Whether you are taking a week or two break or a couple of months off, summer is a great time to get rejuvenated! Here are a few tips to help you rejuvenate this summer:
Learning
Summer is a great time to learn or relearn what it means to educate — to touch base with why you want to home educate in the first place, and refocus on those things that are most important as a tutor.
Revisit what worked and what didn’t. Think of solutions to those things that were difficult last year.
Sizzling Summers ~ 8 Ideas for Making the Most of Summer
This summer, take a break and enrich family learning experiences.
Summer School for Mom Series
Our Summer School for Mom series provides ideas and tips to get you thinking and resources to encourage you.
A Homeschooled Mom
As a mother who educates her children at home, I cannot give my children what I do not possess. I have to become a homeschooled mom.
Creativity
Homeschooling can really zap the creative juices. By the time summer rolls around most of us need a serious break. How do you stay creative? Here are a few ideas.
Why Your Children Need You to Remain Creative
Becoming one-dimensional drains our energy, diminishes our focus, and affects our entire family. Our children need us to remain creative!
12 Ideas for Inspiring Creativity
It is easy to fall into a rut — doing the same things day in and day out. Ready to liven things up a bit? 12 ideas for inspiring creativity:
Planning
One you have rested and become inspired, then it is time to pull out that schedule and get ready for next year. Planning is easier when you can focus on specific needs.
Planning for a New Year
Having a plan is essential to meeting goals. But here are a few cautions I can pass along, based on personal experience.
14 Ways to Plan Studies Around an Interest
14 ways to plan studies that focus on essential skills, while honoring individual interests.
Teaching to Change Lives ~ Review
Seven laws for effective teaching and learning for those who want to make a difference in the lives of students.