How do you homeschool?
I would be considered an eclectic homeschooler. I pull together a little of this and a little of that instead of using a boxed curriculum. Come back Friday to hear more about that!
We do not follow a schedule for school, but we do have a routine. I hear some of you asking ‘What’s the difference?’. A schedule is doing certain things at certain times – a routine is a pattern of doing things, but not necessarily at the same time every day. It all still gets done, but maybe we had a late night with our youth group the night before & sit around on the couch looking at each other until 10 a.m. Or maybe it’s a beautiful, breezy, non-100 degree morning and the kids are actually asking to go outside. Or maybe there’s something really good on Rachael Ray that morning – I’m kidding, just wanted to see if you were paying attention!
I try to buy most of our curriculum used if I can. Here are some great swap boards to browse:
Vegsource the best in my opinion
If you have a Half Price Books in your area, that is a great source too. Check thrift stores for cheap readers, workbooks, and toys. I’ve found many Discovery Toys for under $5, including one of these still sealed in the bag. My latest find was something I’ve wanted for a long time & I paid less than $3.
My kids keep a Nature Journal using pages I find on the internet. I can’t imagine schooling without the internet – I use it every day! My friends call me the Link Queen & they don’t waste time looking for anything – they know I’ll have a link for it LOL! I will be sharing TONS of great school links over the next few weeks, so check back in. Here are my nature notebook links:
Visit Back to Homeschool Week, hosted by Randi, to read more or play along.
Why on earth haven’t you given me those nature notebook sites before! Shame on you! LOL!
Jill, you just need to do what I did and get her to send you ALL of her links. It’s quite a vast collection that I would have never found on my own. All hail the LINK QUEEN!
I too, need my routine – what happens in the midst of the routine varies but getting up and knowing there are plans for the day gets me out of bed.