The Planning Stage

Think we are starting to formulate a plan for this "project" of mine:

Andrew gets 1 week of just Andrew stuff (the week that Mia is at horse camp)
Mia gets 1 week of just Mia stuff (the week Andrew is at Connor Prairie)

Some topics:
Frog and Toad
Life Cycles
Insects vs Spiders
The USA
Our World
Healthy Living
Get Fit

MONDAY:
Math Monday
Head to public library to get ready material for unit.
TUESDAY: 
Craft Day
Writers Workshop
WEDNESDAY:
WILD DAY! kids will get to pick a card or 2 and that will determine how we spend our day.
Zoo Day, Road Trip, Park It, Swim Day, Cul-de-Sac Picnic, Movie Marathon, etc. . .
THURSDAY:
Writers Workshop
FRIDAY:
Fun Friday
Finish up unit with games, putting books/binders together

The kids will each have to keep a reading log and will be required to read something every day.
ME time will also be an every day occurrence (most likely when H-man is down for his nap)
Traffic Lights at the Colvins will help neighbors know when to knock and when not to knock. 

My hope is to outline our weekly activities based on the topic over the previous weekend, but let's get real, I will most likely post what actually happened during the week the following weekend!  Either way we do have some loyal followers (thank goodness) and we don't want to let you down! 

And so it begins. . .

Let me just start by saying I am very new to this BLOG thing. 

I have decided to structure our summer a little like a summer "camp" or maybe summer "school" is a better word.  Either way the Colvin kids are about to be introduced to a

s c h e d u l e. 

I know! What a crazy thought right?  My type A personality would make many people think that "of course the Colvin's are on a schedule" but let's get the cat out of the bag . . . we are NOT.  We have always been just very relaxed about things: we go to bed late and get up even later, we eat breakfast and sometimes lunch in our pj's, and we usually rush around at 11:30 to make sure that everyone is ready for school by 12:15.  After school is pretty much the same: drop your backpack off, rush to get to a friends house, play outside until called in for dinner.  Summer time is even worse, spend the mornings watching TV so that I can get some house work done, then it is off to the pool for a few hours, then back outside with the neighbor kids until dinner time.  Oh and just cause it is summer, back out they go until we call them in for showers and bed.  It doesn't sound bad does it?  It isn't. . . but it is time for a change. 

I swear every year I am going to get the kids on a schedule, I am going to get myself on a schedule!  But then Life happens and I don't do it.  My hope is that by keeping this blog, YOU will help me stay focused and on track.  Plus I would love to hear suggestions for lessons or activities that you think the kids might like.  I hope to have a tentative schedule in place by the 16th so that the kids can start choosing topics. 

My goal is to create a casual yet structured calendar that will help them stay on top of school work, play with friends, and get some quality time with mom, all while learning about things they love. 

So. . . let the count down to summer vacation begin~