Have you started the new homeschool year? We haven’t, and probably won’t for a few more weeks.
Scrolling through IG, I see families that have already begun and many are sharing artfully styled posts about their school year plans, books they’ve bought, curriculum they’re using, and here I am trying to choke down my green smoothie and wondering what we’re going to do after breakfast.
Yeah, I’ve ordered a few books here and there, I sold a bunch of old homeschool curriculum online, and I reorganized our school room over the weekend, but I haven’t really started planning. I have a general idea of what I’d like us to do, but nothing set in stone, written in a planner, or even jotted down on a scrap piece of paper.
If I’m being totally honest with myself, I need to acknowledge the fact that I’m not a Type A person. Never have been, never will be.
We chose to homeschool because we wanted flexibility, we wanted to instill a love of learning in our kids, and we wanted them to have the time to explore and dive deep into their interests.
And for us, too much planning is stifling, but having absolutely no plan makes it hard to feel like we’re accomplishing anything.
So this year’s mantra is “action creates motivation.”
I plan on carving out some time this week to sit down and draw up a rough plan. I’ll start with the overarching goals, the big picture, and work backwards from there. I won’t get too detailed, because if we’ve learned anything in 2020, it’s to expect the unexpected and we need to be able to easily pivot through whatever life brings us.
How do you plan for the school year?
