My First Homeschool Smile

The first day of "summer vacation" and the kids are "bored." We decided to have a "lazy day" to revel in the fact we have no where to be and nothing to do. They watched some TV, played some video games, worked on Lego and model building. We've been under a thunderstorm warning for much of the day so playing outside wasn't an option.

I jokingly suggested they could do a couple pages from their "summer bridge" workbooks and they both said, "OK!" While that was a little suprising on its own, what really took me by surprise was HOW they did their work.

I checked on Nick after a few minutes and found him laying on the floor with his work. He told me he decided to work on his B-17 model some more and do worksheet problems while he waited for paint to dry and glue to set.  He also had his iPod in his ears and told me that he had the volume turned down low but that he thought it helped him focus having the music playing.

I then went to check on Emma and found she was no longer in her bedroom at her desk. Instead I found her outside at the picnic table doing her work. The rain had stopped and she told me since it was nice out so she thought she would do her work there.

I saw... and my children learned... they can work in a place and in a way that suits them. It was my first homeschool smile.