After a week off of school, with no hint that classes will resume in the near future, I decided it was time to add a little structure to my kids' lives (for their sake and mine). I drafted a simple schedule and asked for their input yesterday, then we gave it a test drive today.
Our first order of business this morning was some active time, so we took a walk . . .
. . . (or a ride, in Joy's case) . . .
. . . and saw this heartening message taped to a neighbor's utility box.
After our walk/ride, we started academic time. Joy worked on VHS (her online Geometry class) while the other kids wrote responses to writing prompts I'd created, and then logged onto math websites like Khan Academy and Prodigy.
After lunch, the three older kids practiced their instruments . . .
. . . then we had some free time. Todd and I took turns reading chapters of a Magic Tree House book . . .
. . . while snow fell outside. When I was at the grocery store earlier in the day, a manager reviewed the store's latest safety guidelines over the loudspeaker, then he joked, "We got the coronavirus, it's supposed to snow today, and now Tom Brady [the Patriots' quarterback] is leaving! How can it get any worse?!?" All the customers chuckled over that. After days of feeling isolated and a little anxious, it felt good to share a laugh with my neighbors.
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