During our fall break I kept a list just to see what kinds of learning was going on even without official homeschool work happening. I kept the list on a piece of scrap paper, but I have it organized here into categories. Not everyone participated in everything on here, and many of them were just a one time, short thing.
Life skills
1. ironing
2. interpersonal skills--with adults and kids
--conflict resolution, forgiveness, repentance
--working together to solve a problem
--patience with a sibling
--taking turns
3. laundry--sorting, starting wash, folding
4. sewing
5. cooking and baking
6. babysitting and childcare skills
--changing a diaper
--dressing a child
--cleaning up a potty accident
7. how to order food at a restaurant and talk to servers
8. how to set a table
9. finding cities on a map, discussing latitude, and weather
10. fitting in exercise
11. playing pretend
12. practicing gratefulness and contentment
Math
1. measurement in recipes
2. multiplication and division when dividing up stickers among siblings
Art
1. drawing and painting at a class RJ and AG took
2. more drawing that went on at home after the class and with MA too
Language
1. reading to self
2. being read to by us and with books on CD
3. narrating a story
4. writing poetry
5. writing notes and spelling words for the notes
6. practicing our Latin prayer at mealtimes
History
1. listening to Abraham Lincoln: A Photobiography on CD
Science
1. hiking at a local park
I was surprised to see how much learning went on in our daily life. Writing it down helped me see that there really is a lot going on even when I feel overwhelmed by having four young children.
