Well, we started our trial run of homeschooling yesterday and it was so fun! I forgot how much fun preschool can be! No cares or worries, just construction paper and smiles. It's so nice to be able to pick and choose what I want the girls to learn about. The curriculum I have is all Catholic, so we are learning about stories from the Bible and the different lessons that Jesus taught us.
This week's theme is "Love Thy Neighbor." Yesterday we made prayer roses to show someone how much we love them and that we are always praying for them. Ava made hers for Daddy and Lydia made hers for Gamma. Then, we talked about the story of the Good Samaritan and the girls got to act it out. Ava laid on the floor and pretended to be hurt and Lydia came by with band aids to "doctor" her up. When it came time for them to switch, Lydia said she was too shy and didn't want to act it out...typical. For our final art project, we made some crowns (which the girls loved decorating with glitter and stickers) and they each got special jewels to glue on their crowns when they do something nice for some one else. I love this lesson, because the point of it is to teach them that God has special rewards for us in heaven when we are kind and loving to others.
Today's lesson carries on with loving our neighbors. We haven't gotten to do school yet because we went to daily mass in San Antonio with several other homeschooling families, then came nap time and then off to Good Shepherd (preschool Sunday school). Luckily the lessons only take an hour max!
I guess I should explain that we are going to try homeschooling for the entire month of March to see if it is a good fit for our family. To be honest, I didn't want to fully commit to doing it in the fall without knowing how it would go to keep up with my youngest little monkey, and the house and everything else us mothers do. So, this will give us a little taste of how it will go!
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