Plan Your Own

Homeschool Curriculum

A guide to planning a curriculum using

your choice of educational materials

Marie-Claire Moreau, Ed.D.

Copyright 2012 Marie-Claire Moreau. All rights reserved. Unless specifically indicated

on the page, no part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any

means – graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping,

or information and retrieval systems – without written permission from the author.

Introduction

Welcome, parent! By using this guide, you’ve taken a very important step toward

insuring homeschool success for your student. Everything you need to help you map

out a full year of curriculum for your student is here within these pages. You’ll be

pleased when you realize how easy homeschooling can be with the proper planning

and having the right tools available at your fingertips.

Before you start, let’s review what this guide will show you how to do. First, it will

talk a little bit about some of the ways to maintain homeschool records. You’ll be

asked to choose a way to keep all of your homeschool information and documents

organized. It’s a small task, but one that makes a big impact throughout the year.

The second part will take a bit longer. You’ll do the important work of gathering up all

of the homeschool materials you’d like to use this year and deciding how to implement

each in your homeschool classroom. You’ll examine each book, program or other

educational tool, taking notes that will help you figure out how it fits into your overall

schooling plan.

Finally, you’ll be asked to start putting together a preliminary calendar and a tentative

daily (or weekly) lesson schedule for your student(s).

By the end of this guide, you should have a curriculum plan (or a rough draft, if you

prefer) that works for you. It may take some time, but you’ll be familiar with a good

way to get this done.

Remember, if you’d like to read even more about homeschooling, or learn how to

launch a homeschool program, find laws and support, prepare your home and even

your family, be sure to pick up a copy of Suddenly Homeschooling: A Quick Start

Guide to Legally Homeschool in Two Weeks (Wyatt-MacKenzie, 2011). The book

is jam-packed with strategies, tips, and ideas for launching the ultimate homeschool

experience, and you’ll feel confident knowing you’re prepared for an extraordinary

homeschool experience!

Throughout this guide, you’ll see answers to frequently-asked questions right here in

the text. You’ll also encounter places where you need to stop and write things down.

Frequently-asked questions are designated using the “Question Mark” icon. Writing

assignments are designated by the “Pencil in Hand” icon. Some examples of these

kinds of interactions appear below. Read through and complete them before moving

on to the next section.

How long will it take to get through this guide? Should I

be homeschooling during this time?

Depending on your style, working your way through this guide can take anywhere

from one day to several days. Try to put other duties aside for a while if you can, to

really have time to focus on curriculum planning. Give yourself enough time to be

comfortable with the process, the materials you have purchased, and become familiar

with the basic terminology and strategies you’ll read about here. Consider this your

“teacher planning” time.

Do I have to do everything in this guide?

The answer depends on you. Some people are very scheduled and prefer to plan

everything in advance. Others prefer to study what interests them, if and when they

are ready to learn it. Still others use a method that falls somewhere in between.

Depending on your style, you may want to follow all of the recommendations in this

guide or not. The choice is completely yours. But one note of caution is in order:

make sure you’re familiar with the requirements of your state before finalizing any

homeschooling plan. It’s up to you to be sure that any program you develop is

completely in compliance with the laws in your state.

Using the space provided below, write the names and

grades of the student(s) you will be homeschooling this year.

Child’s name: Age and/or grade level of this student:

Part 1: Basic Record-Keeping

The subject of record-keeping is one you’ll hear over and over when you begin talking

to other homeschool families. In general, all homeschoolers need to keep track of the

same kinds of things. These things include books and materials used during the year,

courses taken, field trips or outside classes, grades or test scores, credit hours

completed, community service hours, or other activities having to do with learning.

Visit any bookstore or search the Internet, and you’ll find many books and articles that

talk about how to keep track of homeschooling information. You may even come

across software programs or blank forms that veteran homeschoolers have developed

to make this process easier.

Unless your state requires a very specific format (unlikely, but check anyway), there is

no right or wrong way to keep homeschool records. In the next section, you’ll find a

list of suggestions to consider. Choose one for now. You can always change it later.

In the margins, make a note to yourself to find out if

your state has specific rules for maintaining homeschool

records.

Suggestions for keeping homeschool records:

Notebook System. Using a spiral-bound or 3-ring notebook, log the activities of

each day on a separate, dated page. Use the notebook to record: 1) what is

planned for each day, and 2) what was actually accomplished by the end of the

day. You can include things like chapters assigned, books read, worksheets

completed, tests taken, extracurricular activities, educational games or projects

assigned, test scores, number of hours studied, educational TV programs

watched, computer software used, field trips attended, and anything else that is

school-related. You can also log activities like sports, club activities, part-time

jobs, or anything else that contributes to learning each day. This method is

easy to do and very inexpensive, usually costing under $10 to implement.

Folder and Calendar System. Purchase manila folders and a calendar. Create a

folder for every academic subject, plus extra folders for other activities that

take place throughout the year. In each folder, include materials relating to

that activity or subject. You can also include lists of videos, DVDs, or television

programs your student watched, performances or field trips your student

participated in, names of books borrowed from the library, or anything that

contributed to the student’s understanding of that subject. You can even

create a separate folder for ticket stubs, photos, certificates and other

memorabilia to include in a scrap book later on. On the calendar, mark which

course or activities were assigned every day. This option provides an at-a-

glance look at what was accomplished, plus it helps to group related bits of

information together in one place for review at the end of the year. Cost of this

option: $10-$25.

Printed Forms. Visit a homeschooling web site or ask a homeschooling friend to

share some of the blank forms that have worked for her. Photocopy the forms

that you find most practical and use them in your own home. Keep similar

forms together in a binder or filing system, completing each on a daily, weekly,

or yearly basis, depending upon the format. There are many useful

homeschool forms available free on the Internet. You can also create your own

modeled after your favorites. Cost of this option: free, with access to a

computer and a printer.

Free Software. Register for free planning software you find on the Internet.

Learn to use the program and enter your own data. Although these programs

require some set-up and training at the very beginning, they work to help you

stay focuses and organized throughout the homeschool year. Some even

summarize data and print transcripts at the end of the year, too! Cost of this

option: free, with computer access.

Purchase Software. Buy a comprehensive tracking program for your home

computer or a subscription to a web-based product. Ask friends, search the

Internet or browse homeschool catalogs for different options. Choose your

favorite and enter your data. The most expensive option by far, these

programs feature many more options and can often be customized to meet

other needs, too. Cost of this option: $50-$250.

Draw a box around your choice of record-keeping

options, above. In the margins, make a list of anything you’ll

need to buy or borrow to put this method in place.

Can I change my record-keeping style from year to year?

Yes. If your method is not working, you may change it at any time. Just be sure to

keep everything together in case you need to refer back to what you did earlier in the

year.

How do I keep records for multiple children?

With the notebook or calendar/filing system, it is easy to separate notebooks or create

extra folders for additional students. If using printable forms, simply select forms that

have enough columns for all of the students in your homeschool. As for software,

these programs are already designed to handle multiple students.

Part 2: Getting Your Materials

Ready

If you have been planning to homeschool for a while, you probably already have a

bag, box or shelf full of books, DVDs, games, work-texts and other materials you have

collected for your homeschool by now. If you have not done so, please take a

moment to gather up all of these materials and spread them out on a nearby counter

or tabletop for easy viewing.

Take an inventory of what you have on hand. Note the subjects and book titles on

this list below so that you’ll have a list of what subjects you can teach or learn this

year. You’ll refer back to this list later.

Make a list of the subjects you already have books and

materials for. These are the subjects you can teach and learn

this year. Use the table on the next page.

Table 1: Primary Courses

Subject I’d like to teach: Title of book or resource I plan to use:

In addition to the list you just created, there may also be topics that your student

wants to learn but that you do not have any materials for. Perhaps you are planning

to cover these additional subjects using online classes, private lessons, homeschooling

co-ops, adult or community education courses, team sports, or other experiences.

Perhaps you’re planning to award credit for subjects like “Child Care” or “Independent

Living”, too. If you can, identify these subjects now.

List additional topics here, along with the name of the

book, resource, teacher, or method you will use to teach the

subject:

Table 2: Extra Courses

Other topic my student will study: How I think this subject will be taught:

Should I include classes and activities that only run for a

few days, weeks, or months? What do you mean by a

“subject”?

Many homeschoolers participate in activities that don’t last the whole year. Some of

these only meet once or twice, and might only last a few weeks. Because these

experiences are valuable and contribute to your student’s learning, they need to be

included on your list. If you know about these activities now, list them. If you don’t,

you may keep a running throughout the year instead and then figure out how to

record these experiences together later on.

Now it’s time to gather together some basic information about each subject. This

exercise will help you become more familiar yourself with the books you have, and it

will also help you plan a schedule and assignments for your student later on.

Make photocopies of the sheet on the next page. Make

enough copies so that you’ll have enough for every subject

you plan to teach and learn this year. Label each sheet with

the names of each of the subjects listed in Tables 1 and 2.

Material Worksheet

Subject or course: ___________________________________________________________________

Name of book or other resource(s) planned for this course: ____________________________________

Number of chapters/units/sections: _____________________

Number of tests/quizzes: _____ Do tests/quizzes take a whole class period? _______

Number of special projects or other activities required: __________

Are instructions or scripts for teachers in this book? YES NO

Is there any answer key with this book? YES NO

Is there a separate test booklet? YES NO

Are there supplemental projects provided? YES NO

Are there computer or library activities in this book? YES NO

Are there pages I need to photocopy in this book? YES NO

Do I need to buy any supplies for the course? YES NO (list them below)

List of other supplies needed for the year:

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Other notes or things about this book or subject that I need to remember: _________

____________________________________________________________________

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Complete a separate “Material Worksheet” for every subject you’d like to include in

your curriculum plan. On each worksheet, write down as much information as you

can about each book or teaching item you have. You can use the table of contents to

help with this, refer to the scope and sequence provided by the author/publisher, or

browse the chapters. This is the time when you get to know your resources so you’re

more comfortable using them throughout the year. If there is a “Letter to Parent” or

a “How to Use This Book” page, you should read that too.

As you are reviewing each item, try also to note whether or not there are other

supplies you’ll need to obtain for each course. Perhaps you’ll need a protractor for a

math course, a set of weights for a science course, some recycled materials for

creating art projects, or access to a word processing program for a writing class.

Jotting these supplies down on each worksheet means you’ll stay ahead of the game,

with plenty of time to secure these materials as you move throughout the year.

Complete a “Material Worksheet” for every subject.

Should I begin collecting supplies now?

You can pull together supplies any time of the year. Some families like to have

everything ready at the start of the school year, while others prefer to do it as they go

along. Any method you choose is fine, as long as you stay ahead of your student;

unless gathering supplies is part of the assignment, and that’s fine, too!

Part 3: Creating Your CURRICULUM

PLAN (schedule and lessons)

Putting together a school schedule and lesson plans can be daunting, even for those

who have done it many times before. The reason it may be daunting, though, is

because not everyone takes the time to plan before the schedule is ever created.

Since you have already taken the time to review each book and material you’d like to

use, and you have completed Material Worksheets for every subject, this step will be

much easier for you.

Before you move forward, note that not all families like to live by a school year

calendar with planned daily assignments. Obviously, there are many different ways to

homeschool and each has advantages and disadvantages that make them appealing to

those who choose them. For the purposes of this guide, the assumption is that you

plan to create some type of basic schedule. Another assumption is that you’ll plan a

curriculum and lessons at least a few weeks in advance, if not for an entire

homeschool year. For many families, organization and planning is the key to a

productive and successful school year. However, that if you prefer a more relaxed

style of homeschooling, you can modify these suggestions at any time to suit your

individual beliefs and lifestyle.

Step 1:

Looking over a 12-month calendar, select a START and END date for your upcoming

“school year”. Should your state, private school or other requirements dictate a

specific number of teaching days, be sure to use that number as your guide.

Where do I find out about my state’s requirements for

number of days in a school year?

Consult the homeschooling laws of your state, a trusted homeschool friend, a support

group leader, a local librarian, or your private school (if any) to help you find your

laws. Then, check to see if a specific number of teaching days is required.

Write down the START and END dates of your school

year below:

Start date: __________________________________________________________

End date: ____________________________________________________________

Mark these dates on your calendar, too.

Step 2:

Decide whether you’d like to block out dates for holidays, vacations, or other days off

from school, or if you won’t be planning days off at all. If your student is enrolled in a

program with a schedule all its own, use it as your guide. Otherwise, you may take

holidays or vacation days you wish.

If you have never done this before, it may be helpful to hear how other

homeschoolers schedule their time. Though the choice is yours, a few ideas for

scheduling a homeschool year appear below:

Follow the school calendar of your City or County

Begin in September approximately after Labor Day and continue through May

or June

School all year round

School for three weeks per month, taking the fourth week off

School Monday thru Thursday, taking Fridays off for outside activities

School according to mom’s or dad’s work schedule, taking days off when the

family is all together at home

Take entire month of December off to enjoy and prepare for the holidays

School for three months, taking the next month off

School during the winter months, taking summers off to enjoy the weather

School during the summer heat, taking winters off to enjoy the weather

School around sports season or around travel schedule of student activity

There are many options for yearly scheduling. Take a minute to think about them,

and then schedule your holidays and vacations next.

Using this table, make a list of the holidays and

vacations you plan to take this year. Write the dates and the

purpose of the time off, too.

Date(s): Purpose:

Don’t forget that learning happens all the time. Many homeschooling families use

time “off” to visit museums, learn about new places, catch up on extra reading, learn

new skills, study things in their environment, and much more. Creating this chart

doesn’t imply that no learning happens on days off!

Step 3.

Using the responses to previous questions, you may now calculate the number of days

you have allocated for homeschool this year. Don’t worry if the number is exact. Just

try to approximate the best you can.

Calculate the length of your homeschool year. Write the

response in DAYS: ___________ and in WEEKS:

_______________.

Step 4.

With these numbers in mind, it becomes possible to make a preliminary schedule of

lessons for your homeschooled student. This step may be time-consuming, but you’ll

be thankful you took the time to plan now, should you become very busy when

homeschooling has begun.

A “Lesson Planning Worksheet” appears on the next page. You’ll use it to plan daily

and weekly assignments for your student. If you have your own planning pages or

some other way to create lesson plans, you can use your own method instead.

Is this the only way to plan homeschool lessons and a

curriculum year?

Absolutely not! Because of the different goals and approaches used by homeschoolers,

it would be impossible to come up with a universal planning formula that works for all

people. In this guide, the assumption is that you’d like to use your curriculum

materials from beginning to end, using most or all of the lessons provided. However,

it is important to recognize that one of the greatest benefits of homeschooling is being

able to customize a program exactly the way you want to. Try this method first. If it

doesn’t work for you, develop your own process instead. You may even decide to

forego the process of planning altogether. The choice is yours.

Make photocopies of the “Lesson Planning Worksheet”

on the next page. You’ll need several copies for every course

or topic you plan to teach this year.

Lesson Planning Worksheet

Course Title or Subject: ___________________________________

Day and Date(s)

Daily/Weekly Goal, Lesson, or Assignment

(This page may be reproduced.)

When doing this exercise, try to figure out how you can fit the number of chapters in

each book, workbook, disc (tape, software program, section, and so on) into the

number of days and weeks you have allocated for the school year.

It may be helpful to perform this basic calculation:

take the number of chapters in a book

divide it by the number of weeks in your homeschool year

the result will be the number of chapters (or sections, lesson, etc.) you may be

able to complete every week

This calculation looks like this:

Sometimes, the makers of homeschool curriculum products include enough lessons to

fill a 36-week, or 180-day, period of time. But sometimes, they do not. If the results

of your calculations do not come out “even”, they’ll at least give you some idea of how

much you can expect to cover every week, should you attempt to complete an entire

book, or an entire course, with your student this year.

This doesn’t sound right to me. What am I doing wrong?

The ratio of chapters or lessons to complete each week needs to be reasonable. If

these calculations do not make sense, chances are, your instincts are correct. Think

about how much one student may complete during a 45-minute or 1-hour time

period, or some similar length of time over a period of several days per week. If the

amount of work your math results in seems like too much or too little, simply tweak

your planning to reflect that. Please remember that these are merely suggestions,

and that every student is unique and every family is different. Should you prefer to

complete more in one week, or less in one week’s time, that’s up to you. You may

always combine materials, delete unwanted chapters, or add extra things to your

child’s learning experience, any time, as you wish.

What if I only plan to teach a subject once or twice each

week?

That’s fine, too. It is common to cover some subjects only a few times a week, or

even not at all for a certain length of time. You do not have to teach every subject

every day of the week, unless you or your student wants to. Chapters in a book, for

example, can easily be completed in one longer day, or in several, shorter days.

Because of the different philosophies and varied schedules of homeschooling families,

it is impossible to come up with a single formula that works for every family. Should

you choose to cover subjects daily, weekly, or not at all, is entirely up to you, and

you’ll need to adjust your curriculum plan and lesson planning worksheets accordingly.

Step 5:

Now it’s time to write up the lessons. Using the Materials Worksheets completed

earlier, and the Lesson Planning Worksheets you just photocopied, begin writing

lessons and developing a curriculum plan for the homeschool year.

Your goal is to be as general, or as specific, as you’d like to be. Some parents enjoy

more details on lesson plans, and some prefer to write more general instructions.

Examples of some possible entries appear below, but you may write yours exactly as

you wish (keeping in mind you and/or your student will need to be able to understand

them later):

Samples of Daily Lesson Plans:

Mon. 6/12

Read chapter 4, complete questions 2-14, do assessment at the end of the chapter

Fri. 3/18

Practice letter “r”, make a list of red things, cook ravioli for lunch, color with red crayons

Tues. 12/10

Take quiz #17, time with stopwatch, check your answers

Fri. 9/02

Continue working on research paper, complete bibliography today, save on disc, print it out, turn it in to mom or dad

Complete Lesson Planning Worksheets for the year (or

at least some part of the year). The end result will become

your curriculum plan.

How do I know if I am assigning the right amount of

work?

Many parents wonder if they are assigning too much or too little work for the school

day. The fact is that every child is unique and there is no universal rule that may be

applied to every situation. Plus, since academic subjects may change annually, books

and materials may change every year, and the level of maturity and ability of a child

changes from year to year, it is difficult to predict whether something that worked last

year will also work again. The best advice is to try what you think is the “right”

amount, and to see how things go. Observing your child for the first several days and

weeks of homeschool is the best indicator. If the child completes the work very

quickly and appears to have more idle time than you’d like, perhaps you haven’t

assigned enough. On the other hand, you can be certain your student will let you

know if you have assigned too much, either verbally or through his or her frustrations

or performance in the class. Homeschool is flexible, thus modifications may be made

swiftly and begin to take effect immediately. Try what you think is best for now, and

make adjustments later.

What if my child misses school? What happens if we fall

“behind”?

Everyone experiences occasional set-backs in homeschool. Whether unexpected

guests come to call, an illness spreads throughout the household, or a new baby or

even a pet joins the family, it is natural -- even expected - for life to get in the way of

homeschooling in some way or another. Rather than feeling overwhelmed or

inadequate, use these changes as an opportunity to be grateful for the flexibility

afforded by the homeschooling lifestyle. Deviations from the schedule may be dealt

with any number of ways. Planned lessons may be moved forward, completing them

at a later date. Doubling-up on lessons, or abbreviating others, are another solution.

Or, omitting material altogether is a third option still. Whatever decision is made, the

loss of a few days – even several weeks – will not significantly affect a child’s success

over the long term. Even if taking an occasional Saturday or Sunday to catch up, or

reorganizing the summer months to reach milestones you believe are important, the

work will get done one way or the other. And even if it doesn’t, you may have

confidence that, if it the skill or topic is very important, your student will manage to

learn it on his or her own somehow in the future.

Part 4: Additional Tips and Support

It is beyond the scope of this guide to list all of the many ideas and support tips that

homeschoolers have collected over the years. However, a few things stand out that

are worth mentioning, thus they’re included right here.

For more ideas and suggestions on building a successful homeschool, including

detailed instructions on how to do the things in this guide, pick up a copy of Suddenly

Homeschooling: A Quick Start Guide to Legally Homeschool in Two Weeks

(Wyatt-MacKenzie, 2011).

Weekly Grid

Some families enjoy using a grid system like this one for an At-A-Glance look at an

entire homeschool week. Personalize a grid like this as needed in your home:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Language Arts

Mathematics

Sciences

History

Art

Music

Phys. Ed.

Elective

Other

Car Time

Use time spent going to and from activities for additional learning. Bringing books,

assignments, audio or video materials, games, toys, or anything else that may be

completed in the car is an excellent way to utilize transportation time for

homeschooling. Many families enjoy learning things like foreign languages and

geography, and listening to books on tape in the car. See what you can come up with

on your own, or make games out of what you see out the window to spark additional

learning.

Get help when you need it

There are many sources of information and support for homeschoolers. With millions

of children now being homeschooled around the nation, you can expect to find many

networks of families just like you in most cities and towns. Look up physical support

systems where you live, but be sure to include online support in your search as well.

Experienced homeschoolers are always willing to share what they have learned with

new families, and this exchange of ideas, information and support is a great way to

feel connected to the larger community of homeschoolers where you live, and around

the world, too!

Keeping up with homeschool friends

If there was ever a homeschool tip worth sharing, it’s this one! It’s natural to

sometimes wonder what other families and doing in their homes or to question

whether you’re doing enough with your kids. But, all families have different reasons

for homeschooling and their children are different from yours, too. And while it can be

helpful to hear what other families teach and what methods or materials they use,

don’t feel that you must implement every new idea or technique you hear about.

Coming up with a style that works well in your family may take time, but is worth the

results in the long term because it matches your individual goals for your children and

the reasons for homeschooling in your unique family. Trying to duplicate what other

families do may result in frustration and failure since it may not function as well for

your children as it does for someone else. Overall, your homeschool should always be

a reflection of your children, your styles and the uniqueness of your situation. Be

yourself!

Grade levels

Contrary to what you might think, grade levels are not always important for

homeschool success. As a matter of fact, some homeschoolers do not discuss or

assign grade levels to their children at all. While grade levels come in handy when

purchasing textbooks or scheduling assessments, overall, arbitrarily grouping students

into grade categories is not always useful when homeschooling. Never hesitate to

utilize or purchase materials for whatever grade level you feel is most appropriate for

your child. Whether a product is advertised for one grade level “higher” or “lower”

than your student has little bearing on whether your children can handle the work or

not. As the parent, you know your child best. Use grade levels as a guide to what

children in particular age groups are typically able to do, or what they typically

complete in each grade, but not so exclusively as to miss out on products that could

be exactly what your student needs. Shop around, and you’ll begin to see this for

yourself.

Homeschooling multiple children

Homeschooling more than one child – even many children – comes with benefits as

well as challenges, too. It is common for homeschoolers to teach three, four, five, or

even more children at the same time, explaining the phrase often heard in

homeschool circles, “from diapers to Driver’s Ed.” With a bit of planning and some

creative uses of time and materials, homeschooling multiple children can be done

easily and effectively. Plus, the good news is that parents of large families are often

eager to show others how it’s done!

Consider these helpful tips gleaned from parents with larger families who homeschool

many children at once. Over time, you’ll develop strategies like these on your own, as

well:

Enlist help from older children to watch younger ones

Organize the day so that you’re free to work with one child on a difficult subject

while others are doing things independently

Scatter academics throughout the day as needed, rather than trying to cram

everything into the morning hours and spreading yourself too thin

See if two or more children can work together on an assignment or a project.

Each may do his or her part, and then come together later to answer questions,

solving problems, or make a presentation to the rest of the family

Have one child teach/tutor another; teach children to use teacher keys to

check their own, or another’s work

Schedule school during each child’s “best” time of day. If one child prefers

quiet time in the morning, utilize that time to work with another child who may

be ready for your help.

Use nap times, educational television or anything else you like to keep some

children busy, while you spend time with those who need you

Enlist the help of others whenever possible. Moms, dads, grandparents and

trusted friends can all teach and/or help to supervise children during

homeschool hours. Make it a habit of accepting help when it is offered.

Adopt a flexible schedule. Build in review days or floating day for catching up

on things that may have been missed due to life simply getting “in the way” of

school. Be ready to move assignments around and make room for the

distractions of the day.

Make time for yourself

Finally, important advice for parents of homeschoolers: it is very easy to become so

wrapped up in homeschooling, activities, and everything that goes along with

parenting, education and family life that one begins to lose herself/himself. Make time

for yourselves! It may seem impossible at first, but it can be done. Perhaps more

than any other parents, homeschooling moms and dads need times to recharge their

batteries and remain healthy and stress-free. Watch overcrowding schedules with too

many activities and plan only what can realistically be accomplished while maintaining

order and sanity. DON’T dwell on failures and DO pat yourself on the back every

evening for a job well done. Happy parents make for happy homeschools!