tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25838289.post8461750623219866391..comments2023-09-22T05:49:15.066-07:00Comments on Bright Minds ... Loving Hearts ... Capable Hands: FractionsSunshine Alternative Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25838289.post-16779092542153952262012-02-06T10:02:38.120-08:002012-02-06T10:02:38.120-08:00Thanks for your thoughts, Shelley (and congrats on...Thanks for your thoughts, Shelley (and congrats on the birth of Rosebud). I love your idea of planning a whole month of skills work and just might go in that direction for the next month. Either that or we'll do a science block next month, then a skills block, and then another science block (still doing fractions daily).Sunshine Alternative Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25838289.post-36960175670684457002012-02-04T06:10:54.025-08:002012-02-04T06:10:54.025-08:00I really liked reading your thoughts on this. Jus...I really liked reading your thoughts on this. Just wanted to say that I don't see it as an either-or thing -- I think you can be cognizant about where your kids are skill-wise without "pushing" them in an unnatural manner to accomplish this, that or the other thing. It's recently occured to me that a month a year working on skills can not only be reaffirming for me (oh look, my kids really DO understand LA concepts, even though we never actually talk about them), but also for the kids (oh, these things are called synonyms?). We're doing it this year because I needed a way to have a "free" month with the baby without feeling like we have to "do school" all summer, but it's been such a good experience, I'm planning on doing it every year. That way I can really give myself a break and not worry about the skills the rest of the year.Harvest Moon Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099136352105537579noreply@blogger.com