It's been almost 3 weeks to the day that my previous computer died suddenly, without warning. It was quite a shock as it never showed any signs of trouble, and then was just, gone. Alhumdullilah, we are blessed to be back in business with a new computer, Masha' Allah. So let's catch up....The Professors have been busy since we last blogged, the newest thing they have been up to is Gardening. We will of course, have full posts on that coming up insha' Allah. They have also undergone a needed schedule change, which I want to talk about in today's post.
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Our New Schedule
The last time we changed up our schedule/routine around here was when Baby Professor was able to be down to one nap a day, thus allowing us to have one nap time/rest time for all the Professors. That was a big blessing, and Alhumdullilah the routine is still one we are going strong with, Masha' Allah.
Recently though, I began to notice the twins, especially the younger one, were becoming overwhelmed with 'formal' school work, mainly our Montessori lessons. We have been bobbing and weaving around different subject areas, to one, cover their current interests, and two, be ready for K homeschooling in the Fall insha' Allah. We also spent a lot of this year, starting this past fall, establishing a school schedule. Alhumdullilah, now that that seems to be in place, its time to loosen things up a bit. We are still following the Montessori and Reggio methods, but we are taking a big step back on how lessons are prepared and presented. I am working feverishly on Themes and Unit Studies to be rolled out very soon insha' Allah, to do alongside our reading, writing and math lessons. I am also making a huge 'bucket list' of field trips for the Professors, and some are as simple as going to the pet store and looking at the animals.
We are also no longer schooling Monday-Thursday, with Friday and the weekends off. I have noticed for awhile now the Professors do much better with a small activity everyday, and it can be as simple as a new worksheet. We are taking a much more creative, and project based approach to homeschooling such as, extended, long, free play sessions in the mornings in the large playroom, keeping consistent with our Library, and Homeschool Park Days, possibly joining in a co op this Summer, and several times a week the Professors start their day off with morning gardening. I also let them help out and join in with many more household tasks, that they safely can. Now that the weather is so warm, we are swapping a chunk of our "TV" time for more outdoor playtime. Baby Professor is even getting in on things, as now he has graduated from his baby play area, Masha' Allah, and one of his favorite things to do is help me load the dryer, he even knows about the dryer sheets, and makes sure he gets to put one in, Masha' Allah : )
Finally, we are introducing consistent 'computer time.' We have a Thrive (similar to an iPad) masha' Allah, and the Professors have their own screen on it with school Apps, but yes, they also have Angry Birds, and they enjoy playing the kids games on the PBS kids website. They only have access to it on the weekends, so they really enjoy, and look forward to their 'computer time.'
That's about it. Insha' Allah, our post tomorrow will be about the Sunflowers we planted over the weekend : )
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