There are six different areas we’ll study beyond our daily core (reading, writing, and math.) I plan to do science and social studies 1-2 times a week. My goal for the others is one time a month. That might seem sparse but our life this year is incredibly full with doctor appointments, therapy, and a few (2) extra curricular activities. I know myself and when I feel overwhelmed I end up paralyzed by the overwhelm and actually don’t accomplish very much at all. My thinking is if I plan in a way that makes reaching the goal easy there’s a much higher likely hood of actually accomplishing that goal. At the same time we get to do some really sweet and fun learning together.
Things like sewing and baking I thought of things we would enjoy doing/making. When we get to those activities I’ll look up recipes and patterns. Having an idea to jump off of helps instead of feeling like I’m starting from scratch.
Also, one other idea to encourage success is to do those activities as early in the month as possible. I’ll aim to do at least one the very first week while momentum is theoretically still strong.
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