Monday, September 26, 2011

Linky Monday~ The Schedule Edition

The start of the year always brings with it talk of schedules and plans start being drawn up on computers and in planning books all over the homeschooling community.  For the last couple of years I would basically follow the public school calendar but instead of taking the summer off we would move into a "Summer Schedule" of sorts. I basically like the idea of homescholing year round but I don't think we were taking enough time off.

This year I have decided to change things around and our new year round schedule is blocked off in terms with a week off between terms and additional weeks off at Christmas and in the summer. It ends up being the same number of days as public school but arranged differently.  I have changed our daily schedule too. I used to make specific plans for each day but this year I am making a weekly plan of the things I want us to get done. I have an overview plan loosely done for the year which I broke down to the different terms.  The terms are then broken down by week. Some topics are touched on daily but others are only done on a weekly or months basis. I only plan ahead a term at a time as things change and I like having our schedule open and adaptable. We'll have to see how this works.

Not all homeschooling families grapple with the scheduling dilemma but if you do these links may help you out. Keep in mind that many homeschooling families from south of the border have to report and document all their hours of schooling so some of these plans and tips reflect that.


 Daily Schedules


Yearly Schedules


Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Thinking about homeschooling? Scheduling.

So you have picked your style and settled on some ideas. Great! Now, how are you going to plan your day? Your year? How are you going to homeschool? Will you have a room? Some shelves? A cupboard and drawers in the kitchen?

These are all things to think of as being organized and having a place for everything will help everything run as smoothly as possible. Here are some links that deal with organizing your homeschooling environment.


Now that your space is organized, it is time to look at time! Just because public school runs September to June, Monday to Friday, doesn't mean that is the schedule every homeschooler needs to adopt. That may work for some families while others need a different flow. There are many things to take into account when you set out to plan a schedule, follow these links to help sort out the information you need.


This all seems very confusing and stressful at first but like everything in homeschooling such as curricula, organization and methods; schedules can be changed and altered as needed. Nothing is ever written in stone.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Thinking about homeschooling? The Law.

I thought I would do some posts on getting started with homeschooling as I get a lot of questions involving what to do, where to look and how to structure your day.

First off, you should familiarize yourself with the laws regarding home education.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Summer Fun

We are getting ready to swing into our summer schedule and are excited to get Summer rollin'! We will be taking a break from anything computer related until next Fall. Wishing you all a fun and relaxing Summer.

If you are looking for some neat things to do check out these links~



Here are some Moncton area Summer Camps


Last year we had fun with Gigantic Bubbles! You can make your own SUPER WAND by checking out these links.


The second one comes with a bubble recipe that I know works well because we have tried it. The recipe we used last Summer is the following~

Best Bubble Recipe

In a clean bucket, in the following order, stir gently:

12 cups water
1 cup of dish soap
1 cup of cornstarch
2 Tbsp baking powder

As you can see, it works very, very well!



You can also finish the day off with a nice homemade icepop.

Have a great Summer and we'll see you in September!


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