rhythm is coming

The school year has fully begun now. In our homeschooling, things wind down and gear up slowly. Swimming just ended and soccer, ballet, 4-H, and charter classes have all now begun. I am giving our schedule another week or so (for the last of the first 4-H project meetings to happen), but I am already doing some deep thinking on what we might need to let go of, because we are a bit too busy.

We may just endure it, actually, because this session of charter classes is quite short (and this time, intense), so when it ends, things will likely feel a lot smoother.

Our school year has begun like this:

Lala Bug is in ballet and soccer. She is taking a bookmaking class and a class about one of the historical forts here in California, both through our charter school.

Little Brown Mouse is in soccer. He is taking a class on flight and a social studies/math one about treasures, both through our charter school.

Both kids are enjoying 4-H and are continuing in a local nature restoration  project, are doing a handwork (for charity) project, American Sign Language, and a local natural history project.

This is a lot and is in addition to our home curriculum, but if I organize and plan well, I have every intention of weaving our "extras" in with our core learnings.

We have already finished our first block (some review and geography) and have moved into our next block. For Lala Bug, we are beginning botany (with a lot of math review). For Little Brown Mouse, we are transitioning from fables to math. I am trying to make daily reading a priority with him, too.

Right now, I am participating in a rhythm workshop from Waldorf Essentials. I participated in it a year ago, too, and it was incredibly helpful in helping me establish and natural flow to our scheduled days. I am hoping to reflect a bit more on what we need and what we should let go of.