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Tina P.
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Posted: April 03 2008 at 2:29pm | IP Logged Quote Tina P.
I shared that we are seasonal learners, but I'm wondering now on this gorgeous spring day whether there is more to seasonal learning than what I posted. Natural science seems to wane in the winter when history and religion are easier to digest. And vice versa in spring summer and autumn. When reading *must* be done in beautiful weather, it is most often done in trees or the treehouse.

Do you find that your focus shifts in different seasons? I have tried to fight it before, but it just doesn't feel natural to complete workbooks (read the first paragraph) when their hands should be filled with trowels and plants.

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Posted: April 03 2008 at 2:44pm | IP Logged Quote Willa
I have been thinking about seasonal learning, too.   Funny how we can have our rhythms that are based on what works rather than what the school system designed.

I like the way you describe going all out on Monday and Tuesday and then relaxing in the later parts of the week. We do something similar but opposite -- Monday is a light day IF the kids are up to date and Friday is our catch-up day.

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It happens to us. The outside begs us to be there right now, examining caterpillars, gophers the cat catches, birds, etc. In summer, I find we read a loud a lot less than other times of the year. There is just so much to do outside. However, I do have to temper some things because I live in a place where the weather is nice 9 months of the year.

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