Drea Wood

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Noodles

Written on 11/15/2011 by Dreawood in caleb, friends, home school, Owen, Taite

Our neighbor Jessie is an amazing coupon shopper.
I mean amazinggggg! She makes money on her trips, its crazy.

One of the deals she got recently was noodles. All sorts of noodles.
We have noodles out the wah-zoo thanks to her ;-) – I actually have a shelf in our basement with boxes of noodles, its great! Whole grain ones too. We wont need noodles for a while. Or toothpaste :-D

I decided one day last week, to use some of those noodles, as a form of entertainment for Owen.
I was able to get some schooling done, while he did this…

It no doubt, made a mess…

a good mess ;-) – that not only Owen enjoyed, but my other two boys.
Caleb and Taite later that day played with those noodles for a solid hour. Pretending to be chefs ;-) – so cute.

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Reading

Written on 11/07/2011 by Dreawood in caleb, home school, Taite

I love walking in on this…

Anyone got any fun book ideas for a 1st grader? Caleb is loving reading…

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My crafty side needs waking

Written on 11/04/2011 by Dreawood in caleb, home school, Owen, struggles, Taite

I must say. I feel as if I am in a home school rut! While we get it done, it has been less than enjoyable some days.

I feel so rushed between what I have to get done regarding cooking, house work, business, church stuff, and whatever else comes up, chiropractor apts (ohh how ill miss those when our insurance runs out), lunch dates with so and so, library runs, blah blah blah… its just hard some mornings to concentrate at the task at hand.

Im working on it.

I am finding the pile of laundry has to wait.

Or the sink full of dishes, that DRIVES ME BANANAS.

The cloth diapers sitting in the wash, needing to be hung…

My own face needing a good wash :)

You name it. Theres always lots to do.

I will say though… that on mornings I do pour a little bit more of myself into the schooling.. rather than just gritting my teeth and getting through the day… that the precious smiles… and fun the kids have are well worth the effort. I love seeing them learn.

Owen I will say, has been the biggest time bomb for me lately.
He has resulted in our schedule altering a good bit.
Less down time for me during naps, and more schooling for Caleb during that time.

A sacrifice for sure…
So to anyone who thinks home schooling is done lightly…

Know that it takes a huge commitment… I give up any free time I would have, had my kids attended a public school… Its hard. But so worth it.

It really is a privileged to be the one teaching my boys…
With them day after day… as much as I miss some of my freedom… I cant imagine it any other way.

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Outside Learner

Written on 10/28/2011 by Dreawood in caleb, home school

Sometimes you just have to school outside.

Its been beautiful out lately, so why not.

This allows the little ones freedom to roam

Schooling outside of course requires costumes :)
& today… I think we may school in the car :) – we shall see! hah…

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A typical day of School

Written on 10/21/2011 by Dreawood in caleb, home school, Owen, Taite

I thought I would photograph during a typical morning schooling the boys.
The photos may sum it up ;-)

So as you can tell.

Taite and Owen do a lot of playing…

while Caleb gets the bulk of the work.

That is just how it is right now.

Taite is still only 4… and we do work on phonics, math and writing with him. He also does Bible with Caleb… so he is doing a lot for his age… but honestly, he makes an even better baby sitter for me right now :) – because Owen INTERRUPTS A LOT. He refuses morning naps most days now, so its just a battle to entertain him, while working with Caleb, who has lots to do daily.

The beauty of home schooling is you do have time throughout the day to space things out.

So if the day is interrupted by hungry stomachs, a fussy baby, or just a mom wanting to ~~slack~~ clean or cook… it is ok :) – it gets done, and Caleb is doing great!

We have had our moments, but know that home schooling our boys is one of the best decisions we ever made.

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