Getting Ready to Homeschool Part 1

I don't know exactly how to put this into words, but I am SO excited to begin this homeschooling journey with my son. We are always taking opportunities to make "teachable moments" with him, but I am definitely ready to have an organized schedule and goals for his learning.


My little one is a natural-born learner. He is always asking questions about EVERYTHING, and I love this about him. He's my little star student! 

I've decided to document this experience with him because I want to be able to look back and relish in our achievements and learn from our setbacks. I hope that the information that I share with you will also give you some hope and ideas for creating your own homeschooling experience with your little ones and for sharing in genuine learning as their teacher.

Where to Begin?

When I finally decided to get the ball rolling on this homeschooling adventure, I had a bit of a struggle with deciding how I wanted to organize this experience. I wanted to ensure that this process was as easy as possible so that it would be enjoyable for me. I forgot to mention that I am currently 25 weeks pregnant, so this definitely has to be as stress-free as possible; and though I'm used to lesson planning, scheduling, and organizing as a teacher, I wanted this to be more than that for me.

After blog hopping and doing a bit of homeschooling research, I finally decided that the first thing I would do is come up with a schedule for my son. Now you have to remember that as children get older, they are more able to handle longer activities and learning periods. Because my son is 3, I had to focus more on quality learning in short periods with a schedule that wasn't completely unachievable. I also have the advantage of bringing him with me to church on Tuesdays and Thursdays for interaction with other 3 year olds and learning about the Bible.

This is what I've come up with overall:

Click here to view the Weekly Schedule.

I know this looks like a lot, and if you are unprepared it definitely can be. In my next few posts I will continue to explain the steps I took to organize myself to get ready for our weekly learning, but here is a quick breakdown of how I organized my schedule. Each time slot is an overarching goal that I hope for my son to master by the end of our "school year."

Until then -