Do you need a few homeschooling tips to jumpstart a fresh perspective in your homeschool? Whether you are preparing for a new school year or just need a quick reset and new ideas, we can all benefit from the experiences of others who have gone before us. And to be honest, sometimes we just need to be reminded of what really matters so we can focus on our priorities and goals. Sometimes that is exactly what we need to get out of a slump in our homeschool and regain our excitement.
To inspire you, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite posts and links with some really great perspectives and advice for any homeschooling Mom. Are you ready to dig in? Here are 36 homeschooling tips!
36 Homeschooling Tips From 31 Years
Get ready to be encouraged and inspired in your homeschool! These practical tips and things I have learned over the years will help you review the excitement you felt when you first started homeschooling, as well as the reasons you chose this for your family.
3 Things I Learned From 31 Years of Homeschooling
There are many things I learned during my homeschooling years, but in this post, I want to focus on three of the most important lessons that God taught me.
1. Homeschooling showed me my need for God on a DAILY basis.
2. Homeschooling was something that God used to mold MY character.
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3. Homeschooling is more about winning the hearts of our children, than academics.
5 of My Best Homeschool Tips From 31 Years
These top tips are keys to not only continuing in your homeschool but also finishing strong! The suggestions may seem like small things, but they truly will make a difference in keeping you encouraged, while also helping you to make the most of your homeschooling days.
1. Find a friend to encourage you.
2. Get and stay organized.
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3. Always inspect what you assign.
4. Be fully present.
5. Remember that academics aren’t the most important thing.
8 Things Every Homeschooler Must Remember
Homeschooling is a wonderful opportunity to teach and train our kids’ minds, and also their hearts. Often though, we get so busy and caught up with things, that we forget some important things every Homeschool Mom must remember!
1. The best teacher God can provide for your kids is YOU, his parent
2. The most important thing you can do is win your child’s heart.
3. Give priorities first place in your day.
4. You CAN do it!
5. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
6. You can’t do it all.
7. We ALL have bad days.
8. Homeschooling is more about discipling and preparing children for life than academics.
More Practical Homeschooling Tips
10 Things That Helped Me Through 31 Years of Homeschooling
Many moms have asked me to share the things that helped me through 31 years of homeschooling. After thinking about it recently, I came up with a list of things that I heard or learned over the years that made me not only stick with it but also helped me stay on track to the end.
1. Probably the most important thing I heard in my first year of homeschooling was that CHARACTER training is more important than academics.
2. Everything our kids learn from kindergarten through grade 12, is only FOUR years of material.
3. I realized that not all my kids learned the same way, or at the same speed.
4. I taught my kids to be independent learners at a young age, and how to find answers.
5. The best-planned days often don’t go as planned at all.
6. Sometimes you need to put a subject, or a topic from that subject aside, and come back to it later.
7. When I’m in too big of a hurry to spend time with God, things start coming apart.
8. A loose schedule but a daily routine makes a huge difference.
9. There will be days when you feel overwhelmed and want to quit.
10. Don’t compare!
7 Secrets To A Good Homeschool Week
When I first started to homeschool 31 years ago, I was so excited that I couldn’t wait to begin. I pictured a cozy little schoolroom with happy kids who worked with good attitudes, while the younger siblings played quietly nearby. Expectations met with reality rather quickly, and I didn’t exactly have what I would call a good homeschool week!
1. Keep your spirit right.
2. Get things organized
3. Have self-discipline
4. Let it go to voice mail.
5. Have a routine or schedule for everyone.
6. Remember your priorities
7. Don’t let academics come before relationships.
Homeschooling: If I Had It To Do Over Again
As I finished my 31st and final year of homeschooling, I thought back over the years. There are so many things my husband and I learned, and many changes we made. It’s a journey I would do all over again, but there are a few things I would change.
After 31 years of homeschooling – here are the things I’d change if I could have a homeschool do-over.
1. I would take better care of myself.
2. I would stress much less about WHEN a child “got” it with reading or math.
3. I would focus less on ensuring the rules were obeyed, and more on building the relationship that would make them WANT to obey those rules!
WHICH OF THESE 36 HOMESCHOOLING TIPS DO YOU THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT? My personal favorite: When I’m in too big of a hurry to spend time with God, things start coming apart.
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