Take my advice…steer clear of these 5 things:
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- Don’t plan to do every single subject on day one. That is a recipe for disaster. I know you’ve made your lesson plans and you’re excited to dive right in, but take it easy!
- Don’t expect perfection. Your children won’t remember everything they learned last year, and that is okay. Allow time for review and discussion. Expect mistakes. We learn by making mistakes and reviewing our errors.
- Don’t nag. This was my biggest issue on our not so good first day of school. I spent the majority of the day playing Mommy Drill Sergent. Getting back into the school routine takes time and adjusting. Nagging and expecting 100% compliance from the first day only creates frustration. Spare yourself and your children this unnecessary evil. You’ll be glad you did!
- Don’t make it just another school day. Have fun! Celebrate. Make it a special day. Create some memorable first day of school traditions. The idea is to make your children excited about the new school year, not to fill them with dread.
- Don’t allow your lesson plans to run YOU. Lesson plans are a guide. They aren’t meant to be written in stone. Throw your schedule out the window if you need to. So, you spend all day on a science experiment and totally neglect math for the day. That’s okay. Sometimes our best laid lesson plans become thwarted by fun. Sometimes character development takes precedence over History. This my friends is the beauty of homeschooling. Legalism doesn’t fix anything. Start strong from day one.
Are you preparing for your first day of homeschooling? I pray that it is blessed with fun, love, hugs and patience! Here’s to a great homeschooling year!!
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