Where did I find my ideas? In my early years, I simply Googled the topics and themes for projects, plans, ideas and activities. At first, you may feel anxious, but don’t worry. Carry on with the 3’Rs (Maths, Spelling, Phonics/Reading, Handwriting) according to their normal grade schedules and simply extend your core. None on my children have ever fallen behind academically. I have NEVER regretted taking our time with extra hands-on activities, but have always regretted rushing on when there was still a sparkle of interest and enjoyment. We don’t always do them all, but I like to have some options planned.Įssentially I extend our 1-year schedule to 18 months or even 2 years. Usually I source (or create) a lapbook and a few quick hands-on activities for each theme. Add a few days to a week, or even longer for your activities, depending on the activity. Look over all the main topics and themes in the schedule that may provide interesting activities and highlight them.
Start with your year plan or the book index. “ How do you do it all and where do you get all your creative ideas from?”Īs many other readers may wonder and ask similar questions, I thought I would answer in a full post.įirstly, I DON’T “do it all”! I think this post may describe my failings and fears of not getting it all done! But here are a few simple strategies to plan and add hands-on activities and to create fun learning opportunities in our homeschooling experiences. Commenting on my recent post “ Make Memories with Hands-on Activities” a reader asked ~
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