''Rather than filling our child’s educational plate and saying, “Eat up. Trust me. This is what you need,” we hand them the menu and say, “Order something that looks good to you.”
Where have we been since October's post? Christmas extra-curriculum activities and social events mean that spare time has not been available in too much excess. But that's what we love, isn't it? Or we wouldn't be ''the wizards'' we are, at ''conjuring up learning experiences.''
Then there's the post Christmas period of mellowing into an existence, less galvanic, and more human, after being overwrought with excitement and anticipation... and that's just mum!
So with a ginormous cup of coffee, I flopped into the comfy old armchair, resolving to become engrossed in a Christmas present I was given - a book, written by author Lori Pickert. Project ~Based Homeschooling. This is an approach that we slid into by accident rather than by design, when writing for writing's sake was taking it's toll and left each of us feeling like the hamster in it's perpetual wheel, and asking ''What for??'I was thrilled that this method of 'ours' was recognised and even had a name, and someone far more qualified and reputable than me, was flying the flag for Delight Lead Learning!
Hurrah!!
Choir concerts and extra rehearsals, parties, Nativities, plays, and home made present making days, employed us fully throughout the Christmastime.
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| Decorating the community village tree |
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| Making Christmas cake gifts |
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