Master a year-round homeschool schedule (make it work for YOU)

[@emilyj8292]

If you have a busy week and need a day a week for coop, working, finishing a masters degree, putting the house back together etc. you can also take 144 or 180 days and spread them out across the year. You can do 36 weeks of school with only 3 or 4 days per week and still have one week holiday in fall, 2 weeks at Christmas, 2 weeks at Easter, and 2 weeks in the Summer. This could also be good for a big family where one day a week can be devoted to science experiments, art projects, field trips, or which ever student just needs a little bit more time and attention that week.

[@simplyconvivial]

That's a great way to do it, too! Until my oldest hit 8th grade, we actually did our 6 weeks on, 1 week off plan with 4 days a week as well.

[@TheChan7]

I didn’t realize taking 6 week breaks in winter and summer is still considered year round homeschooling. I like your 6 weeks on and 1 week off routine. I enjoyed your video 😊

[@amberdunigan7550]

U have intrigued me. Which I’ve played with our schedule this past year, but may have still pushed a little too hard around the holidays and other times. So I’m looking into it more

[@simplyconvivial]

I think the hardest part is knowing whether your kids need the push or whether the desire to push is coming from our own insecurity. We need to work on knowing our goals and principles so we can make confident choices and not push our kids due to our own fears. It's hard!

[@sandraruiz4737]

When you take a break do you break from math as well? I’ve heard some do at least 1 page of math a day no matter what.

[@simplyconvivial]

We do break entirely, actually, and I have found my kids returned to math after a break with more leaps in understanding than when we slogged through relentlessly. Coming back to a thing refreshed is a good tactic.

[@kaitlinfarley9867]

Hey Mystie! Did you do 5 days per week for school or 4?? Thanks!

[@simplyconvivial]

I did school 4 days a week until I had 5 students including a 7th grader, then we had to go to 5, but we were still done soon after lunch - for us, that was better than 4 longer days. When we did 4 days a week, I took Monday off as a Sabbath recovery and week set-up day - I loved it!

[@kaitlinfarley9867]

@@simplyconvivial Thank you! Sounds like you had lots of tips for making homeschool less overwhelming! We have been using Memoria Press which has books set up for you to do Mon-Fri. Any idea on how to change that or 4 days? I just switched one to ACE and that will be much easier to do the 4 days with. It just really messes me up if we aren't on the same day as the instruction manual. lol :P

[@Hopelb]

I tried the 6 weeks of school, 1 week off last year. Mystie, when you start counting backwards, you're including the 1 week off, so three terms of seven weeks? I think my counting was off and we ended right before the holidays mid-term and it threw me off.