This is so informative and helpful! Were finishing our current Social Studies Textbook so were looking for other types of curriculum now that we haven't tried yet!
I don't see my comment! I wanted to know how you structure your topics with the different grades? I find I run out of time and miss subjects when switching between my 2nd grader and kindergartener. My Kinder needs lots of 1:1 help to learn to read but my 2nd grader can work independently but will end up working on only one subject. For example, instead of doing just a page of grammer and then move on to the spelling exercises, she will just keep doing page after page of grammar. This means we are ahead in some subjects by a month and behind in others by weeks. 😅 I'm trying to group them, as in, when its time for math, they both will work on math. But my 2nd grader will finish things fast and ends up waiting. I also have a 5 month old which takes me away when awake and hates napping 😢 (unless naps happen while laying down on me!) (Sigh) its only until the baby is bigger but I feel really behind and unorganized. I'd love to see how your time is structured with the twins.
Scheduling the day is sometimes the toughest part of homeschool. I am probably due for a video detailed how we are managing with the twins right now. But in the mean time, for your second grader maybe try a daily notebook. In that lined notebook you write which pages of which book she needs to complete. Then she can check it off and go to the next subject. Maybe that will help her not do too many pages of one topic and not the others. That’s what I would do with my oldest when she was that age. When I had my third kiddo, I wore him 90% of the school day. That seemed to help keep him close (which he wanted) but still left my hands free to teach and help. As he got older, I would have him in the high chair a lot with toys or food, or we would school during his afternoon nap. The twins, currently we are schooling during nap times and on the couch while I breastfeed. We also often end up on the floor with the babies and often do math on the floor while they play or sit in my lap.
Also, I think it’s unfortunately the nature of having littles around and feeling lightly disorganized and behind. Cause girl I am right there with you 💜 I just try to remind myself, we are not on anyone’s time frame. We homeschool for that exact purpose.
@@ourlittlepath Yes, it must just be how things are when having littles but oh boy is it rough going! Haha! I love your videos, and look forward to them as they help me feel like we're chugging along just like other homeschool families. And yes, I chose homeschooling because of the flexibility to start and stop whenever we needed to for whatever reason.
@@ourlittlepath yes, we also end up on the floor a lot for subjects. I used to have the elder two working at their school desks, but its just easier having them work at the kitchen table while baby is in his high chair. I do have the daily agenda in a folder for my use, but maybe I should either let her have access or write up one for her to check off. She is very type A and would love to be able to show she is done with her stuff on her own. My Kindy is so definitely NOT like my eldest and needs me prodding her along. She gets the topics, she learns well but is a tad bit.... lazy? Not really, she just doesn't want to do stuff that doesn't interest her 🙄
@@caroblue7988 I am so glad my videos are helpful for you! That has been my whole goal with YT, providing a community and hopefully helping other homeschool mommas not feel so alone!
