Yes. Seriously.
Our co-op met today, but not for any learning, just for some casual fun. Letting all of the boys play survivor and legos, the little girls playing dolls, and the bigger girls just hanging out.
Oh – and the moms just talking about everything and nothing. (Cause we all need some mom time.)
And then one of the boys “C” walks by Barbie. She sees his shirt and it begins. Seriously something hilariously fun that had us laughing for about half an hour. He was wearing one of the many “Zombie Survival” t-shirts out there. Barbie loves campy horror books and tv shows. She was entranced by the “real” Zombie in Miami a while back. So she stops “C” and says, “I love your shirt!” Barbie talks about a picture she saw that had a house surrounded by treadmills to protect it from the zombie apocalypse. We start laughing and joking about how funny that would be (yes, gruesome I know). And different things we could do to protect ourselves from the zombie apocalypse. Then Barbie mentioned about how it would be so fun if school was about zombies.
You now have the perfect storm.
The moms: LB – a science fiction afficianado, LF – an eclectic quiet mom with a hubby who is a slasher film fan, and me – an extremely eclectic mom with a dark bent.
The kids: Barbie (15), BAM! (13), Kissy (12), Dimples (9), Eyes (8), Smarty Pants (7)
The boys: B , S , C – they are all around our boys ages – so from 7 – 10 let’s say.
The little girls: C and B – they are toddlers and are distracting and make us laugh at the same time.
The minute Barbie said learning about zombies would be fun, the moms were on fire. Suggesting different things we could teach while focusing on the Zombie Apocalypse. After all, the CDC has a website about how to survive one. There are bible stories about people risen from the dead (Bible class). There are animals nicknamed zombie ants, and fish, and so much other things (science). We could learn about how to fight off the zombies (think medieval weaponry – history and if you add in trajectories: physics and trigonometry!!!), how to hide from zombies (camouflage-art?), the zombie legends (literature). We could even have a zombie obstacle course (PE) to help us train to get away from them! Then LF says that her hubby was watching something about people mixing Cocaine and Ketamine in Puerto Rico and how it makes them act like zombies. And I start talking about the little piece of the fish used in voodoo. Yep. The birth of a co-op class for next year has begun.
Why am I telling you all of this? Well, cause it’s fun and silly and homeschool related. Making learning interesting is part of being a homeschool mom. We are always on the lookout to teach our kids in new ways. Our job is to excite them about learning! Not to teach to the test. I also wanted to tell you so that you will hold me accountable!!!! I get lots of great ideas, but unless I have someone staying on me about them, they fall to the wayside.
I will be posting some things about the zombie apocalypse, but you might see it on your local shelves as a unit study! 😉
Wish us luck! And go find something fun and silly to teach your kids. It’s worth it. I promise.
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