5 More Tricks I Use to Make it Work!

If you haven’t read the first part of this blog, you may want to check it out before continuing to read this one. I think that it is crucial to having the right mindset in order to understand how it’s possible to homeschool. Like all good teachers though, I have some tricks up my sleeve that I use to make sure that I get my children’s instructional time in. Note: Under New York State law, I am required to do 900 hours per year, which translates into approximately 5 hours per day. . .if you use a Monday through Friday … Continue reading

5 Tricks I Use to ‘Make It Work’

I recently wrote a blog in baby where I answered the question that seems to be on inquiring minds: “Just How Do You Do It?” I realize that many of you know this, but by way of introduction for those who are new, I have five children ages 8, 6, 4 and 2 year old twins. I homeschool the oldest two who are in 3rd and 1st grade respectively. My four year old does some version of preschool (although I should note that she just turned 4 a week ago). A commenter on the aforementioned blog asked how I got … Continue reading