Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The Baby is the School

This week we are tending the baby, and sometimes the youngest three, of a sister I visit teach since she is on bed rest right now. We are having a great time! My children do not have any little siblings and so having these three (ages 4, 2, and 6 months) has been a fantastic learning experience for Marly and Chris. I read something once about homeschooling families that have babies and how they incorporate the baby into school. It really struck me that my kids are missing out on that. But, thanks to this service opportunity, we are able to include this as our life skills.

"Baby School" skills:
  • Diaper changing
  • Playing with younger children
  • Bottle preparation and feeding
  • Burping a baby
  • Rocking a baby
In addition to "Baby School", we are working on:
  • Devotional - New Era - Dec. 2008
  • Do Together - Listening to the last 1/2 of Stave 3 and Stave 4 of "A Christmas Carol". We really need to finish this soon. We have book club at our house tomorrow on this!
  • Read-A-Loud - History - Story of the World vol. 1- Chapter 30 "Ancient India"
  • Chris - Reading - Calvin & Hobbes, Math - more geometry practice on area of a trapezoid and area of a triangle, Life skills - cooking science (he is getting really good at cookies), Science - Rabbit 4-H Project.
  • Marly - Finished final exam for Math-U-See Delta - 97%! She finished a whole year of math in 3 months. Reading - "Turnabout", "Hunted", and "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain. Science - Rabbit 4-H project.
  • Me - I'm a little behind in my grading with the extra kids here. Planning for teen book club meeting tomorrow. Reading - "Out of the Silent Planet" by C.S. Lewis, "The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook" by Raymond Moore, and "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer.
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3 comments:

  1. BeccaDecember 10, 2008 at 12:16 PM

    I have felt like this last year the baby (my 4th and last child) has been the lesson. It is just so hard to do much with a baby around, and I don't want to miss out on anything either!

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  2. As Told By MollyDecember 12, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    Being the second oldest of 12 (but oldest daughter) I have had my fair share of "baby school". But my younger brothers and sisters (ages 12 to 9) still need this education and so my mom has them babysit for me and pays them, too! How's that for full circle?

    It is really wonderful to be able to see the blessings your family is receiving from service so immediately.

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  3. Turley FamilyDecember 13, 2008 at 2:28 PM

    Great idea. I think learning how to take care of others is great. Karstin loves to help take care of Regan. A lot of times he'll do it without being asked.

    I remember helping cook dinner when I was young and then being in charge of dinner some nights. That has sure helped me now that I am married! I guess liking to cook also helps. ~;o)

    On a side note I like your parent picks. I am going to get some of them and check them out. Thanks for the tip. I can always learn how to be a better Mom.

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