I
originally posted this last year on my work blog at Time4Learning.com but I decided
that on occasion I would post some of my favorites from the past over
here.
Have
you heard of them? These types of homeschool days are something that over the
years our family has implemented, especially when having to deal with special
need issues.
Particularly in the past when my son was much younger as he had
great difficulty controlling his words and actions. Basically, he often would
not think things through before doing something. When this happened
repetitively, which was often the case, something had to change in the day.
My
daughter too, especially when she was younger, has had to have a restart to her
day when attitudes and words have gotten sassy.
But
wait! I cannot forget myself. Years ago I had severe PMS issues that would
cause my normally calm demeanor to be short tempered. Children are not the only
ones that may need a restart to their day.
What
did we do? Sometimes I would suggest we start our day over or one of the kids
would say they needed a do over. A little bit of grace goes a long way in
turning a terrible, horrible, not good day around. If there were days when we
did not do this and instead muddled through, the day usually ended up being
completely unproductive and quite honestly draining.
Typically
we would go to a quiet place alone (the key) and either read quietly, play
quietly, or take a short nap. After a certain amount of time we would come back
together and if needed apologize and ask forgiveness. Usually hugging would be
involved too. If it was a homeschool day I would try to pick a fun activity
like reading a book to them, doing some art together, or exploring our yard to
give the day a fresh and positive restart.
Do
any of your homeschool days ever need a do over?
All the time!
ReplyDeleteThere are times where we just need to stop for the day. There are times when my kids just need to nap. There are times where the day is better served with snuggles and movies.
That is one of the amazing things about homeschooling. The ability to rearrange and reorganize the day to better suit the needs of the child and family!
We have do overs all the time! My kids will ask for redos when they know the day has had a rough go ( for me or them). And then I have those days when we just ditch school all together and just take a play day! Thanks for linking this up this week for MMM link up party!
ReplyDeleteWe have do over days all the time. Not always school related. lolol Love to know we are not the only ones. :)
ReplyDeleteLove this and yes, do overs are pretty frequent around here too!
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