I have been home schooling my 8 year old daughter for 3 years, and now have an 8 month old son. I'm having trouble doing everything that needs to get done. I can't seem to stay motivated with school, even with accountability. We educate in the Charlotte Mason style.
2006-08-12 05:26:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
You should try to put your infant to nap... Have your 8 years old daughter have school start at 7:30 and then your infant would be asleep and you can sit with your daugther. Have your husband take care or leave with a friend.
2006-08-12 09:10:38 · answer #1 · answered by PINK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulation on your family addition. Involve your 8 year old in the care of your infant son. She can help measure formula, make a shopping list, fold laundry, and such, this can be a Home-Ed lesson. You can teach her about infants, how to take temperature and what a fever is, how to tell if the baby is ill, there is your health lesson. When you have nap time, have quiet time with your daughter, have her read story books, or write a journal about the days events. If you involve her, she will learn from it, and she won't feel left out. She can sing to the baby, read stories too. This will help you get other things done.
For accountability, have a calendar on the fridge door, hang a pen on a string next to it. The as you do school, do a quick note, math/multiplication in that day's box. At the end of the month, have your husband take the children to the park, write your notes into a regular teacher planner, fill in any other items (which books you used, about how much time you spent, etc) and give yourself some special time-off to recover your energies.
2006-08-12 12:45:19 · answer #2 · answered by schnikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 3 kids under the age of 6 and they are 6,3,1 and I use AOP Lifepac and I have home schooled for 2 years I find it frustrating sometimes but over all I try to go with the flow.My first grader is very good at understanding that we have a certain amount of work to do everyday and my 3 year old does language and just this year started simple math so while my 1st grader is doing simple things I help my 3 year old and my 18 month old plays in the play pen and he likes to color so he sits with me and I help the others,we have a schedule and a required amount of work to do daily but I do incorporate my younger kids in as well.I also try to make my 3 year old understand that during school she has to be quite she can't run and be loud because it bothers her brother but as like you I to have a small baby that doesn't understand that,but I try to keep him special things to play with only during school time so he doesn't get tired of them.I hope that you can stay motivated because homeschooling kids are getting so much more.
2006-08-12 16:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kayla A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would recommend unschooling. then you all can just relax and live. this will help you integrate your baby into your daughter's life better, instead of finding ways to compartmentalize him off from her studies.
2006-08-13 16:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found some good info here.
2006-08-13 16:15:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋