![]() ![]() Our “classroom”! Books and supplies go in the cabinets on the right, and we school around the kitchen table, in the living room, or even outside when it’s warm enough! Back-to-Snacks When we stay on task, that puts us done by 12:30 – just in time to warm leftovers for lunch, turn the kids loose to play, and carry on with the other activities and responsibilities that fill my day. I can’t say that I always succeed at sticking to the schedule, but on an ideal school day, But when school resumes, we need our routine for the best success. For the most part, our family enjoys a more unstructured summer as a means of fully embracing the break from school. The biggest “return” that Back-to-School brings for this homeschooling mom – and arguably for all school moms – is that to structure. From pencils and handwriting paper to notecards and Sharpies, our school area will be stocked with all we might need. Of course, homeschoolers have a “classroom” supplies list to fill, too – we just get to make our own. Keyboarding: Typing Instructor Platinum.Phonics, Spelling, Writing & Grammar: BJU Press.Bible, History, Read-Alouds, and Readers: Sonlight Curriculum.Here are the curricula we’ll be using this year: (My overflowing bookshelves can testify to that.) There’s so much great material available to home educators that sometimes it’s hard to not overdo it. There are a gazillion different curricula out there to fit different teaching styles and learning needs, so settling on one (or actually, ones) can be quite the process but oh what fun it is when you find the right fit! Homeschooling can be the book lover’s dream, I’m telling you. What Back-to-School Means for the Homeschooling Mom Back-to-Suppliesīack-to-school shopping for the homeschooling mom isn’t as much about new clothes and notebooks as it is about choosing curriculum and stocking the school cupboard. But, vacation is almost over and it’s time to get BACK to it! Where homeschooling is really this work-at-home mom’s full-time job, Summer Break is my vacation – that, and my time to catch up on projects. School is about to kick into gear, and that means… I have to, too! ![]() This post is part 2 of 5 in the Back-to-School 2015 series. ![]()
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