There is a graphic that floats around online about the phases of the school year for new teachers. There is so much truth in it and I wish I had seen it when I was a first year teacher. After observing homeschoolers and being a homeschooler for a number of years, I’ve come to the conclusion that many of the same phases occur not just for new homeschoolers but almost all homeschoolers every single year.
There are real phases of the homeschool year that are fairly easy to predict. Part of that is due to the fact that every year of homeschooling is different. Teachers often stay at the same grade level so there is some sense of continuity. For homeschoolers, it’s different grades and different needs every year.
Real Phases of the Homeschool Year
I decided to create The Real Phases of the Homeschool Year and then put it into a pretty printable.
I hope you will download the free PDF at the end of the post and put it in your homeschool materials where you will see it again. When you are hitting the low points of the year that inevitably come, pull it out and realize what you are experiencing is not unique to you.
You are not a failure. You are not some odd mom who can’t make it work. Homeschooling can be a series of invigorating highs and numbing lows.
Just seeing the upward sweep will help you know that it will get better. You will get through the dark days of the winter. Your children are learning. The spring will come and you’ll be ready to do it again!
Download the Printable
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Click here: The Real Phases of the Homeschool Year
If you are planning your homeschool year, you may want to visit my Homeschool Planning Help page. You may also enjoy my Back-to-Homeschool Help hub with planning encouragement, relaxed homeschooling posts, and free printables.
