…Give it to a Busy Woman. I’ve heard that before and I’m seeing it come into play- into extra innings- this week. My brilliant husband has always said , “plan your work and work your plan.” I’m an artist not an analyst, so that’s been a stretch for me to truly understand. As the boys get older and we are entering yet another new homeschool year- (technically third grade) I was feeling really overwhelmed with the responsibility of planning a real course of study for him in our crazy, on-the-go, live out of suitcase lives.
Until today. Something clicked- and I hit “purchase app” quite a few times. I think I’ve finally figured out OUR homeschool rhythm- not compared to anyone else’s- but ours! It has to be simple, effective, fun, engineered, and PORTABLE! So, my curriculum dollars this year are (for the most part) been spent on apps in the app store for the ipad2.
My time today in between runny noses and bike rides has been searching/ planning/ gathering educational apps to complement our upcoming European trip as well as cover the basic 3 – Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. My favorite discovery so far- Art Authority. This little $5.00 purchase turns our portable school into a world-class 50,000+ piece showcase of masterful art! I’ve downloaded a planner, a journal, a Bible memory app, new math games, vocabulary fun and more! The look on Makani’s face when I told him we’d be schooling on the ipad was priceless. And so was watching him learn to share the time with little man Luke so he can trace his alphabet. But, as I soon discovered, there was an app for that. And for .$99, it was priceless.
Stay tuned- the world is literally at our fingertips, and our bags are getting packed (a day before we leave, according to my plan) for our first two weeks on the road- northern Wisconsin. In the midst of it, I think the Lord is well pleased- He sent a beautiful lightning storm to watch out the window while I attack knee-deep, year-old piles of clutter on and around my desk in an attempt to go paperless while we go wireless.
Do you homeschool? What’s your rhythm? Do you take it on the road?
