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Identifying and Removing "Clogs" in Your Homeschool Routine
Published about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader!
As parents, and especially as homeschooling parents, we dream of days that run smoothly. Most days, a day without setbacks seems as elusive as a unicorn in the wild, but we still hope that one day we will experience that "perfect" day. And, maybe we will achieve some kind of homeschooling Nirvana- where we're able to keep things moving efficiently and without tears.
While that may never be a reality that we fully achieve, there are things that we can do to help make our homeschool days run smoother. We do this by identifying the "clogs" that come up most consistently and working to mitigate them.
For example, one of the big ones that we have been consistently dealing with in our house- one, is that we have three children learning to read right now. Having three children learning to read is a great thing, but it's challenging. It takes time. They're still individuals with their own ways of learning and preferences for doing things. But, much of our curriculum involves reading, so until they are proficient enough to read their own school work it means a lot of extra work for me.
Because of this, and because all three are very close, our main focus as we've started school again has been to get everyone reading independently. We're making reading practice a priority and temporarily cutting back on other school so we can achieve this goal. After one week of reading focus, my oldest in the cluster is finally having a break-through, and for the first time ever has described reading as "fun!" She's been struggling to read for 2+ years now, so this is a huge win!
There will always be unexpected setbacks that come up that we have to work through, but identifying that predictable ones and figuring out how to dissolve those "clogs" will help a lot in reducing the amount of stress and frustration during the course of your day.
Don't be afraid to use the flexibility of homeschooling to your advantage!
Kristy Crandall COO The Homeschool Safari kristycrandall@homeschoolsafari.com www.homeschoolsafari.com
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