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Advice, Encouragement and Tips from Homeschool Teachers
Advice, Encouragement and Tips from Homeschool Teachers
Make a schedule, but be open to make tweaks as necessary.
Be flexible, this is not forever, it's just for a "little bit".
Use this time to read a lot of good books.
Think outside the box.
Let students work outside or read on the sofa.
Do hands on activities, incorporate art.
Make this time a memorable positive experience for them.
Make learning fun and interactive
Try to make unit studies that span across grade levels.
DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. KEEP A GROWTH MINDSET
DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. KEEP A GROWTH MINDSET
Practice grade level foundational skills
Memory games
Use flashcards and games
Dice games for math facts
This is a great time to work on skills you may not regularly have time for.
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES
Join our Happy Heart Hunt. Let’s blanket our world with LOVE! It’s simple! Just make a heart from any object and tape it to a street-facing window to send your love out to the world. Encourage all your friends to do the same. Then, in a few days, take a family walk to search for other hearts on houses. How fun it will be to watch the love grow! Learn more
Host Family Game Night – get out the board games, decks of cards, chess sets and puzzles.
Create an obstacle course with things from your home.
Have a spontaneous dance party! Crank the tunes and DANCE!!
Clean your closets together. (Seriously!) Put on some fun music and then joyfully declutter. Keep only the things that are useful and spark joy.
Create a family “masterpiece” out of recycled items from your decluttering.
Listen to a podcast: “Wow in the World”.
Teach your child a skill or a share a talent. Teach them to cook, change a tire, sew on a button, balance a checkbook, play the ukulele, etc.
Go on a scavenger hunt.
Explore nature. Continue to spend time outdoors. The fresh air is good for kids, and for us as parents. But please do this as a family rather than meeting up in groups.
Create a family vision board.
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