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Collage Friday - Planning, Reunions, & Deals

 

This has been my teacher prep-planning week. 

The kids have each been in camp Monday-Thursday (9-12), so this gives me the solid time I need to clean out school areas, arrange books, and start working in my planner.

Anna has done a week of tennis camp, and Grant a week of baseball camp. Needless to say, everyone is very tired at night and the house has been quiet.

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A Day-in-the-Life of Homegrown Learners

I've had a few readers ask me to explain how we "fit everything in", or "what does a typical day look like in your homeschool?".  This post will show how I try to schedule our days to accomodate a rigorous education, but still retain enough time for pursuit of interests and also much needed rest.   

I will also share with you a very SIMPLE way I am keeping records this year!  

The goal of this post is to ENCOURAGE you - not to make you feel like you aren't doing nearly as much as me - because believe me, there are days when I feel that we have not accomplished much of anything. There are also days when I feel we have knocked it out of the park.   We have highs and lows just like everyone else.    

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