We’re making major changes to our homeschool curriculum plan: everything from scheduling to materials to resources for grades 3, 6, 8, and 9!
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How To Make Memoria Press Work For You: Homeschool Grade Levels
Boxed curriculums are a mixed blessing. Those pre-assembled packages and lesson plans make it so easy to choose each year’s materials. But they also bring out the grade level monster. If a book is in the 4th grade package, and we use it in 6th grade, we assume our child is behind.
Here’s how we make Memoria Press for work us when it comes to homeschool grade levels!
Combining Children in a Classical Homeschool
While combining children can be a homeschool necessity, I’ve learned that combining skill subjects rarely works out. Children really need to work at their own, unique levels for those subjects in order to prevent gaps and have a strong foundation in each skill.
But combining kids in content subjects can be a great fit!
Read moreA Peaceful, Minimalist Homeschool Room {with Video Tour!}
Over the past ten years, we’ve homeschooled just about everywhere except the bathroom: our living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom-turned-office, fifth wheel camper, and even the laundry room! Needless to say, I don’t believe a school room is necessary for homeschooling. But my kids do better in a separate space, so we converted the front room of our house into a minimalist homeschool room a few years ago.
I hoped that would be the last stop in our game of “musical school spaces”. I should have known better!
What’s Working Now: 2021 Homeschool Routine for Multiple Children
I shared recently that we’re focusing on essentials so I can heal, but our homeschool routine hasn’t supported this goal very well! My husband wants me to keep teacher-time within our morning block. That way, I have the full afternoon for a balance of work and rest.
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