Prepping The House For Homeschool
The world is crazy right now. The pandemic known to us all as “Covid” or “Corona” has turned everything that we thought we knew upside down. People who thought they had a steady job, have had to start staying home. Many have lost their jobs and now must rely on the state for help. In other situations, moms or dads are prepping the house for homeschool, as well as take care of the home, work from home, and more. It is a world of adjustments to be made and not all of them are easy.
A New Way of Life
The pandemic has changed everything we know about our life and our situation. We have always known it was important to wash our hands and try to protect ourselves from germs. Now though, it pays to be extra cautious. Obsessively washing hands, wearing masks, and avoiding human contact out of fear that someone may sneeze.
It keeps us home, when we would normally be out eating dinner. It is keeping us home from work if there is a chance we can do so. Schools are unprepared, and our kids are being kept home out of fear. It is a lot of changes in a somewhat short time. And according to most moms, the home school stuff is the hardest. It requires a lot of preparation and a certain amount of commitment that is not always easy.
Prepping for Home School
As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. Ask any parent and they will tell you the same thing. However, teaching kids at home to work out complex math problems, algebra, how to read and write perfectly: its a bit different.
You need computers, you need work stations or desks, you need to have a lesson plan or lesson ideas that can teach, and you must also have a good knowledge of what you are trying to teach your child. You can keep learning fun with games. Perhaps use a tabletop dice tray and implement it into teaching little ones to count? You could also use it to play with sight words, ABCs, and more.
Science experiments with kids is always fun. You should look online to discover ideas. Pens, pencils, paper, etc are also things that you will want to make sure you have a lot of. Printer ink is also a good choice so you can print out lessons from your school if needed.
Support for Parents
Depending on the school option you feel is best for your child, you may get help with books and other supplies as well. Not all schools are making that offer, but many of them are. If yours doesn’t, there are Facebook groups, websites, and other places you can go to find out what is required of you during these challenging times.
The big thing is to remember that you are not alone in this. There are families from coast to coast and even in other countries who are going through the exact same challenges today that you are. Together, we can all get through it and come out better on the other side of this pandemic.