Homeschool Field Log: Day 1

Coursework was supposed to start at 9am...already The Researcher is off to a bad start seeing as none of us got up till almost 10.

Day progressed smoothly enough. Yoga was integrated first thing to get the blood going, and large muscle groups warmed up (see Example 1). We covered math by adding large sums and carrying digits. We practiced handwriting by copying the back of the Young Indiana Jones DVD. Fractions were discussed while cooking lunch by halving, quartering and eighth-ing an onion. Typing course via on-line study was amusing. "Type on me!"

Example 1, Tree Pose

Highlight topic of the day: Chaos Theory's Butterfly Effect. It started with a book called, "Because A Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO!" (see Example 2). Thing 1 read the book, and grasped the concept rather quickly, "It's like when I hit Thing 2 and he cries, and then you get mad, and then when The Control Variable comes home he goes AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" *insert wild flailing arms and dramatic snarling here*

Example 2

In the afternoon, Thing 2 fell asleep on the way to the reading specialist, and delighted The Researcher by giving her one whole hour to indulge in magazine reading bliss while Thing 1 was in sessions.

In all, the researcher is pleased the first day was successful.