Light Lessons
Written by admin on September 28th, 2009Since I’m recovering from the effects of a non-working thyroid, which has probably been building over a year’s time, I don’t want to add any more stress to my life than necessary.
For writing, Michaela will keep a journal about her new puppy, Annie.
For reading, I am definitely following the Ambleside Year 5 lessons and just calmly going with our own flow with those books. There is one book that Michaela absolutely “does not get” right now. (The Story of King Arthur and His Knights.) Stress? No. That one’s going on the back burner right now and I’m hoping to read that one with her aloud later. In the meantime she is loving the other books and placing figures on our timeline as we learn about new people. Pictures are easily printed from a Google search for this!
Last night we snuggled up with Annie and read more from Farmer Boy, our current read in the Little House series.
I think I have to work? Well, no, Almanzo’s father had to get up at midnight, at 40 below zero, and take a whip outside to rouse the cows that were not in barns. He had so much livestock that they could not all fit into his many barns and shelters. If the cows that were exposed to the air were left to sleep too long they would freeze in their sleep. So little Almanzo awoke to the sound of the door closing at midnight — father going out to keep the cows alive. He’d drive them around until they were good and warm and then let them rest again.
Now that was hard work.
There’s a wild aster in my garden that’s beginning to bloom. I love the tiny little blooms. It’ll look like a snowstorm before it’s done.
We’ll do some light and easy nature sketching.
I’m involved in a Five In A Row Volume 4 co-op this year. I’m very excited about that. As far as creative lessons and things done away from home, that’s where my energy will go right now. It’s easy to choose lessons from the Five In A Row manual, but we’ll be getting the children together to work on lessons and learn together. So much fun!
The Ambleside takes care of itself if we just do the reading. It gives us copywork material, timeline material, discussion material and more.
Of course we are doing math (Saxon 7/6) and many handicrafts. Even now, Michaela is working on a new bed for the doll house. It is being recycled from something I no longer needed. I’ll be sure and post pictures!
Have a lovely Monday!
Lynn
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Dear Lynn,
Let’s hear it for low stress! It sounds like a good plan, to me
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The asters are very pretty~I just learned that asters are good for asthma, coughs, sinus, headache, fever, and nerves. Who knew?
Love,
Marqueta
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Your plans for lessons sound very well thought out. And it’s always a good idea to take care of mom, in my opinion. I will pray that you are feeling stonger very soon.
Jenn
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I think your schooling plan sounds great. Your Charlotte Mason posts are wonderful to read…I don’t know much about thyroids, but I’m sorry you are going through this and hope you will feel better soon.
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Marqueta, I must reduce the stress somehow!!
Ambleside is a good fit for us this year. A lot of reading and some journaling, math, and not much more while I get my health sorted out. I find that my garden makes up for a lot of science stuff!
Thanks, Jenn! Yes, if I’m not around, I guess we won’t be doing anything together!
Susan, thank you so much. I appreciate the well wishes. I love Charlotte Mason’s writings and her thoughts. I’ve found very little that I did not agree with.
Lynn
Lynn