Written by KT @ One Organic Mama, Contributing Writer
Are you back in the groove of school yet? Whether you homeschool or school outside the home I think it is important to keep in touch with the hearts of your school aged children! With dinner going and cleaning to do – especially if you have more than one child in school! I find that having a healthy snack (think fresh cut fruit, veggies, and nuts) and a notebook for each child, helps me to keep my afternoon routine in check!
Here is what we do:
For each child in school (or anyone who wants to be involved even by scribbling!) we have a composition book. When they walk in the door from school they go and wash up and come back to the kitchen table (where I am typically preparing dinner in some form). On the table is a snack and a notebook for each child with a pencil ready to go!
I (during the day) write down some questions or thoughts for each child. They eat their snack and respond. I find that this does a few things:
- it calms everyone down a bit
- lets me hear about things I might not get if I am verbally asking the questions
- gives children an opportunity to share concerns with you
- lets my children practice reading and writing to reinforce important skills
- allows us to write notes back and forth to each other – which I find kiddos LOVE!!
Some possible topics:
- favorite part of the day
- what did you do during special?
- what kind things did you do for others today?
- is there anything about school you want to share with me?
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