Another video of the Tigger surgery.
Monday, July 14, 2014
One of the best times we had during last school year
I've been meaning to post this for a while now. Over the school year, one of the events we had was having a veterinarian friend Angel came to talk to our co-op. Angel was amazing. She has the most gentle manner and soothing voice but was still able to hold the attention of all the kids. We were all amazed at how attentive the kids were when she talked.
Angel introduced the occupation of veterinarian to the kids, explaining what a vet does, how to become one, the types of animals they treat, etc. She brought in real animal x-rays showing the type of injuries they had. Angel also taught the kids about dog bite prevention, and performed teddy bear surgery on the stuffed animals each family brought. She used really surgical instruments!
Here's the video of Ethan and Noah during their Tigger surgery.
Angel introduced the occupation of veterinarian to the kids, explaining what a vet does, how to become one, the types of animals they treat, etc. She brought in real animal x-rays showing the type of injuries they had. Angel also taught the kids about dog bite prevention, and performed teddy bear surgery on the stuffed animals each family brought. She used really surgical instruments!
Here's the video of Ethan and Noah during their Tigger surgery.
Summer break = free play!
It's been a month into our summer break...what have we done? Originally I had big plans to do 3 days of school each week teaching about animals, body, telling time, etc., however, things didn't work out the way I planned. I ended up signing the boys up for nature camp. Noah gets to spend 2 hours each day for a week learning about woodlands, grasslands, and wetlands and explore nature. Ethan gets a week of all-day camp to do hiking, fishing, canoeing, biking, and even learn survival skills.
Today was Noah's first day of camp, he was able to share in details of the story book they read in camp, as well as making new friends. He told me about a mean boy who didn't want Noah to be near him, but Noah was able to peacefully resolved the conflict without getting into any fights. I told him I was very proud of him and it's a sign of his growth and maturity.
Our friend shared this article "Why Free Play is the Best Summer School", after reading this, I feel more encouraged to just let the kids play all summer and not worry too much about academics. I still keep up with reading everyday and math problems every other day though. I do believe summer months are the best time to work on their characters and behaviors rather than academics. It's also the best time to train them up on doing house chores, and learn how to be "bored". Right now the boys need to work on getting along with their little sister, who can be very sensitive at times. I believe letting them do free play is the best way to encourage them to figure out how to get along peacefully.
Here's the article.
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