Yesterday was one of those days that everything went right!
The kids science class was going so well, I think they went half an hour over what was intended. When they were done, they all headed off to work on reading, taking notes, and making creative pages.
Hoping to give the kids some inspiration, I showed them examples of each other’s work. Well… it worked better than I anticipated! They were all busily working for the next two hours! After seeing the older kids notes, the younger crews pages started taking on a whole new look. No longer a quick drawing with a short sentence or two, Humphrey the whale has a pull tab to jump out of his pocket with an informative list of facts!
My two youngest decided they no longer wanted to be held back by waiting for me to listen to them read. They each picked up books on their own and started sounding out the words. I don’t think they are retaining much, but more importantly, for now, they want to be in the game and are excited to read.
Then to top it all off, my son came in to show me what he had been working on. Similar to one a cousin had made years ago, he was creating leather journals.
Two of our goals in raising children are to instill a love of reading and love for learning. Sometimes it might not feel like we’re making progress, but yesterday the fruit was evident!
Don’t let boredom set in this summer. Give them a little inspiration and who knows what might happen!
Not Without Aim 