Simple Tips for Starting New Homeschool Routines

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Oh, my goodness! Starting a new homeschool year can feel like a rollercoaster with its ups and downs. In this episode, I share my favorite strategies to make this transition smoother and more enjoyable. We talk about dealing with that first-week exhaustion and finding the right balance between excitement and routine.

Curious about my secrets for a smoother start? Tune in to hear how small changes, handy reminders, and a bit of night-before prep can make a big difference.

Join our free community at pambarnhill.com/freecommunity for more tips and support from fellow homeschoolers. Share this episode with other homeschooling families to help them have a great start to the new school year.

Key Takeaways:

Strategies for easing into the new school year.
Balancing excitement with routine.
Sneak peek at tips involving small changes, reminders, and night-before prep.
Invitation to join our supportive community for more ideas and support.

Key Resources and Links:

For full show notes and a transcript of today’s episode, head to pambarnhill.com/hsbt16

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Are you ready for homeschooling to feel joyful again?
0:05.4	Do you long for support as you learn alongside your kids?
0:10.3	Welcome to Home School Better Together, a podcast about building a homeschool experience that works for your family.
0:18.2	I'm Pam Barnhill, and it's time to step out of the overwhelm and
0:22.0	into the wonder. Let's do this. Oh my goodness, I tell you that starting a new homeschool year
0:32.5	can feel just a bit like a roller coaster ride. There are all these ups and downs.
0:39.0	But with the right tricks and tips, you can make the transition smoother.
0:45.3	I'm not going to promise you smooth.
0:47.0	And maybe just a little bit more enjoyable.
0:50.0	I mean, it's challenging, but with the right strategies, it can become a seamless part of your
0:55.6	homeschool journey, this transition into the new year. And in this episode, we're going to be
1:01.9	talking about starting small, using reminders, and also my secret trick for getting ahead on my
1:10.4	school day. So when I think back to all of the years,
1:13.5	kind of the collective memory that I have of starting school, most definitely the number one
1:19.4	word that comes to mind is exhaustion, like just being so absolutely tired at the end of the first week or the end of the first couple of
1:29.7	of weeks of going back to school. And so that's something I always plan for now, is I always
1:33.5	plan for, like, not to have a lot of other stuff going on because I know that I'm going to be
1:39.3	tired. The other thing that I always think about when I think about going back to school is that roller coaster, like I mentioned before.
1:47.5	And the reason it's a roller coasters, there's this weird juxtaposition between, oh my gosh, we're so excited to be back to school.
1:55.2	Like, it's a totally new year.
1:56.7	We've got all these new things to study.
1:58.5	It's fabulous.
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