Homeschooling is an adventure.Some families find this adventure to be easy peasy. Other families find homeschooling to be a little bit of a rough ride.
While it’s one thing to guide a child or two through their daily studies, it is quite another to keep three or four kids (or more!)I am the homeschool mom of a large family homeschool. And today, I am going to share with you my best large family homeschooling tips.
Large Family Homeschool Tip #1 – Create a Routine or a Checklist, NOT a Schedule
When a homeschool family, particularly a large homeschool family, tries too hard to stick to a rigid schedule, (at least in my experience) kids rebel and families get burnt out.
With a homeschool routine, families make a list of subjects they want to cover in loose schedule-like format.
What Does An Ideal Large Family Homeschooling Schedule Look Like?
Instead of moving onto math when the clock strikes a certain time, we move on when we’re done for the day.
The difference between a routine and a schedule is the flexibility.
An effective homeschool checklist could look something like this:
Language Arts – read a chapter in XYZ bookEnglish – write a paragraph about ABCReading – go over a phonics workbook or game with the younger children
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