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Mar. 7, 2018
10 Ways to Cut Back But Still Stay on Schedule in Your Homeschool
When I started homeschooling my daughter, I read a small excerpt in the Instructor’s Guide (IG) of my curriculum about how to track progress. The recommendation was to place a checkmark after each completed activity. Adding the date was optional. … Continue reading
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Jan. 3, 2018
6 Steps to Getting Back into a Homeschool Routine after Holidays
It can be hard to reestablish a sense of normalcy after a break in the homeschool routine, can’t it? Even if the tree is still blinking in the corner of the living room, Christmas is, to borrow from Charles Dickens, … Continue reading
Tagged back to school, break, Christmas, holidays, homeschool, new year, schedule, tips
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Nov. 17, 2017
How My Home Routine Fosters a Peaceful and Productive Homeschool
At about four o’clock I begin the daily ritual of walking through my home after teaching for the day. My mind still cluttered with math problems, I see a home equally overloaded with family clutter. Silently I resolve not to … Continue reading
Tagged home, Housekeeping, housework, routine, schedule, scheduling, Time Management
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Nov. 6, 2017
How to Clean Up Your Homeschool Schedule Like You Tidy a Room
I can clean a child’s room, spotless, in under 10 minutes—even the biggest disaster of a room. All it takes is a broom and some determination. The trouble with cleaning a messy room isn’t the stuff in the room—it's the … Continue reading
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Oct. 16, 2017
A 3-Part Homeschool Routine: Morning Time, Table Time, & Tea Time
I find that homeschool routines come more naturally and are easier to follow than homeschool schedules. A good homeschool routine follows your family's natural rhythm, gently weaving learning time into your daily life. For example, I am not an early bird, and … Continue reading
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Oct. 13, 2017
Scheduling Your Homeschool Day: 6 Principles That Work
For many homeschool moms, schedule is a bad word, striking terror in their hearts. Some homeschool moms feel hindered by the rigidity of a schedule. Some moms simply can’t find a schedule that consistently works for their family, day after … Continue reading
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Oct. 2, 2017
Moving from Exhaustion to Rhythms of Rest in Your Homeschool Life
Are you tired? I don't mean the kind of tiredness which goes with the territory of being a full-time educator, full-time mom, and full-time renaissance woman. (Pass the coffee.) No, I'm talking about habitual, out-of-control, runaway tiredness, the kind of … Continue reading
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