As the summer draws near, both in season and break time from school, I want to create a little list of fun goals and activities that we want to do as a family. So I’m going to think out loud on Fridays for a while. Call it a bucket list, wish list, or check list. I’m going to try and post 2 things we want to do this summer. We’ll be experiencing a bit of transition and our calendar is a bit up in the air, so I don’t want to lose sight of the fun things we want to do.
1. Work on our Transportable Garden
We were able to start some seedlings this Spring, and we have a few herbs that we still want to start, but we have to be able to move it all easily when the time comes. Yesterday, we spent some time transplanting our seedlings from small to larger pots.
They are also called African Daisies or Treasure Flowers.
We also moved some Lavender to bigger pots very carefully so that they have more room to establish. Once they have two pairs of leaves, it’s time to move house! We’ll still keep them inside for a while since they need a lot of sun but warm weather. This was a few weeks ago – our first sprout with it’s first pair of leaves:
2. Finish School and Dream of Books to Read
We have a few weeks left of school before our summer break and we are getting really excited to plan some books to read over the summer. I have one independent reader:
He often gets lost in stories, which warms my heart. It was not easy for me to learn how to teach him to read and I realized that from my side it takes patience, kindness, and a willingness to go slowly. Our reading curriculum was, of course, awesome in giving the lessons for me to go through and we appreciated it so much, but I needed to provide good space, direction, and support. As he continues to grow as a reader, I want to make sure to provide him with good books! So we are having an Usborne Party next week to make a wishlist. We have a lot of their books for younger readers, but we are excited to check out some of their intermediate reader titles.
I’m also looking into a Read Aloud Revival Premium membership for our family and I wonder if anyone else is a member? They have a great line-up this summer. Check it out
Until next time, <3 Kate