We finally made time for one of our favorite homeschool activities yesterday…Poetry Teatime! This was a special time for us that I started in our homeschool a couple of years ago. It’s something that my kids really looked forward to each week. It’s something that both they and I have missed.
Last year I did our Poetry Teatimes on Tuesday afternoons, but Tuesdays have been busy days for us this year. So…I wasn’t doing them at all.
What a shame!
I decided to just pick a day that we had a little more flexibility in our schedule and commit to making it happen and that’s what we did this week.
This year we will be having our Poetry Teatimes on Thursday afternoons.
During our Poetry Teatimes we enjoy a cup of hot tea (or sometimes hot cocoa) and a special treat as we read poetry together. This is a time that I use to read the poetry from everyone’s Sonlight Core and then I let the kids pick a poem to read aloud. Even Jenny picks out a poem or nursery rhyme and I read it for her.
One really extra special treat we had this week and look forward to enjoying more this year is my husband joining us for tea!
Our Poetry Teatime is a great opportunity to relax a bit, to slow down and enjoy one another’s company, and to relish beautiful words!
I love being able to pass along my love for reading, for words and for poetry. Getting to do just that through a weekly Poetry Teatime is a true blessing in our homeschool!
Christina says
Love that idea! Wish I had done that when we were homeschooling. Maybe we’ll do it after school? Thank you for sharing a beautiful family practice. Poetry makes life beautiful!