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You’ve Got This: 6 Steps to Rock Your Homeschool
Have you found yourself feeling that 2020 has been like living in a reality show? Have you found yourself suddenly crisis homeschooling? Did you used to think about homeschooling, "Never in my wildest dreams?" You are not alone! Many have felt that way.
For many teachers, students, and parents, crisis distant learning was very challenging. Some hung in there. Others realized that distant learning did not work for their families and opted to immediately for homeschooling. Starting to teach your children in a crisis, with little time to prepare can be difficult. Schools are grappling with ongoing public health directives and many parents are deciding to keep their children home in the fall.
If you are planning to homeschool your children this fall, you might be wondering, "Where can I start and how can I make this a better experience? It is mid-June. You have two months to prepare. Use this time to switch gears, learn more about homeschooling, make connections, and make the needed adjustments to home life. Some call this detox, some call this time de-schooling, I am callng this time a reset. Life is different when we are around each other 24/7. I am suggesting six things you can do that will help you rock this homeschool thing.
6 Ways to Rock Your Homeschool
1. MomCulture
Take time to take care of you, so you have the clarity of what is important, as well as the spiritual, emotional, social, and physical strength to enjoy the journey. Do not scoff. This is vital. I used to have this as number five on my list. I moved it to number one because, "if mom is not happy, no one is happy." Too many moms neglect themselves and it hurts not just their heal and wellbeing, but their families, too. You can homeschool, create a beautiful home, and take care of yourself, as well.
Momculture through Power of an Hour
https://mentoringourown.com/momculture-through-power-of-an-hour/
Homeschooling: Momculture
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletterhomeschooling-momculture/
Trade in your To Do List and Become a Victory Lady
https://mentoringourown.com/trade-in-your-to-do-list-guilt-and-become-a-victory-lady/
Momculture Tip: Spring into Action
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletter-momculture-tip-spring-into-action/
Removing the 600 lb Guilt Monkey
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletter-removing-the-600-lb-guilt-monkey/
How I Reclaimed My Stressful Life
https://mentoringourown.com/how-i-reclaimed-my-stressful-life/
2. Journal Your Why
Study and learn about homeschooling. Pray about homeschooling. Read your scriptures. Write down your answers. Why are you homeschooling? Be crystal clear. This will help strengthen you during the harder days. Envision your family at the end of their homeschool journey. What will they be as a result of being educated and raised in your home?
Homeschooling: A Clear Vision
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletterhomeschooling-a-clear-vision/
3. Assess
Check the pulse. Assess your strengths and your family's strengths and areas that need strengthening. Consider social, emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual strengths.
What is the vision you are trying to accomplish?
Homeschooling: Checking the Pulse
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletterhomeschooling-checking-the-pulse/
4. Map
Map your journey. What books and resources do you want in your home? What family traditions and resources are needed to promote:
I. Your Home Library
II. Homeculture
III. Preparedness
1. Literacy
2. Career / Life Mission / Life Purpose
3. Resourcefulness
4. Provident Living
5. Physical Health
6. Social Development
7. Emotional Health
8. Spiritual Strength
IV. Travel
V. Events
Homeschooling: Mapping the Journey
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletterhomeschooling-mapping-the-journey/
5. Foundations
What routines and habits do you need to build for homeschool to run smoothly?
Family Devotions
Family Meal Time Traditions
Read Aloud Time
Road to Independent Work: The Discipline of Habit; Family Work; Dominion Training; and Dominion
Leisure to Learn
Family Recital Time
Quiet Time
Family Fun
Wild Days- Nature Walks
Crazy Days- Field trips
Cultural Refinement
Bed time Routines
Building a Home - Provers 14:1
https://mentoringourown.com/building-a-home-proverbs-141/
Homeschooling: Laying a Solid Foundation
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletterhomeschooling-lay-a-solid-foundation/
6. Record Keeping
This can be as easy as a composition book. Start each page with recording the teaching you did with your children that day. Add each child. What did you teach each child individually? What did they learn independently?
Homeschooling: Record Keeping
https://mentoringourown.com/newsletterhomeschooling-record-keeping/
What about Pre-schoolers? Here are some resources and suggestion for parents with children not yet school aged.
Children Two to Four what to Focus On
https://mentoringourown.com/children-two-through-four-what-should-i-be-focusing-on/
Give Your Child an EDGE in Life
https://mentoringourown.com/children-two-through-four-what-should-i-be-focusing-on/
Enjoy the Journey!
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