LARGE FAMILY HOMESCHOOLING: TIPS FROM A MOM OF FIVE

<p>Digging into her experience teaching five children, DJ shares how it's not as hard as you might expect to homeschool a large family. Keys to her sanity and providing a good education for her kids are staying flexible, teaching her kids <em>together </em>instead of separately, and training kids to do some work independently.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>QUOTABLES</strong></p> <p>DJ: "We can really complicate our homeschools, especially if we're watching other homeschooling families and we want to start doing things they're doing. We can start piling those expectations upon us. And then when we aren't able to adhere to them, we can feel like failures. And so, I want to stress <em>to keep things simple</em>."</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p> <p>04:29 Because DJ's 5 children are all so close in age, homeschooling them <em>together </em>is not that difficult.&nbsp;</p> <p>05:22 It's key to choose a curriculum that you can use with a wide range of ages.</p> <p>07:36 Which subjects you can and can't combine.</p> <p>08:55 Getting kids to do some school work independently is also key.</p> <p>11:32 Working one-on-one with younger children while older children are reading or working independently.</p> <p>19:37 Having children help one another or assist with household tasks and how this isn't shirking responsibility as a parent.</p> <p>22:48 Keeping things simple is a must for large family homeschooling. Identify what your minimum requirements are for a day of homeschooling.&nbsp;</p> <p>24:41 How rigid schedules may actually do more harm than good. Routines tend to work better for DJ.&nbsp;</p> <p>29:06 Sensory bins for toddlers.</p> <p>30:10 The value of taking kids outdoors.&nbsp;</p> <p>31:26 What to do on really bad days.</p> <p><strong>SPECIAL SEGMENTS</strong></p> <p><strong>01:30 Self-care Your Way</strong></p> <p>Taking frequent breaks from tech and social media</p> <p><strong>16:13 What We’re Reading</strong></p> <ul> <li>The Nancy Drew series</li> <li>The Line Between by Tosca Lee</li> </ul> <p><strong>Thanks t