Now that you're homeschooling, how will you fit in the laundry, the grocery shopping, the cooking, the cleaning? Well, you probably can't do it all, but here are some guidelines for keeping your sanity at homeschool.
Instructions
1. Plan your lessons weekly. That way, if you're way behind (or ahead) in a particular subject by Wednesday, you can adjust your schedule for the next couple of days to stay on track.
2. Make a schedule and stick to it. There's nothing wrong with some healthy flexibility, but you should at least start "school" on time.
3. Avoid getting locked into "school hours." It's surprising how much more you can accomplish in three hours a day than a classroom teacher with 28 students can in six or seven.
4. Note that not all "school time" needs to be "teacher time." You might try two hours of instruction in the morning followed by "project time" after lunch.
5. Fit school into your life, rather than working your life around school. Involve your children in math lessons related to cost per pound of grocery items and science lessons on photosynthesis while you garden together.
6. Schedule housework into your homeschool day in such a way that your children participate and learn some valuable nonacademic lessons, too.
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