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   rbevans
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   last semester we started our CM journey with SCM.  We finished Kinder and had a wonderfull experience. Then I messed it all up.  I took the month of May to get my first grade plans totether.  Then I did it ladies and gents.  I strayed over to a different forum and dove in to the curriculum planning.  It was just too much.  I forgot the "Simply" part.   We started June first and were  both avoiding "lessons" and making up great reasons to have a "free" day.  I  started focusing on checking boxes and not the methode of loving reading and inspiring ideas.

   Realizing my folly and praying for help. I reactivated the SCM Organizor and took a week off to reevaluate, re inspire and  breathe.

   This week...  yes I know its only Wed.  I have been taking a gentle dive back into it.   I feel excited again, and resolved.   DD however is giving me adittude and begging for "free" time.  why oh why doesn't she want to cuddle up on the couch to read with me:(    if she does,  I can forget about any narration... she is off into lala land.  If I offer to play uno or take her to the pool   "POP"   she is back!

   Short of lecturing her about her responsability to pay attention and learn or bribing her with an uno game or trip to the pool!!! jk,  sort of.    what can I do to reinspire her?   How do I show her it is going to be fun and interesting this time?

   sorry for the vent.  I am sure the answer lies within me.   how and what do I need to change about me?

   thanks for any advice, hugs and very needed prayers.

   I know this is right for our family.  just have to figure out how to make it work.

   (on top of the CM homeschooling I am changing our families diet over to organic, gluten, and dairy free in order to get my 3 year old twins health issues under controll. so maybe it is just me feeling the stress and relaying it to her.)

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   eawerner
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   Well, first of all Uno counts as Math. :)

   Changing diets can cause a disruption for anyone. Your body gets a little out of whack because it isn't getting the sugars, dyes, etc. that it thinks it still needs.

   When it comes to reading books on the couch, most of the time DD6 is up for any book I'm willing to sit and read to her. I think part of it is because I don't play with her/entertain her much. She has soooo much time for creative play that she doesn't mind taking a break from it. It's hard to get her up for copywork or math, but when I start school with literature, it ropes her in. ;)

   Maybe let her pick out the first book you read for literature (from a list of decent choices), that may get her interest going. She can pick the order of subjects for the day. Use an egg timer for a math race if she likes that sort of thing, I know some kids get more stressed with that though. Give a reason for learning something, 'We practice our neatest handwriting so when Granny gets our letter she'll be able to read it and know just what we were trying to tell her.'

   If she had a really hard time before, you could apologize for changing things up and explain that you realize that those weren't good school choices for you guys and you are going back to the school suggestions like the ones used for Kindy when we 'had fun learning together'. Then make sure you stay relaxed and have some fun!

   Hope that helps a tiny bit. (((HUGS)))

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   LDIMom
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   Find a book she will love and read that. Don't worry about what the guides say for the moment. We are reading POOH and my 7YO DS and 6YO DD are loving cudding with me again. I too have struggled with this, mainly b/c we adopted our 2YO daughter a few months ago and she is just very demanding of my attention right now.

   And yes, UNO totally counts as math. You know what, play some games with her for a time during math. "Let's do this lesson and then I'll play a game of UNO (or one of our other math games."

   I recently made a catalogued list of all of our games. If they weren't educational (which I found educational merit in all of them actually), they were gone. I now can say to the littles, choose a game from these choices and this wil be part of our math lesson today.

   Like you said, bring back the "simply" to it. You'll find the joy in it again and so will your DD. I can SO RELATE to what you shared except our big change was adding a family member. She has rocked our world LOL, in a blessed way of course!

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   JennNC
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   I just wanted to say that I think it is wonderful that you realized so quickly that you were making a mistake. It took me about six or seven YEARS to realize that I was making a mistake like that with my kids. What a blessed little girl your daughter is, to have a mama who is so tuned in to her that you noticed right away that something was wrong and began to make the necessary changes. I think you're doing an awesome job. :)

    

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   erin.kate
   Member

   Amen, JennNC!

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   rbevans
   Member

   thank you ladies.  I feel  very hugged :)     Yes uno is great math!  and I do need to be more hands off at times.  allow them all to exhauste that creative play so they are hungry for the feast I want to give them.  I need to stop worrying about getting up and starting our "lessons".   I am holding  the wrong criteria over my own head.   btw:  I  wasn't around a lot last semester but  I missed all of you :)    it is an awesome blessing to have this forum.  honey to my soul :)  we have a few friends that homeschool but no CMers. nice to have your shoulders to lean on.

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   TailorMade
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   Even though the situation is different from that which provided a time of learning for Sonya, I think what she shares in Lessons from the Valley would be encouraging for you to hear.

   http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/lessons-from-the-valley/

   Becca<><

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