Comments on: 5 Steps to a Simplified Summer Homeschool Routine

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:50:40 +0000

Hi Kerrie! Thanks for coming by! If I don’t get up at 4:30 my house is total chaos, but that’s because my younger kids will not sleep in. I would get up later if they would sleep later! My youngest is just 1, though. I found this post (not from my website) about getting a little bit of homeschool work done in the summer, and I loved it! You might like it, too, I got some great tips: http://www.hodgepodge.me/2012/07/return-of-the-routine-game-day/

By: Kerrie McLoughlin

Kerrie McLoughlin — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 13:50:04 +0000

Holy schnikes you are my new best friend, just so you know. Just stalked you on Instagram …signed up for your emails. I’m also the WAHM homeschooler of 5 … ages 6-almost 15 and I have a touch of ADD, making consistency and organization difficult. I want to homeschool a bit in the summer but the day gets away so this is super helpful. I can’t believe you get up at 4:30 …my hero! I get up at 6:30 so I can work while the house is quiet (proofreader and writer) and the kids sleep in but oh, the things I could get done if I got up earlier. My family = night owls!!!!!! ARGH! Anyway, great to meet you!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 30 May 2016 14:37:59 +0000

We’ve homeschooled during the summers in the past. Your schedule is wonderful. It’s light but just enough to keep forward momentum going. Thanks for sharing!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 30 May 2016 13:16:23 +0000

In reply to Carrie Willard. I'm glad to know we're not total oddballs for doing some summer work. Structure definitely helps our summer!

By: Carrie Willard

Carrie Willard — Sat, 28 May 2016 23:24:22 +0000

Our approach is similar. I have a couple of personal goals to meet this summer, and one of my kids wants to work on his cursive, another is going to babysit, etc. But we do math and read aloud daily no matter what.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 28 May 2016 22:18:55 +0000

In reply to Alison.

I love that – I’m all for anything that lets us enjoy the weather while it’s nice! I have to admit you’re making me kick myself – we didn’t prioritize science this year and I don’t think there’s any way we can finish it in the next two weeks, so we’ll be adding that to our slower summer schedule too.

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 28 May 2016 19:46:45 +0000

We school year round too but also carry a much lighter workload in the summer. We mostly focus on the subjects that we have fallen “behind” in and let whatever we have completed or gotten “ahead” in slide. This year, we finished our science up early, so we can take a total break from that 🙂