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Quarantine Day 47: Teaching, Collaging, Working

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Tuesday! Today is a 'work day' for mom. I am 'teaching' classes from 9:30-noon and then 1:40-3pm on Tuesday's. This is the only 'face to face' time I have with my students. Each class I get to see for 35 minutes. It's not much time at all, so lessons are short quick assignments that the kids can understand in less than half an hours lecture and if they miss it they still get it.

Naomi had her morning google meet class today too. While it's frustrating as a teacher the kids that don't show their undivided attention on a video lesson, I totally get it as I watch Naomi listen to the teacher attentively and then be silly with her classmates too.

Naomi's class ends right when my teaching begins each Tuesday. So I headed upstairs to work in our new office space as she finished up and dad took over 'schooling.' It turns out that the girls really enjoyed making collages yesterday from the recycle bin material that they decided to do it again today. Although this time Dad donated his old On The Water magazines for them to use too. Naomi loved this! She went to town cutting out fish, crabs and more fish! Cutting and gluing, cutting and gluing. Juliet still really enjoyed digging through the recycle bin. Most of her collaged pieces consisted of old papers that I had just found in the attic clean out (see Quarantine Day 45 post) that were from our trip to China. She was really fascinated with the writing! As they quietly cut and glued Dad had put on a slideshow of all of the family photos. So they watched the photos and videos of them when they were little!

I came down after my morning classes to a quiet art studio in the family room. They didn't even stop for lunch. Lunch was placed on the collaging table so they could eat and keep going! After lunch they decided they had enough collaging for the day so they cleaned up all the paper and clippings and went their separate ways for a bit. Naomi went up to the office to do her schoolwork & Juliet got her Brain Quest book and sat in the kitchen with Dad doing her workbook. I went into the dining room to teach my last two classes of the day. Everyone worked for the next two hours on their respective works.  Finally around 3:30 we all got up and needed a stretch. Juliet geared up to ride her bike with Dad. Naomi stretched but then had her tutoring session at 4 so she wanted to stay in and veg for a minute before her tutor. I got bundled up and took the dog out for a walk and to meet up with JP and Juliet. It was much warmer out than I had anticipated. I probably over bundled! Juliet is getting more and more comfortable with her bike and peddling. She bikes faster and went up the Apple Rock Rd 'hill' and down with good speed too. She's getting there!

As it was so nice out JP grilled and I made a salad from the yummy produce box we picked up in Needham from Johnny's Produce. It almost felt like summer with that meal & the warmer weather.

We read a few books separately tonight as it seems that we're growing apart with our story tastes. Juliet read some Piggie and Elephand books and Naomi started reading a new chapter book to me.

As it is Tuesday tonight is 'Dinner & a Movie" with Phish. So JP and I will be tuning in to that and then heading off to bed!






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