How is it going?
Is it everything you dreamed homeschool would be? Or do you need to make some adjustments?
For us, we are not using a single curriculum we started with. We aren’t even using the same schedule! I went into this homeschooling journey 3 years ago believing we were traditional homeschoolers, with workbooks and all of that jazz, with an eclectic method for choosing that curriculum.
What I have discovered however, is that we are very much Ruth Beechick-Charlotte Mason type learners, and we adore living books.
I knew we were not going to be happy with the curriculum we were using for the year, we would learn of course, but we wouldn’t enjoy it. I am convinced that when you find the method for you, homeschool will be enjoyable!
We dropped everything, and started Trail Guide to Learning by Geography Matters, which I was blessed to be able to review. {Just ask, it never hurts!}
The fit for us is perfect!
This literature-based curriculum covers everything except math.
Oh yeah, we threw the math out the window as well!
We are using Life of Fred now, and I can’t believe the kids now love math! It is so different from anything I have ever seen in a math curriculum, which is a great thing!
These changes were not even on my radar, but they work for us!
If you don’t have new books in the budget, ask around. What isn’t working with a friend may be just what you need, see if you can borrow curriculum someone else isn’t using right now.
Are you are struggling through school? Maybe you need to take a step back and try something completely different. You never know what might work for you!
