Homeschool Year Recap || You Need to Do This!

We have two weeks left of school until we stop for summer break. I am taking time to put together portfolios with each of my kids. As I look over what we covered this year, it always amazes me to see how much we've done.
Sometimes in the day-to-day as homeschool moms, we think we aren't getting that much done, but when you step back to look at it all, it's a LOT!
At the end of the year, if you doubt whether you've done enough, I challenge you to get out a piece of paper and write down everything you covered this year.
Write down...
-what you did in Morning Time
-what you memorized
-your kids' independent work
-books you read to them
-books they read on their own
-co-op classes and projects
-extracurricular activities
-field trips
-life skills they learned
If you take the time to write this down, I guarantee that you will be surprised when you remember things you completely forgot that you did.
Go ahead...take the time to write down what you did this year!
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[@sunshynehill]

Thank you for sharing! I have only littles and am so grateful to watch mom's further down the path than me. Your insight and experience is valuable to me!

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

You're welcome! I'm so glad! :)

[@Keeplifesimple0000]

Thank you for sharing your experience ! 😊 Your videos are so encouraging! I admire the way you value children's education and see the beauty in simplicity. You are an amazing mama and a difference maker in the word !!! I thank God for your positive influence on my life! May the Lord give you strength and wisdom to continue your journey! Your reward will be greater than you think 👑👸👑

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thank you so much for those kind words! I'm glad my videos have helped you!

[@emilyribnicky9410]

This little bit of encouragement is so good for my soul!!! I have a feeling this homeschool channel is going to get really popular! 😊

[@non-gmo]

I agree ;) it's very thorough and first hand account. I hate watching homeschool channels where the mom just literally sits in front of the camera and just talks 😆 like show some action or books or something!

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thank you for that compliment! I'm so glad this encouraged you!

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@amberhicks1807]

Just want to drop a note to say that I have really appreciated your videos the past couple months. I only have 4 kids but my oldest is entering high school next year and my youngest has extra needs so the span of what I am teaching has become much bigger. I have gleaned a lot from how you structure your day and how you both include the older kids but also allow space for their higher learning needs.

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thanks so much for taking the time to tell me that! I'm glad to hear!

[@frozenjonesfam]

I backwards lesson plan so I can see what we've accomplished. It helps me stay focused on all that we've done and not on what has been left undone (which is never as much as it seems like it is). So, I write things down as my kids complete them instead of having written plans to complete. Except for my high schoolers...I print out plans each semester and they work through them independently. This video is such a great, real view of what homeschooling looks like in a large family! Love it!

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Yes! I love this...so true! I do a similar method to this in our Morning Time notebook...writing down the pieces/art prints after we study them. There really is something to writing it down afterward that makes you feel more accomplished! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Regina7ish]

Always a pleasure to watch, loved hearing some sound and seeing your handsome youngest son in the end hehe. Interesting to hear and see about the work you're doing outside. I hope you'll catch some of it in your videos. Well done for all the schoolwork this year!

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thank you!!

[@katieb9312]

Love your videos. You’re a wonderful mama and your children are blessed!

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thank you so much!

[@juliequates9529]

I wolf love to see some maps in the morning time notebook. We're going to include new city Catechism as well but i have a book for that.

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Ooh thanks for that input! I use Seterra for all my Geography, but I will keep that in mind because I can see that being a great daily visual. I was actually thinking about adding catechisms this year so that one is on my list!

[@sunshynehill]

@@OurLifeHomeschooling Heidelberg catechism is just beautiful! The first question and response is long but even my 4 and 3 year old memorized it alongside us

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

@@sunshynehill Oh that's so cool! They learn so quickly!

[@annai157]

Really enjoyed this video : ) To make portfolios easier, I put *everything* in the portfolio binder, as it's done. Then, at the end of the year, I simply do any necessary removal and organization, without having to hunt things down, or remember what was done months ago. It serves as both a schoolwork portfolio and an annual scrapbook of sorts - since I put in things like movie tickets and stage play programs, etc. At the end of the year, I prong my typed list of completed work (books read, resources used, etc).

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thank you! I love that idea! Takes some of the pressure off at the end.

[@melodyandhermunchkins6548]

Thank for this great reminder. We will be doing a recap

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

You're welcome!

[@audreymenga6451]

Thank you for sharing It's encouraging, I will do that

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

You're welcome! :)

[@CurioCreativeAgency]

I would love to see a list a list of what curriculum you use.

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

I have this on the blog and you can also see the video I did on this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3iXoWV9aN-hg9Esi=LZ-HESsKGIX4xykV

[@MeggMegs]

I’m very interested in the binders you use with all the memorized works and people and composers and such. Is that a template you made? Is it from a specific curriculum?

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

It's the Morning Time notebook I make and sell on my blog. You can see more about it here. ourlifehomeschooling.com/simple-morning-time-notebook/

[@MeggMegs]

@@OurLifeHomeschooling hurrah! Thank you!

[@juliequates9529]

Also, i think on a previous video you mentioned seterra. Do you purchase the ad free access? How do you have your kids utilize it?

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

We don't purchase anything. I think there may be ads, but from what the kids have mentioned, they are pretty minimal.

[@ninareis8131]

I love your videos! So many big kids! ❤ My children are all little. I have a 6yo, a 5yo, a 3yo, a 1yo and I'm pregnant! Do you have any tips and tricks for homeschooling/homemaking when the kids are small? 😊

[@OurLifeHomeschooling]

Thank you! Congrats on your little blessing! What a precious gift! I did a video on homeschooling when you have all young kids. Here it is if you want to check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGq3i2l6l8-ap68si=uOCzKtgsGSb6GPls