What happens on those mornings when Mom wakes up late, Dad doesn't get out the door for work on time, there's no quick fix for breakfast, and an important phone call or 5 significantly delays the start of the day? So went our morning this morning. To further postpone the start of school, we ended up chatting for a bit with a neighbor while on our walk. While fun, it wasn't conducive to getting a good jump on our books!
I love our routines, and when they get interrupted, my temptation is to simply drop everything and start again the next day. Sometimes the situation calls for just that, but I decided that today wasn't one of them. Instead, we just pared down our obligations for the day.
We have what I call our "core" subjects - Bible, English, reading, handwriting/spelling, and math. Then we have our "extras," such as supplemental reading exercises, catechism, craft time, music, art, history, science, etc. On days that get crazy, we focus on accomplishing our core stuff and then get to the remaining things as time allows. (We don't ever have days where we do each and every other subject in addition to the core, but we try to rotate through things so that we get a taste of each here and there.) For us, it's a great way not to lose a complete day just because life gets in the way.
Showing the kids how to manage things when routines get interrupted is a big goal of mine. I've never handled change well, so if I can help them understand, handle, and actually appreciate life's little hiccups, I will feel accomplished!
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