Halcyon Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Outside of Latin, which is a non-mom class, i think we are just going to read books together for a week. Here's what I've got waiting on my shelves, either partially read or not started... 1. Augustus Caesars World 2. The Black Plague 3. Lord of the Rings 4. Golden Goblet audio 5. Augustus on audio 6. Son of Neptune rick riordan audio 7. Story of Science (cant read the whole thing, but i love this!) 8. Famous Men of Rome 9. A few living books on cells and biology ...the list goes on. We could be snowed in for two months and still be reading. Of course, it doesnt snow here, but a girl can dream, can't she? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystie Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I think that sounds like a lovely plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sounds great! There's always books we don't get around to. Exactly. And i think "When are we ever going to find time to read these great books?" Well, no more waiting for the time to magically appear. I am going to make the time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I'm doing the same kind of thing! Partly because I'm working a lot right now (I do most of my working/earning for the year from March-June) and it's a necessity, but also because sometimes, you just gotta stop the madness and read a good book! So for history, dd is reading historical fiction and a biography of Queen Victoria, for science she's doing McHenry's new Botany unit and reading Anatomy of a Rose and a Silverstein book on photosynthesis. and for Math she is doing LOF and Khan Academy. This isn't officially scheduled "down" time, but it's a great lineup for when I have to work. We may have a day or two each week of our regularly scheduled programming, and the rest of the time she's spending reading and doing math independently. It's been really great, and it's having the unintended benefit of really upping her autonomy, and taking responsibility for getting stuff done. I don't stand over her or check in frequently to make sure she's doing it all - I just give her a list in the morning, and expect it to be done, and it's been going great! She is taking a lot more ownership of her day, her schedule, and is less frustrated in general. In fact, even on our home days I've started doing this - here's the list for the day, the top 3 items we do together, so let's do those first, then you schedule the rest of your day. It's kind of that elusive "taking more initiative" "taking more ownership" "working independently" thing I've been kinda wondering about for a year now . . . maybe, if one makes space for it, it will come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arborite Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I schedule a reading-heavy weak when DS12 appears spent. He finds it rejuvenating. Chrysalis, we do what you describe but on a weekly basis. I give him a list of 25 chunks of work on Monday. A "chunk" might be a chapter of Story of Science, or three chapters of Fred. He decides when to do what, but he has to at least keep to a 5/day pace. This week he decided he wanted Friday off, so he is doing 6-7 tasks a day! I agree, it gives him a sense of control and ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I like this plan. :) We do not school year round so I will use summer for drowning my kids in all the wonderful books which have been waiting in line. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Anatomy of a Rose This book looks very interesting...how does your dd like it so far? My younger dd (who just turned 10) would find this very interesting, I think. Sorry, for the diversion...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well, today was our first try at this. I read for 2 hours, then my throat gave out. Ds10 did his latin, and then read for a while, then did some grammar. Dd7 chose to do his latin also, amd his math. We read more in the evening. So reading all day may not work, but it's definitely our priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas_mom Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Halcyon -- I love your choices of books :) I love this idea of just reading all week. We are so behind I started dropping certain books. Thanks for the idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This book looks very interesting...how does your dd like it so far? My younger dd (who just turned 10) would find this very interesting, I think. Sorry, for the diversion... :) I just asked her, and she said "It's informative, but kind of boring." :001_rolleyes: But not boring enough that she asked to drop it - I don't make her continue with "extra" nonfiction stuff that doesn't engage her. *I* think it's a lovely book!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This is a great time of year to switch gears! We've had snowy, cold weather and the gloomy winter days makes me want to curl up on the couch in front of the fireplace and banish our regular routine. Happy reading! (Love your list, by the way!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 We switched to a traditional CM schedule this year and I love that we can now just plug in books for most of our studies! I pretty much had our whole year covered with books I'd purchased and never gotten around too! :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Anatomy of a Rose Have you read An Obsession With Butterflies by the same author? I knew I shouldn't look up Anatomy of a Rose! Goodness knows how much I'll end up spending now! ;) Halcyon-- I scatter our shared reading throughout the day. We have several books going, so having an hour or so in-between readings makes it more doable. You are so right about time not just magically appearing! It's imperative to make it a priority and make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Have you read An Obsession With Butterflies by the same author? I knew I shouldn't look up Anatomy of a Rose! Goodness knows how much I'll end up spending now! ;) Halcyon-- I scatter our shared reading throughout the day. We have several books going, so having an hour or so in-between readings makes it more doable. You are so right about time not just magically appearing! It's imperative to make it a priority and make it happen. Well, I hadn't, until you mentioned it :glare: ;) ! Luckily, the library has it - you just picked my dd's next science reading!! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 okay so today went swimmingly!!!DS10 had latin class and then promptly did his work. we read for a while, then did some math. read some more. Went for a long walk and I had older skim the pool. Working outside seems to agree with him, as his mood was very good. Good day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I just asked her, and she said "It's informative, but kind of boring." :001_rolleyes: But not boring enough that she asked to drop it - I don't make her continue with "extra" nonfiction stuff that doesn't engage her. *I* think it's a lovely book!!! Thank you! I think we'll look for An Obsession With Butterflies too! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 My 8 year old has had a cough and low-grade fever most of the week. We've done a bit of math each day (about 30-45 minutes) and otherwise, she has read or colored while listening to music or an audio book. She's plowed through a stack of biographies I picked up at the library, plus a couple novels. May have been our most productive 'sick' week ever! We both really needed the break, largely due to the fact that the ground, sky, and concrete are currently all the same color where we live. Blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 We ended up mostly doing this today, just because DS got into his book (thanks to whomever here recommended Pig Scrolls). Occasionally he'll get really into a book and our day will be math, me reading, him reading, with perhaps a little writing thrown in. That was today. Since I read both Fellowship of the Rings and Bomb, I guess we covered both LA and science, so we just missed history today, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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