Homeschooling with Toddlers

Homeschooling with little ones is not exactly easy. We still have a lot of fun but I will admit we got a lot done a lot faster when it was just the boys and I- but that's not rocket science to imagine. As hard as I try to keep Lily busy and included and all that good stuff, she is still not yet even 2 and distractible and well almost 2... 'nuff said.

For instance just today:

Me: "Let's read this book on Archeology-"

Lily: (Grabs book and takes off yelling, "Mine!")

Me: (Having retrieved book and offered Lily the option of joining us) "Oookay, Archeologists...blah blah... (voice rising over Lily-protests)

Lily: (crying and wrestling me for book as I stubbornly keep trying to read it... I know...)

Boys: (laughing)

This goes on and eventually Lily chills out and we commence... but hence the things done a lot faster in the past claim.

I remember reading several posts and blogs and articles addressing this issue of homeschooling with toddlers and I never paid much attention....til now.... (insert jaws theme track, or psycho theme track...you pick...)

Seriously though- lots of humor and laughs as well.

Lily likes to be right with us whether we are all on the floor or at the table.

As toddlers seem to do, she always has to be standing on the chairs or .... 

  sitting on the table...

She looks so proud of Ben. (If you click on the picture it will open up bigger).

I imagine her saying, "Great job big brother!" Girls show that maternal side soon!

The above happened after I walked out of the room. The boys get a kick out of it and seem to function well amidst the distraction!

Our school time does have an impact on her- here she is playing teacher to Chloe. Chloe looks thrilled :)

And if there is picture action of the boys work...

Lily of course needs her picture taken as well! It's a must!

Stay tuned for more amusing toddler pics of homeschooling hijinks'- soon we will have two toddlers making it all the more fun :)