I don’t know about you but at about week six of our homeschool year I quickly realize a need to breath some new life into our homeschool schedule. I always plan on starting strong and for my little one this can cause some stress and burn out. As all homeschool moms, I want to ensure my child receives the best education at our kitchen table. But sometimes this material can be overwhelming. Sometimes the materials and the recommended schedules can cause stress and anxiety, two feelings I would prefer to keep to a minimum. Whether you use a curricula set or have a mishmash of materials you pull together I have found it is good to veer off the path and do a few alternative activities. Activities that have a little bigger punch of fun than our normal, sometimes mundane schedule provides. Below I have put together a collection of my top 6 picks, five freebies and one cheapie.
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Socialization and Homeschooling is it really an issue…YES!
As a homeschooling mom of many years I can tell you that socialization is a question, topic, concern, notion and issue that I think we all need to discuss and address directly. THERE IS CAUSE FOR ALARM.
A Perfectly Planned Day in the Life of the Perfect Homeschool
We homeschool so we can shape our son’s heart. We happily homeschool so that our beliefs, values and family culture shape who he is as a person. We do not strive for OR plan for perfection.