tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post3705696802817257990..comments2024-03-28T01:42:19.112-04:00Comments on Homeschool Coffee Break: Finding Delight {5 Days of Teaching Creatively}Kym http://www.blogger.com/profile/11491633578560803666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-12781216509808633282013-03-12T07:35:27.583-04:002013-03-12T07:35:27.583-04:00Hi there! I've been following the links on the...Hi there! I've been following the links on the blog hop and have so ejoyed reading about different perspectives on delight directed learning. We utilize this method in our homeschool so I was particularly interested in this topic. <br /><br />I thought I'd share how this learning choice looks in our home. My daughter is 11. I lay out guidelines and have a few requirements for each day and then my daughter is free to use the remaining time to persue her own interests. I require math, bible and writing to be completed every day. We also add in grammar and spelling here and there. I assign her math but she chooses where she reads in her bible and what she writes about. I also assign copywork a few days a week. Another main component of our homeschooling is read aloud time. Every day, I read aloud from a biography, another history focused living book and a science focused living book. My daughter narrates and may choose one of these topics to write about as well. We also have daily math drills for 10 minutes.<br /><br />My daughter is free to use the remainder of her day to learn about anything she wants to. No video games, TV or just for pleasure reading until about 3 every day. She loves to read and would read fiction all day long if I let her so I have her save her personal reading for free time. <br /><br />Here's an example of a day at our house. We started off with Bible and chores and completed math and math drill as well first off. Then we made a trip to the library where she gathered books on drawing and fish. We came home and she drew while I read aloud to her. She narrated and then asked if she could learn a Pirates of the Caribbean song on her piano. I agreed and we found a good instructional video on youtube. She spent hours and kept at it until she could play it on her own. In the middle of practicing, she took a break and wrote a long paragraph about her new pet cat. After she finally mastered her new song, she gathered her many fish books from the library and read for about an hour, coming to share bits and pieces of what she was learning with me. We also took a nature walk with our dog beside a local lake and practiced her spelling orally as we walked. <br /><br />We also took breaks for meals of course but it was after 7 by the time she completed all these activities. <br /><br />I used to read about kids that did these kinds of things but never thought my daughter could be one of them but freeing her time up for delight directed learning has opened up a whole new world for her and for our homeschool. School s no longer something to "get done"-it's finially become a lifestyle for us. I couldn't be more thrilled with her progress. She told her grandmother the other day that she no longer dreads school days or looks forward to the weekend because school is fun now! You can imagine my joy at hearing these words from her lips! <br /><br />Thanks for the great bog post!Melanie32https://www.blogger.com/profile/02149162095652443442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-84737825053974879982013-03-11T16:21:51.638-04:002013-03-11T16:21:51.638-04:00If Jude could only watch Power Rangers and paint, ...If Jude could only watch Power Rangers and paint, I think he'd feel he was in heaven. Unfortunately, MOM would like it if he learned to read well enough that he could eventually drive himself to the store for more paint.<br /><br />Great post!Meg Falcianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624745402177674937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-91675017647227720142013-03-11T13:22:36.325-04:002013-03-11T13:22:36.325-04:00I love "delight-directed housework" and...I love "delight-directed housework" and "delight-directed bill payment"! That is so true. Great post. You have to tell us more about that Oreo cookie bit.K Quinnhttp://www.homemakingorganized.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-41253894343824145582013-03-11T12:42:21.519-04:002013-03-11T12:42:21.519-04:00I agree!! It's hard to follow delights when w...I agree!! It's hard to follow delights when we would all play video games :). Looks like you've still done a great job!Lisa @ Our Country Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143244375178681322noreply@blogger.com