S rearranged the living room the other day. She wanted to get a Christmas tree and in order to fit it in stuff needed to be moved around. That day I had a pretty bad attitude about it because I thought that it meant an extra day off. But someone said something to me that got me thinking. She was learning that day.

She mapped out the living room (all on her own!) and then moved stuff around. It didn't fit. So after exclaiming about the fact that her drawing was off she moved the stuff around again to get it to fit. I helped her with moving a couple bigger pieces but for most of it she did it herself. So, she learned about proportion and how important it is to make sure you have it correct before you act on a drawing.  Pretty good if you ask me, and it'll stick better than had she just read about it.

I'm giving her a three week break from her daily assignments. Since she didn't deschool this will be an excellent opportunity for her to get a nice break and refresh her love of learning.