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Homeschooling a Large Family

Homeschooling a Large Family. Organizing a Team of Learners. Introduction. School Experiences Family Education Current work. Logistics - Ways to Do. Self Family House “Schooling” Learning Community Beyond. Taking care of yourself. Your needs Health Physical Mental Space

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Homeschooling a Large Family

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  1. Homeschooling a Large Family Organizing a Team of Learners

  2. Introduction • School Experiences • Family • Education • Current work

  3. Logistics - Ways to Do • Self • Family • House • “Schooling” Learning • Community • Beyond

  4. Taking care of yourself • Your needs • Health • Physical • Mental • Space • Relationships • Your wants • Hobbies & Interests • Your stuff

  5. Family • Prioritizing and Goals • Organizing • Family – Schedules, activities, needs • Individuals – Schedules, activities, needs • Activities • House work

  6. Home / House • Family Time - Highest Priority • Chores - realize that homeschooling is hard on the house • Age appropriate - all can contribute • Participation • Rituals create unity • Participation creates belonging / contribution • It just needs to get done • Including outsiders • Venturing beyond the family

  7. Learning • Create a rich learning environment • Everyone learns and models learning • Provide opportunity • Shared learning experiences / curriculum • Inter-age activities • Let them lead learning • Let them see you learning

  8. Educating a crowd • Multi age activities • Projects • Unit studies - Themes • Adjusting “curriculum” • “Choose your own interest” • Making resources available • Teach / model research skills

  9. Community • Activities • Classes • Church / education / activities • Neighborhood / hobbies / help - yard work, etc. • Family / hobbies / help - yard work, etc. • Friends • Jobs, internships, volunteer • Field trips - You be the leader for a group

  10. Break / questions • Be back in 10 minutes • Stretch • Snack • Question • Share

  11. Beyond • Beyond Community • County • State • Country • Beyond Family • College / training • Career

  12. Age Appropriate Chores • What young children can do • What big kids can do • What tweens can do • What teens can do • What young adults can do

  13. Home School Family Resources • Harvest Homeschool Organizer • http://www.vhomeschool.net • Scheduling • DonnaYoung.org Printables and Resources • Calendar Hub • http://calendarhub.com/

  14. Bulk Food • Angel Food Ministries • http://www.angelfoodministries.com/ • Natural Food Coop (Mid-West) • http://www.mwnaturalfoods.coop/ • Bulk Cooking • Frozen Assets Readers' Favorites: Cook for a Day: Eat for a Month by Deborah Taylor-Hough • The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet: A Month of Meals Made Easy by Nanci Slagle

  15. Problems and Solutions • Being in two places at once • The problem of the hobbits-orcs problem • Appointments? • Fighting • “Socialization” • Buddy system

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