14 min
Homeschool Lesson Planning Made Simple Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill
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Welcome to the Homeschool Better Together Podcast, where we explore where we explore building a joyful homeschool experience for your family. In this episode, host Pam Barnhill provides actionable tips to help make your homeschool planning simpler and more flexible. Pam tackles some common struggles, such as, when life happens and your perfectly laid plans fall apart. Listen in for practical solutions like lesson plan lists, loop schedules, and procedure lists that will help you stay organized without the stress of rigid grids.
These tips are designed to help you create a homeschool plan that adapts to your family's needs, eliminates decision fatigue, and lets you enjoy the journey more. These strategies have been lifesavers for many fellow homeschoolers.
If you're ready to bring joy back into your homeschooling, don’t miss today’s episode. Let's step out of the overwhelm and into the wonder together!
Key Takeaways:
Simplify homeschool planning by using lesson plan lists, where lessons are ordered by subject rather than assigning specific activities to specific days, creating flexibility in case of unexpected interruptions.Adopt loop scheduling to balance subjects and avoid falling behind in one area while getting too far ahead in another, ensuring consistent progress across all subjects.Utilize procedure lists to streamline the curriculum, specifying the steps needed to meet educational goals, thus making the daily execution of lessons straightforward and manageable.Consider focusing more on the joy and wonder of learning rather than strictly adhering to rigid plans, to alleviate the feeling of failure when plans don't go as expected.Create an efficient homeschooling record-keeping method by annotating completed lessons with dates on your lists, eliminating the need for post-hoc filling of grids or records.Enhance engagement through varied activities, such as incorporating books, videos, and interactive tasks, tailored to meet your educational objectives in an enjoyable way for kids.Explore available courses, such as the autopilot planning course, which provide detailed guidance and tools for more effective homeschool planning and execution.
Resources and Links:
Homeschool Better Together Podcast
Wonder World Podcast
Put Your Homeschool On Autopilot
Innovative Loop Schedule
For full show notes and a transcript of today’s episode, head to pambarnhill.com/hsbt5
To join our free homeschool community, you can create an account right here.
Mentioned in this episode:
It's Autopilot Bonus Time!
We are in our annual autopilot bonus period. Purchase Put Your Homeschool Year on Autopilot by June 28th and get our fabulous bonuses. Head to pambarnhill.com/autopilot
Autopilot Bonus
Welcome to the Homeschool Better Together Podcast, where we explore where we explore building a joyful homeschool experience for your family. In this episode, host Pam Barnhill provides actionable tips to help make your homeschool planning simpler and more flexible. Pam tackles some common struggles, such as, when life happens and your perfectly laid plans fall apart. Listen in for practical solutions like lesson plan lists, loop schedules, and procedure lists that will help you stay organized without the stress of rigid grids.
These tips are designed to help you create a homeschool plan that adapts to your family's needs, eliminates decision fatigue, and lets you enjoy the journey more. These strategies have been lifesavers for many fellow homeschoolers.
If you're ready to bring joy back into your homeschooling, don’t miss today’s episode. Let's step out of the overwhelm and into the wonder together!
Key Takeaways:
Simplify homeschool planning by using lesson plan lists, where lessons are ordered by subject rather than assigning specific activities to specific days, creating flexibility in case of unexpected interruptions.Adopt loop scheduling to balance subjects and avoid falling behind in one area while getting too far ahead in another, ensuring consistent progress across all subjects.Utilize procedure lists to streamline the curriculum, specifying the steps needed to meet educational goals, thus making the daily execution of lessons straightforward and manageable.Consider focusing more on the joy and wonder of learning rather than strictly adhering to rigid plans, to alleviate the feeling of failure when plans don't go as expected.Create an efficient homeschooling record-keeping method by annotating completed lessons with dates on your lists, eliminating the need for post-hoc filling of grids or records.Enhance engagement through varied activities, such as incorporating books, videos, and interactive tasks, tailored to meet your educational objectives in an enjoyable way for kids.Explore available courses, such as the autopilot planning course, which provide detailed guidance and tools for more effective homeschool planning and execution.
Resources and Links:
Homeschool Better Together Podcast
Wonder World Podcast
Put Your Homeschool On Autopilot
Innovative Loop Schedule
For full show notes and a transcript of today’s episode, head to pambarnhill.com/hsbt5
To join our free homeschool community, you can create an account right here.
Mentioned in this episode:
It's Autopilot Bonus Time!
We are in our annual autopilot bonus period. Purchase Put Your Homeschool Year on Autopilot by June 28th and get our fabulous bonuses. Head to pambarnhill.com/autopilot
Autopilot Bonus
14 min