Throwback Tuesdays: Seizing the Day In Our Homeschool
*Originally posted January 10, 2014 when the boys were 7, 8, & 10 I had so much planned for today but the morning kind of got away from me and it was late by the time we sat down to start school. Then the snow started so we rushed to finish up our schoolwork and head outside. We try so hard to seize the day in our homeschool. We often set aside our schoolwork when the snow is calling or when we have those perfect sunny days in early spring. While schoolwork is important, I know that my boys are always learning. There are lessons that are more important than what they find in a book. Lessons can be found in nature, lessons can be found in life... and sometimes the best lessons are those that aren't planned. Sometimes, like today, we try to do a bit of schoolwork but we almost always set aside our work in favor of learning through play. Luckily, even with rushing through our schoolwork I was able to see quite a bit of growth and progress for all three ...
