Our eldest (approaching 8 - would be year 3) has regressed back to the age she was when first in school. She carries a doll everywhere, pushes it in the pram, reads to it, washes it etc. Quite moving. At the same time she misses some friends from school but seems to totally embrace this new decision of ours to home school. Punch and Judy's theatre is painted and awaiting curtains. The puppets have heads and sticks and are awaiting clothes. She just spent half an hour strumming her guitar (self taught) and singing her heart out to an old second hand Apuskidu book and is now avidly lapping up a trivia book before sleep. Seems she likes learning in the evening.
Our middle (approaching 6 - would be year 1) has some mornings joining in the lessons with her older sister, reflecting on our beach trip yesterday and exploring the crab skeleton we brought back. Using usbourne reading books from the library. Some khan academy basic addition and subtraction so far. And also enjoys joining in the community preschool music group with her younger brother or plenty of individual play in her room or with her rabbit in the shed.
Our youngest (3) is loving having the girls at home and the more relaxed flow of our days. He is more confident. Life makes more sense to him and to us the more we get used to this new rhythm.
I've been noticing the lack of 'free time' this week for the first time, where I used to grab cleaning moments, or some head space when everyone was at school or asleep. But this is all about tweaking the details. I haven't regretted the decision for a minute and embrace the challenge of getting each of our individual and collective needs met. We are far more able to work towards this aim when they are at home with us for however long or short this arrangement works.
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