Mr. Dad and Mrs. Mom: Homeschooling 101

From Parents to Teachers

It hit you like no other…one day you had your normal day job along with your job of being a parent. Then suddenly you’re hit with a third completely unexpected job…home school teacher. That’s right..a teacher. One job  that you probably feel totally unprepared for and lost. How are you suppose to juggle your job (if you’re potentially still working), attempting to control chaos, keep your home straight and orderly as well as teach your students on content that you haven’t thought about since you were in school? Throughout this post I’ll drop a few tips and tricks to help lessen your daily chaos.

Setting a Schedule

In means to help you keep your sanity I highly suggest setting a schedule for not only your kids but for you as well. A schedule has the ability to help you hold a sense of consistency and normality. Through utilizing a schedule you will feel a sense of ease rush through your home. Your children are used to a daily routine and schedule during their regularly programmed school days so implementing a schedule at home should be a breeze. The question is what should the schedule look like that is both beneficial and realistic? Because lets be honest…kids are crazy and throwing in a new dynamic of school at home doesn’t help but nevertheless we shall persevere for the sake of our sanity.

Obviously these schedules can be used a simple guides to set your own or feel free to utilize the ones I’ve created!

Time to Shine… Teaching Kids Resourceful Skills

You’re stuck at home 24 hours a day with your kids with no where to go. What should you do? That’s easy! Introduce your children to a world of practical life skills that will be fun for them and can also be very helpful for you. I mean lets be honest, with all these extra little bodies and hands hanging around why not make them useful? These are skills that your child can carry throughout their entire lives and be especially helpful to you through these trying times with extra hands to get things done. Through the practical use of free time you are able to introduce your child to life skills such as:

Self Care

Nine times out of ten parents get so caught up in trying to keep control of the chaos that they neglect their personal care and health. How do you expect to take the absolute best care of your children if you don’t feel your absolute best? That’s right, you don’t! Your self care matters! Now I know what you’re all saying… I don’t have time or I’m to busy or the infamous…. I’ll do it later (knowing darn well you won’t). So the real question is…

what self care tactics are easy and quick but also meaningful for me?

The answer to that is simple. Self care isn’t something that is intended to be stressful, it’s actually quite the opposite. Self-care can be as simple as sitting on your front porch and enjoying your morning coffee (or tea, whatever your preference may be) while everyone in your house is still peacefully asleep. Self-care can also be as complex as locking your self in the bathroom leaving your significant other to fend off the grumpy, sleepy children on their own while you enjoy a nice long bath with your favorite face mask. Oh, and don’t front to have music playing to drown out the pleas of your significant other. Nonetheless, whatever you do just do it for YOU and enjoy it.

Resources

Thought your child’s teachers may have given you additional resources to fend through these trying times I’m posting a few more just to help you out.

Learning at Home and Free Educational Resources for Distance Learning

Make learning at home easy with our list of free educational resources, printable worksheets and activities. Keep kids engaged when they aren’t in school.

Learning Resources is not only a great site to buy educational toys and materials but it’s also a great site to go to for tips and tricks about distance learning!

20 Online Learning Resources to Get You through Coronavirus School Closures

The current wave of school closures across the United States are leading parents and teachers to search for quality educational activities and online resources for children and students of all ages to continue learning at home.

Swing Education is a great resource that provides teachers, students and parents resources they need to survive unexpected crisis’ such as COVID-19.

Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus | Child Mind Institute

News of the coronavirus COVID-19 is everywhere, from the front page of all the papers to the playground at school. Many parents are wondering how to bring up the epidemic in a way that will be reassuring and not make kids more worried than they already may be.

Child Mind Institute provide hundreds upon thousands of resources and help for families experiencing traumatic events, alcohol/drug abuse, divorce, military families, etc.