OMSH

Every part of my life is semi-structured. As in, I have this list of stuff to do and a schedule, but I inevitably don’t follow them.

The best of homeschooling is making it work for your life and your children’s needs. Your model is inspiring!

Heather, I’m loving your Structured Homeschooler posts. I’m big on structure like you, and I enjoy seeing how you manage your time. =)

Hee hee- I just did Ree’s blog ten minutes ago- clicked here and all I could think was “What? Re-runs already?”

I don’t know how you do that schedule. Your kind of homeschooling (while obviously fabulously perfect for you and yourn (heh- I got to say yourn)) is a full time job that would indeed make me run around the house naked screaming for liberation.

Heather,
As a fellow WAHM, how do you mesh work hours and homeschooling? My hearts desire is to homeschool, but I have yet to figure out how to work it with my full time, at home job…

Hi! I really loved your post. I struggle with structure, but I’m working on it. I love that you take Friday off with a Netflix! That’s got to be one of the best things about homeschooling. We’re planning on homeschooling when our daughter is school age. Would you mind sharing where you got the write on map and the shapes?

ARGH! Balance between school and working at home and keeping up with the house is my constant teeter-totter. While I tell myself I prefer to be very relaxed, I really do best with a semi-structure… time to grab the clipboard and do something similar, I think. I know the kids LOVE having some set goalpoints to meet every day… Most of it is a matter of retraining myself! Thanks for a good encouragement, OMSHville!

Consistency is the key!

I am all about structure. I start it the moment they arrive.

I have thought about home schooling my children, but I still don’t.

You are my hero.

I use Sonlight too. What core are you doing? (Looks like you are doing 2?) I’m doing core 3+4 with a 6th and a 4th grader. I’m doing Core 1 with a 2nd grader. I also have a 4yo and a 2yo. I’ve been trying to work out a schedule and keep enough structure not to go crazy. I tend to do a schedule for about 12 weeks and then revert to complete chaos/unschooling. So I can relate to both you and Ree.

Oh I also have 8th and 10th graders, they do go to Charter School.

I’m one of those “I WILL NEVER homeschool my kids NO MATTER WHAT!” kind of people, but your posts make me look at it in a new light. It can be fun! And I absolutely CRAVE structure, so I’m sure I’d ask you for tips. This year? no. Next year? I’m thinking about it. Kaylie’s in a private school that is $2600/year anyway, so why not spend that on home school?

You make it look good. I can also assume that there will be hard days and days that you wished your kids would just leave the house for a couple hours, but I after reading about how you do it, I think I would be glad I did it. I’m definitely going to give it more thought. Thanks again for a great post OMSH!!

Great post. I think I wanna go to school with you guys. You always make it look like so much fun!

thank you for the great post over at PW. i am new to homeschooling (preschooler, 1st grade and 3rd grade) and ido much better with a schedule. i just haven’t figured mine out yet. did you ahve sonlight “schedule” your curriculum?

Ooh, the OMSH School for Homeschooling Mamas. I would love to attend OMSHSHM. Let me know when registration starts!

This has sparked quite the homeschooling discussion in our house. I’d really like to know how Meredith is handling not being in public school with her friends. You did some really nice posts last school year about their track and field day and how she had a close friend that that she was racing against. Does she still see this friend? How does she seem to feel day-to-day about not getting to spend her recesses with her friends? This is so far away for us, but I’d like to know your opinion while the subject is out there.

My husband and I can’t wait to start homeschooling the children that we are in the process of adopting.

I am eager to tune in for more posts on homeschooling.

Blessings!
Lacy

I loved stalking through your day! It sounds a lot like our homeschooling day, only we do it in our pj’s. Atleast I’M in pj’s!

Anyway, I wondered if you’ve seen headsprout.com

My kids loved it and they learned to read in a fun way. Now,if I could find a math source that the kids like as much I’d be in business!

I love seeing how you structure your day with the homeschooling. The more I learn about the process, the more I am interested in the possibility of homeschooling oene day. Thanks!

Very cool. I figured you would have a way to work it.

Just curious: What led to your decision to homeschool again after a break?

I really miss our old home town and the wonderful back-to-basics school we attended there. They made the most of their day and my 7th grader nearly aced a high school grammar test by the time she finished (95%).

We homeschooled most of the year last year (since we moved in the middle of a semester, and I had no opportunity to investigate schools before moving), but they are back in school this year.

My 1st grader begs to come home again. School is “too easy” and “boring!” I’m debating whether to bring one or two of them home, though I’d love to have them all here. With a toddler, pre-schooler, and newborn on the way, I’m hesitant. I got too burned out last year.

Congratulations to you for doing all this. I’m a little bit jealous.

I’m a teacher in WA state. It was interesting to read your post. I see a lot of reading your kids do which is great. I’m wondering what type of instruction you give to ensure true understanding?

Have you ever read any of Lucy Caulkin’s work on reading and writing instruction? I’m thinking that it would really lend itself well to your homeschooling environment. I use a lot of her philosophy in my teaching. Your kids seem to be really self motivated and so her ideas about what literature is and how it teaches kids to think would really inspire your kids.

Would love to know your thoughts.