Getting Back on Track

Every year in our homeschooling adventure I start to lose steam in the spring. I try to keep going, but I just lose stamina. What I have noticed through the years is that it seems to be a season. As I take a step back and rest I come back energized and ready to go!

Right now I am coming out of one of those times, and it feels so good to be ready to pick up and go. I have also discovered that trying to use curriculum that doesn't really fit helps to encourage those burn-out seasons. This year instead of throwing out a curriculum that I love, I have decided to adapt it so that it does fit our family. I have discovered after much experimenting that what works best for my children and me is to have worktext books that do the teaching and the assignments in one book. My children know what is expected and they don't have to wait for their ever busier Mom. When they have a question they ask and we go over it together and then I go over it and have them correct any errors. This might seem like a duh, but I have always been kind of a snob when it comes to school. I always wanted to have lot's of hands on learning and always chose those types of curriculums. But as I became busier with more babies I just couldn't keep up and I would want to crawl under a rock when burn-out would hit. But this year I have made changes, I have created master sheets that correspond to my favorite curriculum so that my children will know what is expected even if I am not available. I have a binding machine, so I will just bind these up and we will have the best of both worlds. My favorite curriculum in a format that works for us right now.

And now that your curiosity is peaked, I will tell you my favorite curriculum:
http://www.sowcurriculum.com