Does each homeschooling class seem like a war in a losing battle to you? Are you so stressed that you can barely smile when your child makes a joke? This is surely not the way you thought you would react to the strain of homeschooling. So here’s what can you do to homeschool the happy way.
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Don’t make worksheets for young kids
Many children have trouble with worksheets even in regular classrooms till the second grade. So don’t waste your time and effort developing worksheets for very young children. Instead you can play educational games with them. Have them count the steps to the kitchen to revise number work. Or count down the days on the calender to learn about weeks and months. Encourage them to write out the name of their cereal box on the shopping list for the mall to practice the alphabet. Give them a chore like feeding the goldfish each day or watering the plants for expanding their life experience.
Have the siblings help each other
The elder sibling can teach the younger one basic skills and concepts. This helps the younger one learn and the elder one revise his own skills. It also saves you valuable time, while ensuring that the children are kept gainfully occupied. You can make the younger ones help the elder one with project work. Specially if it involves taking measurements and noting them down. They can also do craft work together such as making cards for birthdays or holidays. The elder sibling can supervise the younger one and learn how to be responsible for completing a task.
Work with their strengths and their weaknesses
As a parent you tend to focus more the weakness of a child and try to improve them. However when it is something that the child can do well, we tend to gloss over it knowing that he can handle it. This is incorrect. The child needs to do what he is good at to build up his self esteem and self confidence. While it is important to improve their weak points it is equally important to give them a chance to show off what they can do well.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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