There can be a number of reasons why your child is unable to attend regular school for a while and may need to be homeschooled. Maybe there was a job change that involved a move for the family, or the child had been ill and couldn’t attend regular school.
It could be because the child is adverse to desk work and unable to sit down and study in regular school or there are gaps in their education that the school is unable to cover. The reason for taking on temporary homeschooling do not matter, what matters is that you meet the child’s current educational needs.
Do Education Differently
You know you have just a season or a year of homeschooling to do, so why should you recreate a regular school like classroom at home? Instead do things differently by taking your child out on road trips, visits to museums, art galleries, concerts and more. Each experience will open new vistas for your homeschool student, giving him a better understanding of the world.
Focus on the Core Subjects
There’s no need to go crazy doing everything. Just focus on the core subjects that your child would have worked on in regular school in the given grade. You can do some research online or get a teacher to share what educational skills they need to master at the current grade level to keep a target for yourself. Once you know what your homeschool student needs to learn, set up study material for it. Make it available to your student.
Have a Goal Split Up into a Series of Steps
Once you have the bigger picture about what your homeschool students needs to cover during the temporary homeschooling phase, create a step wise checklist for the end goal. This will allow you to have a “to- do” list of a kind, that keeps you on track for the time you spend homeschooling. It’s a good road map to have when you can easily get distracted by other things. This way you can keep ticking things off the checklist when you get them done.
