As with each new lesson, some topics may apply more to you than others. Take what you can and work with that!

Reading Assignment

This is especially true with this lesson's reading. Some of these chapters may not apply to you. Feel free to skip around, come back to some later, or browse through them as you like. I've ** those that I hope will apply to each of you. Please read from the following chapters:

Chapter 8 - Homeschooling Schedules**

Chapter 9 - Homeschooling One or Several**

Chapter 10 - Typical Homeschool Days**

Chapter 12 - Organizing Your Homeschool**

Chapter 13 - Homeschooling and the Single Parent

Chapter 14 - Homeschooling and the Two-Career Family

Don't hesitate to mark pages you'd like to come back to, highight a passage that jumps out at you or make notes in the margin. This is your book! (Unless, of course, you've borrowed it from the library or a friend :)

Working Out a Schedule for Your Family ☼

Schedules are personal. Some people love them, others would rather scrub the bathroom with a toothbrush than be on a schedule. I like to have a general idea of how I'm going to fit it all in, so we work with loose schedules. I have just one child at home, but for those who have four or five children in the family, a schedule can really keep everyone moving forward and Mom on track as well.

At this site, you'll find some home school forms you can download for free and experiment with what a schedule might look like for you. You have several choices on how you want to download the forms, so check the directions carefully.

Click here for Home School Forms

Once you have them downloaded, browse through and see what looks interesting. The Daily form is the one I'd like you to use for this activity. Print it out and pencil in how you'd like to spend a day or two homeschooling. If you're currently homeschooling, this should be an easy assignment. If you're considering it, guess a little, but take the time to draw it out. Always, always, be sure there is free time, quiet time and reading time somewhere in the schedule each day.

Once you draw out a schedule, live through a couple of those days and see how it works. If you have children in school, you might want to schedule out a Saturday or holiday, just to have a whole day to work with.

Don't be surprised if you start changing things! It takes a while to be realistic about what's going to work...

If you'd like some help, you'll find some sample home school schedules at this site:

Click here for Sample Schedules

and some other advice at this site:

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