Homeschooling looks different for all of us.
It can be so easy to get caught up in the evidence of homeschool on social media, but keep in mind that you don't always see what happens before the videos.
What is your homeschool schedule?
Every day is different! At Brittany's house, it goes something like this:
Ideally, Britt wakes up before her kids for a cup of something hot, prayer, and to start breakfast.
She uses the natural rhythm of her kids in her schooling (she works with early risers as they wake up).
She combines science, history, and reading--but adapts it to their skill level (littles play, middles read passages, and older read pages).
Reading is usually done at the kitchen table. . .Brittany uses the opportunity of full mouths to read-aloud.
Older kids use Teaching Textbooks (which is very independent).
Littles do Language Arts, Math, and some reading.
Older kids do Language Arts after Math, and really have a lot of control over their own schedules.
After lunch, older kids tie up any loose ends, Brittany works, and the littles take naps.
At my house:
I do my work early in the mornings (between 4 & 6).
I get my High Schoolers off to school shortly after 6.
I begin math with my early risers, and continue after they wake up.
Then we do read-alouds. . .usually the Bible, A Saint Story, A Folk Tale, and a book.
Next up, we do History, Language Arts, Civics, and Science (although right now we are between science units).
A great thing is when kids get old enough to realize that if they get all their work done, they are free to do as they please.
I look for moments to work with individual children.
Every day is different--our family has 2-4 medical appointments each week--which I usually try to schedule in the afternoons, but if that can't happen, we bring school on the road.
Both of our families school formally from breakfast to lunch. . .that seems to be the sweet spot for learning productivity.
Do you require your children to sit in a seat at the table all day long? Or for school?
Brittany does not. . .she wants to create an environment that encourages a love of learning more than anything. Trying to recreate school at home was a challenge for everyone. Littles school all over the main part of the house. Older kids use their rooms for the quiet.
When kids get "behind" (we're not sure "behind" is as big of a "thing" as we sometimes make it).
Are there creative ways you address tough subjects and frustration in learning?
When kids are getting frustrated and everything is escalating, Brittany takes
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