What do you do when the weather gets stormy?
It is difficult to do schoolwork during stormy weather, so why not use that time to study the weather with your children? A rainy day is a good day to discuss the water cycle and how we need the rain for crops and to refill the rivers and lakes. Skip to the weather chapter in your science book and do that to prepare for stormy weather times.
Stuck inside during stormy weather? Here’s a few suggestions!
- Great time to do some hands on activities to get the kids’ minds off the weather.
- Bake for upcoming holidays and put it in the freezer.
- Have a game time.
It is helpful to break away from the routine in order to calm the fears about the thunderstorm.
- Cuddle on the couch with a great book or family film.
There is stormy weather and then there is bad weather.
The weather can get us down if we don’t prepare for it. There is a storm and then there is a bad storm where you need to be alert and listening in for safety warnings in your area. Our family was in that position back in 2009. We saw the Good Friday Tornado that came through Murfreesboro, TN, come through our backyard. The entire pass-through lasted only seconds. We had another family at our home, and we were preparing to head out to a local senior center to minister in song when we received the bad weather alert about the tornado in our area. There were seven of us in our home. We decided that we had better stay put and wait out the storm, and we were thankful we did!
As we huddled in the hallway, the tornado passed through our backyard devastating our neighborhood and entire town. We were very blessed as the Lord protected us and our home. Yes, we had damage, but we were safe. We used this time as a teachable moment as we came together as a community to rebuild.
I remember my son was supposed to speak the next week at our church for kids’ day, but he looked at us and asked us how he could speak after all this. He was concerned that he wouldn’t know what to say. As my husband and I sat across from him, we remember looking at him and telling him how the Lord gave him a story to tell. He just needed to look around. For you see, our home was the only one on the block that didn’t have a hole in it somewhere. There were seven lives protected in our home that day.
I am so thankful I had my children home with me during the storm. One was off at college, but the others were with me. While the neighborhood was devastated and there was rebuilding to be done, the life skills taught during that season of our homeschool journey was so valuable to our children’s learning, even though it was not something we would have found in a book. Don’t miss out on those teachable moments. Take advantage of the unexpected moments in life during the homeschool journey.
We can learn a great deal weathering the storm.
Philippians 4:13
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