Many public schools are in decline and many parents feel that they can provide a better education for their children, However, homeschool has its own issues to understand and work through. Understanding the uniqueness of a homeschooling program and the special challenges it brings, can help you to decide if it is best for your child.
Homeschooling when you have a baby is exceptionally hard. Try to balance things by dedicating certain times of the day to care for each child. Find activities that you can do with both kids. Use every chance you get to teach both kids, while still allowing them to grow.
You can learn from life itself. You’ll be shocked how much more your child learns just by shadowing you. Aid them with their grammar when they are speaking or reading. Let your child help you with shopping or preparing food to teach them about prices or measurements. Kids love to measure and mix ingredients.
Establish a space for your homeschooling classroom. Ensure that is is an area that makes your child feel at ease, but not a place that will offer distraction. You need to have enough space for a lot of action and activity. Make sure you can supervise your children at all times.
Use your kids to complete chores or bring in someone paid to assist you. Doing all of the work yourself can be hard. Cleaning and cooking are two responsibilites that you can ask for help with. Accept any help you can find graciously.
Provide many hands-on lessons. For instance, if the lesson is about the culture of a foreign country, cook a meal from that area. As part of a history lesson about Stalin, for example, children could make food common to Russia during his rule. When you are learning about WWII, travel the relevant countries by making pasta, sushi and cabbage to represent the axis of evil. Helping your children relate material in the lessons to fun real life activities can help them learn and better retain the information.
Now you’re ready to become a homeschool master! That helps you to get ready for the education your kids deserve. In the end, they’ll take what they’ve learned with them for a lifetime, and great success should lay before them in the future.
