Read aloud from Pilgrim's Progress, a Jane Austen book, and a biography.
Played a math game on the computer
Packed up a lunch (with appropriate discussions of food safety and nutrition), went to the nature center and sketched leaves, looked for birds, played with the educational exhibits in the children's room.
Went to the store and figured out which was the cheapest brand of shampoo, read labels to make sure products were free of corn, wheat and eggs for the Cherub
Listened to Vivaldi on the cassette player while driving ( you can tell I wrote this a few years ago) about town.
While driving, Mom asked the kids to figure out which turn we needed to take next, and took the turn they suggested even if it was wrong, had them figure out how to get to the store and home accurately and correct for errors (back before GPS, too).
Cooked supper together, asking children to triple a recipe, measure, stir, find the 9X13 pan, etc.
After supper while playing outside a neighborhood friend's mother (who is a schoolteacher) ask child, "What did you do for school today?"
Child replies, "Nuthin'. We didn't school today. We just played and went shopping."
LOL! I think it's a law that it has to happen that way. Someone always ends up asking my kids what we did for school that day on our very best days, and they always say "nothing."
ReplyDeleteMy kids always tell daddy that we did "nothing" for school today!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Day to day life is, in the eyes and hands of a teacher, a lesson. What a beautiful way for a child (or anyone for that matter) to learn.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog by way of a search for "Gladys Taber". I was thinking about her work just this morning. Glad to hear you love her books too.
Deborah
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