I’m not sure how a lot of you homeschooling moms manage it. Its hard! It got even harder in our house when a little baby started crawling. Oh, wait he did that on the first day of school. The first day of school and I had to throw all my ideas, plans and expectations out the window. By the grace of God we’ve managed.
On that first day of school I had to think quick. What could I do to keep the day moving and not at a stand still until nap time. Ha! Right? I know a lot of you can handle it, but not this first time mom of two. But God reminded me of a tool from my classroom days.
The Homework Folder.
Does this look familiar to any one?
Well, I took this little idea and tweak it. Something quite simple that I’m sure is already out there somewhere on the world wide web.
This is our To Do Folder. And it has worked wonderfully for us!
How We Use it
Each day I prep my son’s work that he can do independently on the “To Do” side (copy work, math fact sheet, bible memory verse, cut & paste activity, etc.). I usually do this the night before.
After he finishes his morning jobs, he starts school without me. I usually have him complete his memory work and math first. This way he is prepared when I come to work with him. Other than that, he can do the activities in what ever order he chooses. Once he completes an activity it goes to the “Done” side.
While he is working independently, I’m keeping his younger brother entertained and out of the kitchen. Once I put his brother down for his morning nap, I work with Lil’Man on things we need to do together. If at any point I have to step away, I just tell him to work on any uncompleted activities in his To Do Folder.
This really has been a life saver! I’m not sure this would work for everyone, but if you have a child that can work independently this might work for you.
Do you have little ones at home? How do you homeschool and keep them busy? I’d love to know! Dropping a nap is in our near future!
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