Homeschool Burnout

Have you ever thought to yourself,"I'm done homeschooling." I surely have. In fact, I  experienced that recently.
I was done. I had enough. Thoughts went through my head that my kids could have it so much better. Another teacher would be more equipped to teach my children. It was as if I hit a road block, and I wasn't able to go any further.
So I could give up, or I could hit a reset button. You may ask what I chose to do. As the saying goes, My decision was to "Suck it up Butter cup". Tomorrow is another day!

Here are a few points that were a help and encouragement to me, and I hope they are to you also.
1. You are not alone..You can do this.
Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,neither he thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

2. Prayer. This is the most important thing. Pray before you start your homeschool day! Trust me! It helps.
Psalms 61:1-2
"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."

3. Try and see the positive (happiness) in every situation!
Proverbs 17:22
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."

Christmas Traditions

I love traditions. Especially Christmas traditions. Our family has many.

If you don’t have any Christmas traditions, I encourage you to start some!

Here are a few ideas:

1. Drive around and look at Christmas lights.

2. Do an advent calendar with your children.

3. Watch the movie Elf!

4. Bring cookies to your policemen and firemen.

Hopefully that helped 😊

My Lesson Plan System

If you are anything like me, you love the cute lesson planner and grade books. They are pretty pricey though! Instead of buying a lesson plan book, I decided to make my own. It was extremely easy and fun to do!

Here’s what I did!

What you’ll need:

A spiral notebook http://www.mardel.com/Education/Student-Office-Supplies/Paper-Notebooks/You-Zig-It-1Subject-Notebook/p/5943279

Post It Notes https://www.amazon.com/Post-Inches-Collection-Notes-654-8AN/dp/B00NPANTZ0

Pens (Sharpie pens are my favorite) https://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Fine-Marker-Assorted-Colors/dp/B0190HX33Y

I have three spirals,one for each of my children. Depending on how many subjects your kiddos have, use a Post It for each subject. My kiddos have 5-6 . They are Bible, Reading or Creative Writing, Spelling, Math, and History. They have some extra curricular things they do (Piano and Rosetta Stone  Spanish). I will also put that in my plans so I don’t get busy and forget to have them practice piano and do their Spanish lesson.

I put 5-6 on each page, and write small so I can fit everything on it 😊 On each day, when we start school, I’ll take out my spiral for a certain child and give them the Post It for the certain subject we are doing.When done, they’ll bring me the Post it, and I’ll put a line on it with a highlighter and put it back on that days page. This won’t work for everyone, but it worked for me 😊

I sincerely hope this was a help you!
Have a great Homeschool day!
Rebecca

THROWBACK THURSDAY

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Five Tips For Easy Trips With the Troops:)

Summer is quickly approaching! I'm sure many of you will be taking some great road trips. With that being said, here are five tips that I hope will be a help to you.

1. Always, Always, Always have dramamine, Bonine, or some other type of car sickness medicine with you! Plastic bags and baby wipes are also good to have.
2. Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Benadryl, or any other type of medicine you think any one in your family might need. This will prevent have to go to the store!
3. Get lunchables to save you from having to stop and eat. This will save time.
4. A portable Dvd player, music, or story cd's are good entertainment for your kiddos. I don't like for my kids to bring a bunch of things to do. It's just more stuff to keep up with!
5. When packing for your children, get the one gallon size ziplock bags. Label each of them with the days your going to be at your destination. Put the entire outfit for that certain day in the bag.  Make sure each child has his/her own backpack.I have done this for my children for years and it has been the best thing I could have done! Everything stays ORGANIZED!

          

Helps for the Homeschool Mom

Hi!
I have homeschooled my 3 children for 7 years. I am not a pro at homeschooling by any means, but I thought I would give you a few pointers to help your homeschooling run smoothly.

1. Get up before your children and have your time alone with God.
The days I do this, my day always is 10 times better.

2. Have a nice big cup of coffee or hot tea.
I always have my cup of coffee first thing!

3. If you see your child is struggling in an area, look for different printables or apps to help them learn the concept.
There are websites or blogs all over the internet that have free printable worksheets. You tube is always good too😄

4. Do something with your kiddos after school or after lunch. We are normally done with school by 1:00 or so I read to my kiddos. They love that! You could play a game, play with legos, or something you enjoy doing together.

I hope this has been a help to you!
Have a great homeschool day!

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