Recent Homeschool Blog | Scheduling Your Day/Year PostsHomeschooling with a toddlerby Karen Edmisten29 Jan 2007 10:01 AMYou've homeschooled while pregnant. You've survived it with a newborn. Now, you're ready for the ultimate challenge: homeschooling with a toddler in the house. Seemingly overnight, you realize that what you thought was hard (adding a baby to the homeschool mix) was actually a piece of cake. Homeschooling with a newbornby Karen Edmisten25 Jan 2007 07:10 PMIn my last post, I talked about planning homeschooling around a pregnancy. But, what happens when the new baby arrives, or possibly two babies arrive and you feel as if you're getting nothing done? You still have math to teach, science experiments to do, and essays to read. Homeschooling while pregnantby Karen Edmisten25 Jan 2007 12:48 PMRecently, I posted about meeting, in general, the challenge of teaching various ages. I mentioned that so much comes down to me and to my attitude. When I can remain calm, patient, and flexible, our days are smoother and happier. Teaching various ages: the challengeby Karen Edmisten23 Jan 2007 02:50 PMMy oldest daughter is newly teen-aged. My middle daughter is ten, and my youngest is four. This can make for an interesting day. A Day in the Life of a Highly Regulated Relaxed Homeschooler--Part 2by Valorie Delp18 Dec 2006 01:01 PMIf you haven't read the first part of this blog, you may want to read it before finishing the second part of our day. Andrea, my co-blogger here in homeschooling, had the great idea to let people read two different perspectives. A Day in the Life of a Highly Regulated Relaxed Homeschoolerby Valorie Delp18 Dec 2006 12:46 PMIt was Andrea's great suggestion that we compare our days side by side. Like she said, many people want to know what a "typical day" looks like. Like Andrea's family, we would also consider ourselves "relaxed". Taking a Holiday Break?by Andrea Hermitt18 Dec 2006 09:13 AMNO. We seldom take holiday breaks. All of my friend's kids and my kid's friends are home for the holidays. Therefore, there is no schoolwork, no homework, no work, period. This is not true for us. Since we take breaks whenever we need to, we do not follow the public school calendar. Homeschooling Days: Recessby Valorie Delp19 Oct 2006 06:36 PMPlease, please, please tell me that you regularly, daily encourage your kids to go outside and just play. If I have a pet peeve with the home schooling community this is it. I have met parent upon parent who seems to be convinced that physical education, is secondary to the "real academics. The Elusive Homeschooling Scheduleby Valorie Delp17 Aug 2006 01:29 PMAnyone who has been homeschooling for awhile can tell you that getting your kids into the mindset of doing school at the kitchen table is tricky. Recent Blog Comments CrystalDS says... "I think some homeschoolers are taking advantage of the system." soccert13 says... "Being a student of homeschooling from Kindergarten to my Junior year in high school, i agree ONE HUNDRED PERCENT with this article." |
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