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Homeschooling with a few sick kids is possible. Homeschooling while you are sick with a few sick kids, not advised. Yes, we did it. I would recommend just taking the downtime to fully recover. For those of you, like me, who still aren't confident that we are doing "enough", here is how we did it. What is "enough"? Who decides what "enough" is? Why do we feel this way. We are going to explore these questions in upcoming blog posts.
We did a lot of school on the couch, watching videos. I have to keep reminding myself that we are homeschooling, not doing school at home. There is a big difference. Two of my kids had upper respiratory infections, one is on Prednisone, and then Albuterol as needed. I, on the other hand, am still recovering from the stomach flu. Not fun. I have been lucky, no vomiting. Just stomach pain, nausea, gas, headaches, weakness and extreme fatigue.
We are studying Zoology for science, and currently diving quite deeply into animal classification. I keep forgetting education, doesn't always have to be busy work. Monday there was very little work involved, except using our brains. We started out on the couch after breakfast watching PBS Animal Misfits on Netflix, which was chalk full of cool information. We then went on to watch PBS The Mystery of Eels, another really informative video. My middle son picked that one, which is even better. If he is interested, then he is listening and learning! I want to help foster their love of learning, and I think it is working. Both of these are available on Netflix streaming.
Today I had them fill out these animal sheets, on the animal of their choice. They could pick an animal from one of the documentaries we watched, or pick one from the book we read called Story of The Woods. You can get a FREE copy of this sheet at the site below.
Homeschooling with a few sick kids is possible. Homeschooling while you are sick with a few sick kids, not advised. Yes, we did it. I would recommend just taking the downtime to fully recover. For those of you, like me, who still aren't confident that we are doing "enough", here is how we did it. What is "enough"? Who decides what "enough" is? Why do we feel this way. We are going to explore these questions in upcoming blog posts.
We did a lot of school on the couch, watching videos. I have to keep reminding myself that we are homeschooling, not doing school at home. There is a big difference. Two of my kids had upper respiratory infections, one is on Prednisone, and then Albuterol as needed. I, on the other hand, am still recovering from the stomach flu. Not fun. I have been lucky, no vomiting. Just stomach pain, nausea, gas, headaches, weakness and extreme fatigue.
We are studying Zoology for science, and currently diving quite deeply into animal classification. I keep forgetting education, doesn't always have to be busy work. Monday there was very little work involved, except using our brains. We started out on the couch after breakfast watching PBS Animal Misfits on Netflix, which was chalk full of cool information. We then went on to watch PBS The Mystery of Eels, another really informative video. My middle son picked that one, which is even better. If he is interested, then he is listening and learning! I want to help foster their love of learning, and I think it is working. Both of these are available on Netflix streaming.
Today I had them fill out these animal sheets, on the animal of their choice. They could pick an animal from one of the documentaries we watched, or pick one from the book we read called Story of The Woods. You can get a FREE copy of this sheet at the site below.
During lunch we watched a Liberty's Kids video. I believe it was episode 11, Washington Takes Command. My kids love these, even my 14-yr-old daughter, and they are a great companion to studying the American Revolution. I am sure that The American Revolution isn't all that "fun" for a 14-yr-old girl, but I am trying to make it as interesting as possible. One of the resources we are using I have mentioned before, is the website U Read Thru History. So much better, and more in depth than a dry textbook. We are also doing a Revolutionary War lapbook, as we go through it. I am learning so much about our history, and it is a wonderful diversion from the dry textbooks. I am using pieces out of two different lapbooks, to download these you can grab them at the following sites. I have linked directly to the post you will need. These are both FREE downloads.
- Notebooking Nook
- Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus (You will have to scroll down & download each piece individually. Well worth the effort!)
Of course, we ended the day with their favorite subject. Math. I do believe they were hoping to get out of that one. As I stated earlier, if you aren't feeling great, just take a break. I plan on taking it easy all week, until I feel 100%. I hope some of these resources are a help and blessing to your family. Also, if you have never done lapbooks before, you don't do the whole thing in one day. We do a few pieces a day.