Our summer school consists of catching up on regular curricula like reading and math – e v e r y year. That helped relieve any guilt that I may have had for taking a break. Often during those ‘mental health’ summers, we signed at least one child – usually the more profoundly dyslexic ones – for summer tutoring. This is precisely why, if at all possible, we try to do some kind of instruction during the summer. I think we’re all familiar with the idea of the summer slide and understand that kids will forget some of what they learned the previous school year if they don’t get some practice over the summer. It is also in large part because we joined a Classical Conversations homeschool co-op two years ago and that change has dramatically simplified my homeschooling! You can read more about our experiences with Classical Conversations here => Classical Conversations and Dyslexia. This is in part because I am no longer attempting to teach kids with toddlers and babies underfoot. This summer follows one of our best years of homeschooling yet. My husband calls them mental health breaks.
Honestly, my kids probably needed a break from me too. Now if you’re groaning at the thought of teaching your kids all summer, trust me, it is okay to take a break! There have been plenty of summers when I just needed a break from teaching my kids.
#THE GREEN EMBER WRITER HOMESCHOOL HOW TO#
The topic of the video was on how to get the most out of your summer school time. Did you see it? I finally overcame my fears and posted a video on Facebook LIVE! (See the video at the end of this post)
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