When it comes to homeschooling, there are many days that we hit the ground running and I feel a bit like a drill sergeant keeping the girls on task with their assignments and chores, etc, all while attempting to keep a house in order and keep people alive, happy and healthy. There are definitely those days, however, that are much slower paced and natural and we go with the flow of the opportunities around us.
This week, we had at least one of those days and it was so great.
One particular day, we started our day as usual with some morning time together doing our devotions. 365 Very Veggie Devos for Girls is one of our favorites. It's easy for all of their ages to grasp.
We then took a trip to the library and stocked up. Everyone dove into some new books. This always keeps them entertained for a while.
I loved The Very Lonely Firefly and wanted to read it aloud to the girls. For whatever reason, it felt like I was narrating something when I was reading, so.....
... we decided to give it a shot and do a short narrative play. We gathered props and cast characters and presented it for daddy when he came home. It was so much fun!!! Check out the "fireflies" below. Our first of many small performances, I'm sure.
We then moved into the kitchen and our oldest put her culinary skills to work and whipped up some guacamole for us.
As you can see it didn't last long with this group.
I had lentil soup planned for dinner, so I let my oldest get some recipe reading experience. It's perfect because she has been working on measurements and fractions this year. This girl has skills!
I hope you enjoy the recipe and will take the opportunity to slow down to cook, play and learn together! I think it takes more discipline for many of us to do that than it does to keep going full speed?! Agree?
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