Whoooo boy. Where have I been? The last year has been a blur for me. Working through diagnoses and treatments and trying to get my life to a manageable level. I feel like I'm finally there, I feel like I can finally breathe. I THOUGHT I had everything to a level I could handle, but then 2020 reared it's ugly head and it became apparent I was going to have to home school my preschooler. Huh... so now I have to teach him, and somehow plan safe play dates, and.. go crazy, basically. Fortunately, my doctor is amazing and we decided the best way I could balance my health was to go part time at work. Starting the home part of my day four hours earlier every day has been amazing for getting to bed on time -- which is vital for living with my Fibromyalgia.
So homeschooling a preschooler; that sounds fun and easy right? Play some learning games, go about your day. First of all, if y'all don't appreciate teachers, 2020 is about to learn you a lesson. I have nothing but love and respect, and if I could clear every list I see posted on Twitter, I absolutely would. Teachers and nurses both pop into my head when I think of angels on earth, and they always have. But now... ooh boy.
To add to the insanity, my preschooler is ahead of his curve for a lot of educational milestones, while being limited by his little three year old body. He knows all the shapes and colors and letters and counts (mostly) to 100, but writing is a challenge for him. He's learning phonics, and addition, and subtraction, and I'm just running along after him trying to keep up. He asks questions I am not qualified to answer in any way -- most recently: why is water wet? Why does water touch [him]? This came up when we got new bath toys and discussed density and displacement because he thought the new toys sank because of gravity pulling on their mass (yeah, he's three) and I am NOT QUALIFIED, my dudes.
If you'd like to join us for our prek fun, we'll be here. I promise to not leave this blog behind again. Some posts will be about our learning lessons. Some posts will be venting sessions as all default parents slowly lose their minds. All posts will be fun.. at least I think so.
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| We use ABCMouse.com for base curriculum, to fill any gaps I may be missing. |
