Nothing is worse than trying to juggle a multitude of curricula and children.
Yes, as a matter of fact, it does.
Morning Time
Start the morning with a group study time which many familiesMorning Time.
Use this time for memorizing poetry, reading great childrens literature aloud, and beginning the day with prayer.
Its the perfect time to study music appreciation and art history.
Its also an excellent time to study history, geography, and science as a family.
Same Curriculum
Along the same not, if possible join children in the same curriculum.
Its much easier to deal with one curriculum than trying to juggle 3 or 4 different programs.
Obviously this wont work for every subject but it does work wonderfully for the content subjects.
For instance my family usesTapestry of Graceas our unifying curriculum.
Everyone studies the same topic together, although at different levels.
Life is easier when youre no longer jumping from topic to topic throughout the day.
In this case look to keep the children studying the same topic but using different books.
A few years ago I had 4th, 7th, 9th, and 10th graders with two toddlers underfoot.
Then I sat down and rearranged the units and chapters so we were all studying the similar topics.
But I wasnt changing from cells to gravity to oceans to volcanoes.
Instead I was explaining cells to all the children.
We were also able to complete the same activities and experiments.
Youll find thatdinner time conversations are fabulouswhen youve combined your children.
Now sit back and enjoy the fascinating family discussion.
Have you tried making your homeschool easier by combining children?
