The Homeschool Stops
It's been eight days since Teacher Mommy fell sick and it's been a nightmare. How do you really manage things when you are stuck on the bed? Can't really do anything much, ei?
We were having a roll. Supposedly it would have been our third week of zero gadget/screentime rule, but I had to bend the rule and allowed the kids screen time again or else it would be WWIII.
So what happens to our little homeschool when Teacher Mommy gets sick? It goes into downward spiral. :(
I have never been this sick since I can remember, three years ago. That time I had a flu that took me three weeks to recover. Thankfully now, I feel back to 85% of my old self after a week, but I still not try to spread myself thin.
Habits Die hard
Thankfully, we have cemented some habits that are hard to break already. For example, my youngest never sleeps without our nightly book reading. When mommy cannot read, he gets a book that suits his level and he reads by himself.
The nightly chess matches with their dad also did not falter.
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For the Little Miss, she still sticks with her creative side where she always holds a pencil and her sketch pad. She also recently memorized a beginner version of the song, "A Thousand Years" on the piano.
Play Time!
Yesterday, I was feeling much better that I was able to supervise them as they played outside. I let them play with the water spray for a while. It's always fun playing with water, right?
Little Man made it rain, he made rainbows, and finally asked for soap and completed a shower. LOL.
Chores Galore
I have mentioned this several times, we gear our homeschool outputs towards practical life applications. It is important that they know important life skills, and for us that starts with learning how to do chores inside the house.
My eldest, thankfully, can already help me with a lot of stuff in the house. He can cook a few dishes already, and this time when I got sick, he was put to test. :)
Our academics had to take a back seat especially for the two younger ones who really need me to facilitate the lessons for them.
Today, we were able to spend a few minutes for Math. Hopefully tomorrow I will feel much better and we will be able to get to a bit of normalcy.
How about you, how do you manage the homeschool when you get sick?
