ORGANIZING Your HOMESCHOOL For Beginners | Where To Start | Homeschool Mom Organization

[@hellionchik]

Reverse planning has been my life saver! I am NOT a planner, I get so stressed out when the plan changes and then I feel totally unprepared and unable to adapt. By having a loose structure and routine, and just writing down what we did instead of what I hope to do, I'm seeing that we're actually accomplishing a lot more and my kids are leading the process more which saves me extra time and worry!

[@einfach_mama_tina]

Oh! Writing down the Lessons per Subject and crossing them out after they're done is such a great idea! Thank you for that!

[@purityrefinedbyfire]

You just saved my sanity! Thank you!!!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Glad I could help!

[@emmahammond741]

I need this checklist!

[@kaceymckenzie3051]

Erin, you are officially my favorite homeschooling mom! I've watched so many different approaches and now I can't stop binging your videos. You have brought relief and confidence to me. Thank you so much. My kids and I loved your homeschool cart video and will absolutely be using many of the tips and tools you've shared. Keep up the amazing work and God Bless! ❤

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Aww, thanks for the kind words! ☺️ So glad my videos have been helpful! ❤️

[@faithhomeschool2789]

Absolutely agree. You are such a blessing

[@allisonward6621]

Can you make the checklist available that you mentioned in this video? We can switch our own kids names...I think that looks awesome!

[@OperationJennifer]

Yes please :)

[@emilylakebrink7363]

Love your channel! Would you consider making your weekly plan (the one you laminated and your kids mark off) a printable?

[@millyg226]

As a first time homeschooler, can't tell you how much your videos have been a blessing.. 🙌 for reverse planning and yay for road to 10k subscribers.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thanks so much for the encouragement! ❤️

[@millyg226]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler Always a pleasure to watch your videos..and when I see Naya I 😃.

[@KiranaChannel87]

I need to fix our schedules.

[@Jfonner09]

I’m so glad I found you! I am getting ready to begin homeschooling and some of these spreadsheets and elaborate planning videos out here have been stressing me out! Seeing your block schedule and some of your other content has given me SO MUCH peace!

[@goingtheextramile0]

I always find that being organized before the school year starts really helps me to get everything done

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Absolutely!!

[@goingtheextramile0]

Yes being organized is sooo important to us 😀

[@SummerMeyers]

All about reverse planning because I feel awful if I don't do everything on a preplanned list. 😅 I'm also a very relaxed homeschooler and reverse planning really helps keeping track of what ever accomplished. Win! Great video with good tips! 💕💕

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

For sure! I hate that feeling of not getting done what you had planned to do. This way is so much less stressful (and easier too! 😉).

[@TheHomeschoolSweetSpot]

Love love love reverse planning. Like You, if I needed to do a detailed plan for the year I’d be totally freaking out!!

[@bearhilladventures]

I love this! I was thinking of doing a similar video but you nailed it! I'd rather just recommend people watch this! I wish I could have learned these tips when I was starting out, instead I fell into a similar style with time. My kids are still a bit younger than some of yours so I'm excited to continue learning from you. Thank you!

[@marissaoverson9518]

This is very helpful! Do you have a pdf for your weekly plan?

[@EricaLucasLoves]

Came over from Pursuing Peace. ❤️

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

👋🏼 Welcome! Glad you stopped by!

[@laceyhenry4617]

Thank you for all your videos. Learning so much from you! Homeschooling 2 of my boys full time and homeschooling 2 of my boys (one is in HS now so he is a lot more independent) part time with a UMS. (And then a little toddler boy running around!) Appreciate what you share ❤️

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

My pleasure!

[@josey9728]

Could you do a video on unschooling? Maybe I missed it looking thru your videos. I'd be super interested in seeing how it works for your family.

[@marquetteboyz2469]

Would you be willing to share your kids daily checklist and a blank template like you did with your loop and block? Thank you for these!

[@katiewashburn1405]

THANK YOU for sharing!! Been waiting for this video! Very helpful, appreciate it!!💖

[@Piecesofjoyfulness]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@toriwill5967]

Always love your content!!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thanks, Tori!

[@annaramponi4505]

oh! we sponsor children through World Vision too !!! and i used to run for Team World Vision. way to go !!! xo, melissa

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Love it! ❤️

[@karenkinder6923]

Thank you 😊 You are so helpful ☺

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You’re so welcome!

[@melanieturner5665]

You mentioned in a most recent video that you found math was too teacher intense and you are switching back to Texting Textbooks. Could you do a video comparing the 2 options? This will be our first year & I'm trying to choose between the 2. I appreciate your videos!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

That's on my content schedule for April. :)

[@Sunflower-vi2lo]

Thank you!

[@yakelindaniel9809]

I’m loving all your videos.❤️.And I love that you grab a little from every type of schooling and integrate it i to your homeschool. Would you be able to do a video on your top reference books that you suggest for new homeschoolers to always have🤩

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I’d have to think on that one, but definitely off the top of my head, “Teaching From Rest” by Sarah Mackenzie, “The Call of the Wild + Free” by Ainsley Arment and “Brave Learner” by Julie Bogart have been instrumental in developing my homeschooling philosophy. ❤️

[@yakelindaniel9809]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler thank you!!!❤️

[@Hijabisbeautiful23]

This video has helped me sooooo much!!! Thank you!! ❤️ New Subscriber!!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

So glad to hear that! ❤️ Welcome! 👋🏼

[@veronicageorge7982]

I'm in WA too!

[@chinweu13]

Thank you for sharing this because it made things so much easier. I will be homeschooling my 6 year old starting this June (where she would have been in 1st grade). I was wondering what cores to put in her schedule. My cores planned are math, language arts and reading and Spanish because she loves learning Spanish. I did add history and science as electives for 2 days a week but am wondering if her schedule will be too much. I just want to make sure she is having fun learning, after all she LOVES learning.

[@chinweu13]

I need everything to be very simple from planning the day to the type of curriculum we use

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

So glad to hear that! Sounds like you have a great plan ready! I hope you enjoy your learning and growing together! ❤️

[@mariabartoszuk2047]

Thank you for all the tips on how to begin. My oldest of three is only starting preschool this year but I'm already trying to absorb all the good advice from more experienced homeschooling moms and figuring out what I feel will work for us in the upcoming years. Did you do a lot organized things with your kids before the kindergarten age? I'm trying to keep things simple but some days I already feel anxious that we're not "doing enough".

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You are way ahead of where I was at that time! I have never done anything very structured with any of my kids at that age. One of the biggest hurdles we have to get over is the understanding that learning happens all the time and we don’t have to force it or regiment it into certain times or even certain ways. Especially for littles. Keep it focused on having fun while exploring different letters & sounds, shapes and colors, and numbers & counting. Read books together, play games, explore outside. That’s it! Enjoy your time together! ❤️

[@mariabartoszuk2047]

Thank you so much. That's very reassuring. It's hard sometimes when family and friends keep asking "so when is she finally going to school?" regarding only a 3yo. I'm currently reading the books from the summer book series, and they are helping so much. I'm so happy I found your channel.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

@@mariabartoszuk2047 It might help to look into things like the school system in Finland where they don’t even start school until age 7 and they rank at the top for education around the world. There are no studies showing that beginning education earlier is helpful. It’s actually shows the opposite with starting formalized education earlier being more of a detriment. It all goes back to you being educated yourself about the actual information and holding to your own beliefs about why you are choosing this path so you don’t get bothered by what other people think. Check out the book “Dumbing Us Down” by John Taylor Gatto. ☺️

[@PursuingPeace]

SO GOOD Erin!!!! 👏👏👏 Loved this! I think it's funny we both had BUG issues during filming. 🤣 All your tips are so great and easy to duplicate! So great! ❤ Thanks for doing this collab with me! 😁

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

So many flies! 🙅🏼‍♀️😂 Loved doing this with you!

[@msacres4350]

Great information! Thank you. We are new to homeschooling and you mentioned that in Washington State you are required to teach 180 days. I also live in Washington State and was wondering if you could point me to that requirement or law. I know we are required to meet the same hours as private school which is 1,000 hours but I didn’t know it had to be over 180 days.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You bet. State law is 180 days or 1000 hours of instruction. Homeschooling definitely does not take 1000 hours to complete all the work, with perhaps the exception of some high school curriculum. You can find more details for all the states at HSLDA. Here’s a link for the WA laws including required subjects. hslda.org/post/how-to-comply-with-washingtons-homeschool-law

[@msacres4350]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler Thank you for the reply. This is very helpful. Today was our first day of school which went great. Happy Homeschooling.

[@juliequates9529]

So helpful thank you. We have to pause our math especially so I don't get the satisfaction of checking off the box everyday. But I have to be ok with that. Y'all have full days, do you need to limit out of the house commitments to help? I feel like even just a couple things out of the house each week really throws us off! Thank you for your concise videos!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Yes, we definitely limit out of the home commitments during the week. We try to only have 1 thing (maybe 2 if we’re in a good groove and it’s worth it! 😉) going at a time. But our days are flexible and we’re relaxed enough that if something comes up that is more important, I’m ok pausing what we’re doing to take care of that.

[@constancejackson7986]

Hey I actually caught it on time not weeks or month later. New sub here. Can someone help me find curriculums for kindergarten and preschool? That seems to be where I am really struggling.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

The Peaceful Press has an amazing Preschool (and elementary) curriculum that is a wonderful gentle approach. Here’s a link to what we’re using for Kindergarten. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJqXnJWnaqt0p6c

[@constancejackson7986]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler oh my goodness thank you so much! Super helpful.

[@logosrhemalego]

Hi Erin. For your boy who is on Singapore Math level 6, how much work does he do daily from the workbook? Does he do the Intensive Practice books? My daughter is on a same curriculum but currently on 5b Intensive Practice. She can manage these problems but sometimes takes a lot time just to do three pages of it, for example, and, on those days, she been having hard time following up on her daily routine. We have been trying so hard all this summer to figure this out.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

We just do one lesson per day in the US Edition workbooks. I don’t have the Intensive practice books. Personally, I’m not a big fan of doing endless worksheets if I know my kids understand the concept. I prefer to keep it simple and move on when they’re ready. ☺️

[@myriprap]

What kind of personal planner do you use?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I wish I was good with planners, but it’s just not my thing. 😅 I don’t use any.

[@myriprap]

@TheEclecticHomeschooler you showed a planner in your video. Just wondering what kind it was.

[@369love17]

Do you have a recommendation for school books for a 10th grader. I am having a hard time finding any. Thanks

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

What kind of school books?

[@369love17]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler language arts, math, science. Everything I am finding is online and I would like to stick to text books. Thanks

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

@@369love17 Check out Christian Book Distributors. www.christianbook.com There are a lot of options out there! We really like Apologia for science. My son is doing Physical Science from them this year and really likes it so far. He is using WriteShop for language arts/writing and it’s been good so far too. Both of those are high school level.

[@369love17]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler I’ll check it out thank you! ✨

[@SAMMIESHANE]

where Did you get your planner

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I found it on clearance and Hobby Lobby and customized it to work for me. ☺️

[@aizzamoque5569]

I want home school my 5 year old but I feel so overwhelmed with the all informal out there

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You can do it!! We often make it feel much harder than it needs to be! Kindergarten is so much more play than "school work!" Check out this video I made about homeschooling the little years: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp2wk6dogcSIf8U Best wishes!!