Live Looks at Our Week of Home Learning

I'm four weeks into homeschooling my 3rd grader, and I've already learned more than I expected. Here are 10 takeaways from a new homeschool — the things I'd tell any parent who's just starting out. 1. It's okay to start slow or hold back when need to Easy does it but when I got that learning plan in week 1 and saw 75 minutes of Language Arts a day, my instinct was to cram it all in. But starting slow and building up has worked far better than trying to do everything at once.

Welcome back to The Homeschool Recap. Week 4 was a holiday week, so Monday there wasn't any school — but don't tell my daughter that, because we actually caught up on a lot from last week. Here's what Week 4 actually looked like: our first meeting with the educational facilitator, new curriculum, and staying organized in a short week. Monday Was a Holiday (Sort Of) Week 4 was a holiday week, so Monday there wasn't any school. But don't tell my daughter that, because we actual

Welcome back to The Homeschool Recap. Week 3 was more assessment testing — this time in reading — and it took up a big chunk of time throughout the day. Here's what Week 3 actually looked like: the reading assessment, the routine we clung to, and the fatigue that hit us both by Friday. Week 3 Was All About the Reading Assessment Week 3 was more assessment testing, this time in reading, and it took up a big chunk of time throughout the day. We would spend the beginning of each

Welcome back to week 2, we updated our weekly calendar, here is what we worked on for each subject.

Welcome back to The Homeschool Recap. This week started on a Monday and was a 5-day week. Here's what Week 1 actually looked like — the panic, the spreadsheet, the routine, and the grace. The Friday Before: My Official Homeschool Journey Began On Friday, I was sent a learning plan from the charter school that we are enrolled in, and so my official homeschool journey began right before Week 1 started. I remember reviewing the learning plan and thinking, what did I get myself i

Welcome to The Homeschool Recap, a new blog where I document our weekly homeschool journey in real time, one week at a time. I have no idea what I'm doing as a first-time homeschool parent. I'm just jumping in and hoping for the best. If that sounds like you, you're in the right place. Why We Decided to Homeschool Our 3rd Grader Over the summer, our family decided it was best to homeschool our daughter, who is going into 3rd grade. I won't get into the why — that's a story fo