thinking of something like this for the rest...

AT HOME
AT CO-OP
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
AT LIBRARY
INDEPENDENT 

Monday: Math, Science, Reading, Drama, Dance
Tuesday: Math, World Religions, Reading,  Geography & Language Arts @ library 3-6pm
Wednesday: Math, Science, Poetry, Art/Music, Reading
Thursday: Math, Geography, Reading & Language Arts @ library 12-6pm, Dance
Friday: Math, Science, Grammar, Spanish & misc. homework @ library 1-6pm
*Independent Projects (Zoey wants to work on nature projects led by her interests as she has time)

My thinking is that we'll attempt at covering multiple days of science, geography, and language arts on the days she has them so that we are still covering the same amount of content, just covering them in less days of the week. Hoping that will help Zoey feel like she's really getting into the meat of things and that she isn't hopping around as much from subject to subject.

We're still trying to figure out what it is that we'll be doing for music. I'm hoping to start that up on the same day as she begins drama which is January 9th. I think we're going to utilize this site and search out an electric keyboard that's somewhat inexpensive for practicing on and purchasing some of John Thompson's beginner piano books.

That's where we're at right now! Seems kind of funny that it's the day after Christmas and I'm busy planning away...but truth be told, we're kind of getting antsy not working on school stuff and want to get back into things. I am back to work tomorrow already and know that if I don't get these things worked out now it just won't get done.

Off to enjoy my family or a bit of reading now before bed! We hope your holiday was great! Here are some of Zoey's favorite gifts this year...lots of things for her interest in plants and botany and a funny STEM remote controlled car which has been an absolute hit! She also got some awesome Lego sets, books and some doll stuff. We're feeling very blessed!