Keeping up with the Curriculum

(Above, Found bird nest in our grill. Little loved all the speckles)

When I was pregnant with our little my hubby said: "I want our boy to be home schooled." At first I laughed. I had always had a career and didn't see myself being able to balance working full-time and work a secular job. But the more we talked about it the more I realized it was a good idea, although at the time I had no idea how we would accomplish such a big task.

(Left, Little loves puzzles)

I don't know about you, but I tend to over think things. Sometimes I make life a lot more complicated than it really is. It kind of like when you car breaks down and you don't yet know what is wrong with it, and you think the absolute worse. You've been sitting there waiting on a tow truck for two hours and before you know it you've determine you might as well scarp the car because you just know it's the engine and the tow truck driver says ma'am are you sure it's not just out of gas. And you remember you had been going over your to do list in your head and forgot all about checking the fuel gauge as you drove past five gas stations. Yes, well we have all been there in one scenario or another. At least I hope I am not the only one!?!  Well that is what I did with home school. I spent nearly five years research home education until I figured out that it wasn't about textbooks, schoolrooms, worksheets, test and grades It's about learning. It's about life. It's about happiness.

So what about keeping up with curriculum? Yes, it is hard to keep up with it all. But in a totally different way than I ever thought. My child has so many interest that we are trying to keep up with that sometimes it is difficult to keep up with it all, but it is awesome. I am amazed everyday that this amazing five year old has so much desire to learn and it just keeps growing. I think about all the planning and time that goes into creating textbooks and curriculum when the school could just stop and listen to their students every child would have a love for learner and they would have created lifetime learners. Children have a unique curiosity that is a true and legitimate curriculum.

(Below, Little Finger painting)

Today's Top 10 Questions from a 5 Year Old

 

 

 

I read somewhere that the average 4 year old asks over 400 questions per day. I have no doubt that is true. Here is a list of the top 10 questions my 5 year old asked me today.

1.       What is that private thing that I came out of when I was a baby?

                Answer: It’s called a vagina.

                                He replies: Ha-ha that is sooooo funny.

2.       Mom do boys have vaginas too?

 Answer: No only girls have them.

                                He replies: That is too funny.

3.       When was the television invented?

Answer: good question, let’s look it up. (The answer was actually more complicated than I ever imagined)

                He replies: Whoa, that a long time ago. That’s funny, right!?!

4.       Can we eat our own poop?

(The mom in me wants to just yell, NO! But the teacher in me knows this is a good question)

Answer: Yes you can, but it is a waste product that can make you sick, even by just eating a little bit can make you sick.

                Reply: -Breaks out in laughter- (and….leads into the next question)

5.       Can guinea pigs eat their own poop?

Answer: Some animals do eat their own poop, but this is because they need to in order to fully digest it. So sometimes guinea pigs do eat it for the nutrition that is still in it.

                Reply: Whoa that is so funny.  –Giggles--

6.       Why do we have wrinkles on our fingers?

(Had to look to see what he was talking about)

Answer: Those are called joints. They help us to move our hands and be able to grasps things.

                Reply: Oh, cool. That’s why I can use tools so good.

7.       Why do you make so much dust when you are cooking?

Answer: That is steam. Steam is water that vaporized and helps to heat the food so that it cooks.

                Reply: Oh neat! J

8.       Are all fruits and vegetables healthy?

Answer: Yes, they all have different nutrients and vitamins in them that make us strong and healthy so that is why it’s good to eat different kinds.

Reply: EVEN CUCUMBERS, TOMATOES, BANANAS AND CARROTS? (Those are his favorite!)

Answer: Yes, those are very healthy!

9.       What is a whirlpool in a river?

Answer: its water that is rotating really fast and typically objects are drawn into it. It happens sometimes when water called currents is moving in opposite direction as each other and they meet and cause a whirlpool.

                Reply: That takes stuff in the river and drags it down to the bottom.

10.   Do Rhino’s eat their own poop? (Seriously, another poop question!?!)

Answer: (Had to look this one up) Yes, Rhino’s do eat their own poop.

Reply: That’s so gross –laughing his head off-

So there is some of the questions my little has asked today. Share some of your kids funny and interesting questions.