Day in the Life of a Large Homeschool Family
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The homeschool year is off and running. Here are some tips and tricks for homeschooling with a very large family. I call homeschooling with a big family “structured chaos.” Here’s a day in the life of a homeschool family with seven kids (including a nursing baby).
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Products mentioned in the video:
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
- White Boards – 12 pack
- Shurley English
- All About Spelling
- 100 Easy Lessons
- MathUSee
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- Morning starts with Duplos
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- Baby isn’t sleeping well…I woke up at 11am because of it!
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- At least one child is ready for spelling
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- This is the view from the homeschool room
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- Dishes aren’t done
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- Mid-spelling test pencil malfunction
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- Still corralling kids to come do school
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- Finally, another one is ready for spelling test But we have to brush our hair.
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- But she’s interrupted by a brother!
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- Doing math…at the dining room table
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- She’s learning fact families
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- Opps! The interuptor has struck again!
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- Typing program is next!
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- Have to locate school work for the interrupting brother (So he’ll stop interrupting)
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- Finished with spelling onto her math!
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- He’s finally busy with his own work!
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- He’s learning how to say 3-digit numbers!
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- Since he was playing with trains, let’s use them in his schoolwork!
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- Non-schooling age entertained with Barbie
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- Or puzzles…whatever
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- Opps…she’s waiting for me to help her with English…so I guess she decided to play.
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- Onto English
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- Oldest uses whiteboard for math so she has more space
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- Other children use it for checklist
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- Have to stop to encourage the 4-year-old to continue doing her puzzle (She needs attention too!)
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- Mom explains English
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- Everyone can’t wait for baby to awake!
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- But when I find out baby is still sleeping, mommy is happy…because that means I can finish lunch!
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- Break time for lunch!
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- And gymnastics
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- I don’t know why we are on top of the fridge! Pure chaos!
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- Chores are self-initiated (must be a good day)
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- Gathering supplies for bathroom cleaning!
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- Duplo Angel!
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- Tacos for lunch
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- Still cleaning!
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- Let’s check on baby again…he’s not awake.
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- But eventually he wakes and everyone’s excited!
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- Baby sleeps in crib in my walk-in (well-ventilated closet)
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- Lunch is ready!
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- But mom can’t eat…because I have to nurse this sweet one!
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- While nursing, Ben reminds me that his tooth hurts.
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- Oh yeah…I wrote that down!
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- Appointment made…all while nursing!
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- My turn to eat!
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- Brother love!
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- Baby also eats a little more lunch
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- But soon he goes back to bed.
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- And it’s back to school.
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- Science projects.
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- Reading lessons.
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- Spelling.
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- All while some are finished iwth school and start to have their internet time.
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- But finally, school is over and chores are done!
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- And we’ll do it all over again tomorrow!
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