Best Homeschool Scheduling Advice

Best Homeschool Scheduling Advice Episode 285 The Best homeschool scheduling advice I ever received actually came from my daughter. She said, "Mom if we are going to duplicate the school system then why homeschool?" With that in mind, I looked at the way I scheduled my homeschool year. I made time for those special events that make homeschooling stand out from the conventional school cuWhetherum. Whether it is a field trip, a family trip that is planned or one-to-one mentoring with a talented person. In this episode of Vintage Homeschool Moms, I'll explain the best homeschool scheduling advice, ever! Thanks to our sponsor - The Well Planned Gal!!  Questions to ask yourself before you begin scheduling! * What are your state laws -- are you compliant? * Are you part of a support group? This network IS part of your support! * What are your goals and objectives for the year? *  What method of homeschooling do you lean toward? If you don't know listen to this podcast on the topic HERE PUT LINK * How long are you planning to homeschool? 4, 5, or 6 hours or more per day? Check out your homeschool laws here if you don't already know them: https://hslda.org/content/laws/ * Are you flexible? * Do you like check off lists? For you? For the kids? These questions will set the groundwork for how you'd like to set up your homeschool year. What I might consider best homeschool scheduling advice may not allign with your homeschool philosophy. However I hope you can take what you need and make it work for you! With this clearly in mind, here is some of the best advice I can share with you about homeschool schedules and ways to have a stress-free year. Best Homeschool Scheduling Tips: * Keep your eyes focused on your family needs. What Sally Jo uses for her kids may not work for yours. * Look at your goals. What do you hope to accomplish this year? What subjects do you want to cover this year? * Is it important to develop your child's creativity and imagination and encourage them to think? * What character qualities do you want to work on? If you want to strengthen family relationships, select reading materials or read aloud the books that will do just that. Read the Little House on the Prarie (younger) or Anne of Green Gables (older). * Each child is unique, consider your child's needs. * Never recreate the public/private classroom at home. * Don't forget about you. Do you have help scheduled, whether that is a chore chart so everyone can pitch in, or a park day so you can visit with friends. * Never - and that means never answer the phone while you are homeschooling. Set special ring tones for important people - others go to voice mail. This goes for checking Facebook or social media in general. * Never and that means never -unless it is absolutely impossible go on an errand during school time. No grocery store shopping, doctor appointments - until after school or on a day off if you take one, etc. Best Homeschool Scheduling Advice -- Ever!  Tools & Supplies: * Three Inch Binder: Use a three-ring binder. I began a master homeschool binder when I first began homeschooling and it contains ALL the must haves... First, copies of their schedules, important information: everything from blanks I could duplicate to things I always had to look up previously. I have the children's evaluations in this binder from the beginning of our homeschooling in Kindergarten through twelfth grade! I also keep a copy of their evaluations in their grade/year notebook. * Master Lists: Subjects, books, reading books, grade level goals, etc. I think through this once,