Oh, my days are full and busy! To stay productive, I have started to keep a "bullet journal" inside my Dollar Tree calendar. Have you heard of "bullet journaling"? It's a quick way to organize your day and keep track of events and ideas without any fancy planners. I've modified the method to meet my needs, but it's certainly keeping me on track. The kids can also see what needs doing for their chores as I include those too. There's something satisfying about having completed and checked off boxes at the end of the day! Sometimes I do wish I could find one of those simple graph notebooks shown in the video...
I started knitting again. I stopped in late winter as the days were warmer and there was gardening to start and spring cleaning to do and outside stuff to enjoy. Then my hands and wrists developed tendonitis (or possibly arthritis) over the summer. But I find it relaxing so it's nice to start another project, even a simple, quick one as a dishcloth. (Here is the pattern I'm using.) What will I do with all these dishclothes?
MENU
• Turkey Kielbasa, Rice Pilaf & Broccoli • Pioneer Woman Ranch Chicken Sandwiches & Homemade Applesauce • Spaghetti and Meat Sauce & Green Beans • Cheeseburger Mac, Peas & Homemade Applesauce • BBQ Chicken Drumsticks, Baked Fries & Cucumber Slices •
HOMESCHOOL HAPPENINGS
I didn't intend for next week to be a vacation week, but sometimes it's fun to "go with the flow". Flexibility is definitely a homeschool positive! The kids MAY back to the island with Grandpa and Nannie Lobster for some
It was a typical week around here. Cati gets up earlier than Sam and I and does a lot of her work in the quiet early hours, oftentimes listening to music on her phone. She's always been an early bird! Sam rolls out of bed around 10am, with some prompting, and starts his day. He's big on breakfast! This staggered schedule works for us.
Cati
- Studied Irregular Plural Nouns, Verbs and Prepositions, Kept a Daily Journal, Corrected Misspelled Words & Reviewed Paragraph Structure & Reviewed the Paragraph
- Solved Least Common Multiples, Averages, Multiple Fractional Factors & Unit Multipliers Problems
- Studied Plate Tectonics
- Learned About Indus Valley and Yellow River Valley, Harappan Civilization, Shang Dynasty, Ancient Mohenjo-Daro, Lei Zu and Silkworms
- Phys. Ed. - Walking
Sam
- Read Poetry, Wrote a Shape Poem, Studied -ee and - ite Spelling Words, Practiced Reading Comprehension, Learned Question Words & Studied Vocab Words
- Solved Some and Some More, Subtracting Without Regrouping, Missing 2-Digit Addends & Expanded Form Problems
- Studied the 3 Types of Rock
- Learned About Indus Valley and Yellow River Valley, Harappan Civilization, Shang Dynasty, Ancient Mohenjo-Daro, Lei Zu and Silkworms
- Phys. Ed. - Biking
• Lost in Translation (Mones) (Me) • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Lewis) (Cati) • The Story of Davy Crockett: Frontier Hero (Retan) (Sam) • Something BIG Has Been Here (Prelutsky) (Sam) • Henry and Ribsy (Cleary) (Read Aloud) •
• "Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course History" (You Tube) •
PEOPLE and PLACES
• Scout Leadership Training (Jake) • Jazz & Concert Bands (Cati) • Boy & Cub Scouts (Jake & Sam) • Bible Study (Me) • A New Garage (Sam & I) •
A FAVORITE SOMETHING
Happy Homeschooling!
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Don't forget to check out my other blog posts this week!
Wednesday Hodgepodge: Edition 193
And check out these FREE on-line resources for YOUR homeschool!
Middle School Chemistry: Build Atoms with Candy
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looks like an amazing week for you, Jessi! love the bullet journal - I really must adapt this to my own study. thanks so much and have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Linda! Love your Apron series idea!
DeleteWhat a great week Jessy! Keilee and I watched the video and that is VERY cool. I have started keeping a daily to do list with an App on my iPad but I like written journals really better for things like this. Looks like a great week and like you got a lot done. I always love the way you lay out your weekly update! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, Karen! I am "old school" and like a paper-and-pen calendar. Bullet Journaling appealed to me because it's easy and you don't need anything special to do it. I watched a number of videos. You just need a small pocket-wised notebook and pen!
DeleteYou always have such full and varied weeks!! Quite impressive.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Phyllis. I could say the same about you! LOL
DeleteThe bullet journal looks great. I love catching up on your weeks.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Dawn
Thanks for stopping by, Dawn, and you kind words! The bullet journal is pretty cool, huh? Very easy! I like uncomplicated!
DeleteIt's great that you can have a staggered schedule that works for your family. I'm big on checkboxes myself. :-)
ReplyDeleteThere's something satisfying about seeing a list with the boxes all checked off!
DeleteOh my, I certainly can relate to the house not staying clean for more than an hour! My kids kind of stager their mornings too, my son is usually up early and likes to finish the bulk of his independent work often before the rest of us are up. My daughter looks to work more in the afternoon. Coordinating a schedule that works well for all of us is still a daily challenge for me. I'm a pen and paper gal too! Something about actually writing it just makes it stick in my brain better. Enjoyed your post!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Judith! It's hard to find just that right balance, but this seems to work around here. And having an older, independent learner helps!
DeleteSounds like a great week:) The flexibility of homeschooling is definitely one of my favorite things! We have no set schedule to our days, but I have a few natural earlybirds and it's nice to get that one-on-one time in the mornings before the day gets busy.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenn! I used to be very strict about our starting time...and what we did for subjects...in what order. I've mellowed out! I think it's more "natural" now.
DeleteI have decided that we will be taking a few days off this week also after I saw that it would be sunny and back up into the 70s again! I want to be outside as much as I can before winter really sets in! I'll be checking out your video after I visit the other linkers at FF!
ReplyDeleteWinter is coming, Sylvia! But I am loving these cooler, but sunny days!
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