Comments on: Snow-Day School – Guerilla Hschooling for Boring Days http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070116/snow-day-school-impromptu-homeschooling-for-boring-days/ distracted by sparkly things since 1969 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jen Payne http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070116/snow-day-school-impromptu-homeschooling-for-boring-days/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Jen Payne Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:16:37 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070116/snow-day-school-impromptu-homeschooling-for-boring-days/#comment-20 Rachelle, this is so smart. I've been having a vague notion that maybe I need more structure to my days with the kids and how much I liked this confirms it. (Note: the structure is for me, not the kids. Not that they wouldn't appreciate it of course.) Rachelle, this is so smart. I’ve been having a vague notion that maybe I need more structure to my days with the kids and how much I liked this confirms it. (Note: the structure is for me, not the kids. Not that they wouldn’t appreciate it of course.)

]]> By: juniper68 http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070116/snow-day-school-impromptu-homeschooling-for-boring-days/comment-page-1/#comment-19 juniper68 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:11:51 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070116/snow-day-school-impromptu-homeschooling-for-boring-days/#comment-19 Oh my GOSH, I rarely regret things, but I sure do WISH I would have read this 12 hours ago. Eli's lesson plan was: Argue about getting dressed Have breakfast Take the terrible steroid medicine that helps your asthma but turns you into Dr. Jeckel Play in the snow Argue about a snack Argue about whether you can leave mommy alone for TWENTY MINUTES so she can do some work. Argue about lunch. Argue about whether to play in the snow. Play in the snow. Argue about snack Argue about whether to take a nap Watch a video Take a nap Argue about dinner Argue about washing your hair (with daddy, while mommy cries on the phone in the other bathroom) Light the candle, ask Jesus to give you a better day tomorrow. Weirdly, do not argue about brushing your teeth. Hear three stories. Bounce around in your room with the lights out. Do not sleep. Oh my GOSH, I rarely regret things, but I sure do WISH I would have read this 12 hours ago.

Eli’s lesson plan was:

Argue about getting dressed
Have breakfast
Take the terrible steroid medicine that helps your asthma but turns you into Dr. Jeckel
Play in the snow
Argue about a snack
Argue about whether you can leave mommy alone for TWENTY MINUTES so she can do some work.
Argue about lunch.
Argue about whether to play in the snow.
Play in the snow.
Argue about snack
Argue about whether to take a nap
Watch a video
Take a nap
Argue about dinner
Argue about washing your hair (with daddy, while mommy cries on the phone in the other bathroom)
Light the candle, ask Jesus to give you a better day tomorrow.
Weirdly, do not argue about brushing your teeth.
Hear three stories.
Bounce around in your room with the lights out.
Do not sleep.

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