tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533781749191216608.post396426425491673733..comments2024-01-02T00:51:59.601-05:00Comments on Homeschool Days: ChallengesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955632440332747542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533781749191216608.post-60565240121872748762010-02-05T09:13:10.787-05:002010-02-05T09:13:10.787-05:00I completely understand what you are saying. Just...I completely understand what you are saying. Just like Shannon said, on the weeks that I feel great about Kinder, Adventures is suffering. I don't know if it's possible to be 100% in all curriculums every week. It will probably be easier when they are all in the 5 year cycle (MFW) but I also don't want them to be there yet (stay little!) :) Just know that I'm right there with you!Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700560573327016225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533781749191216608.post-60420830023907871532010-01-28T11:47:48.118-05:002010-01-28T11:47:48.118-05:00Hang in there; it does sound like you have a lot o...Hang in there; it does sound like you have a lot on your plate. I've never tried to do separate curricula for all my children...it sounds like so much. I just have my littler ones do WAY LESS than my third grader in the curricula. And, unfortunately, my eldest is the only one in extra-curricular activities right now, which needs to change! I'm sure everything will balance out...some weeks I hardly get through anything besides math and language arts/reading...those are the most important in my opinion; all else is bonus! Your weeks will swing back into balance soon...even if you drop one activity one week, it seems to help out! And don't you just love the Upward program? My eldest son plays basketball with them! I hope Katie's ankle heals well.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753721607514905171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533781749191216608.post-15389899377889616202010-01-27T22:41:10.094-05:002010-01-27T22:41:10.094-05:00Your last paragraph pretty much sums it all up! Y...Your last paragraph pretty much sums it all up! Yes! Yes! and Yes! It is always crazy and someone is always sick at my house and almost every week we have only three days to work with in spit of planning to need five days. And if we hit K good, then Adventures suffers and vice versa. And others have said the same is true for them. I encourage you to read a post I did recently about that and remember they are young right now. It is going to be easier to when they are a little over. Someone asked me a few days ago how old I was when I learned to read. Think about that. I am 37... we learned to read very basic readers around the end of 1st grade and not a moment sooner. We are not illiterate or lacking in knowledge and we did not get the one on one time our kids get in homeschooling. I dare to say that I coould probably teach my kids as much in one day as they would learn in a whole week in public schools. I still worry myself to death about it all constantly, though.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682234408333714885noreply@blogger.com