Movie Week

Since we haven't started our 'official' schooling yet, we decided to try a transition from summer freedom into 'official schooling' time.

Typically, we have time restrictions on screen time. This means all screens including tv, computer and video games. You know, anything with a screen that will seek out a child's attention and then grab hold of their innocent souls, sucking on the purity and goodness until all that's left is the rotten core that demands more and more screens and more and more screen time!

If you homeschool and have figured out a way around restricting screen time while maintaining some intelligence in your kids, by all means - let us in on the secret.

Anyway, for our transition we chose to declare last week . . . movie week!!! It is a week where the kiddos get unlimited screen time - for movies only. Of course, it give me an excuse to watch tons of movies, as well. I tried to sprinkle in some with historical or literary significance, but any age appropriate movie would do.

My son decided to watch the Star Wars movies in order.

We also watched all sorts of movies including
The Mission, Amadeus, How to Eat Fried Worms, Romeo and Juliet, Dances With Wolves, To Catch a Thief, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Facing the Giants, King Corn, Casablanca and more to be remembered.