I still have kids in elementary school, so independent learning is not something we’ve achieved yet (though my oldest can sometimes do math independently which blows my mind!). However, I will say that when I hit a mental roadblock in homeschooling over the winter and knew that if we didn’t change things I’d put them in school, I started checklists for each kid and it was AMAZING. Even though they still needed me for most of it, knowing what was coming and letting them choose what to do next off the list eliminated a ton of frustration.
I still have kids in elementary school, so independent learning is not something we’ve achieved yet (though my oldest can sometimes do math independently which blows my mind!). However, I will say that when I hit a mental roadblock in homeschooling over the winter and knew that if we didn’t change things I’d put them in school, I started checklists for each kid and it was AMAZING. Even though they still needed me for most of it, knowing what was coming and letting them choose what to do next off the list eliminated a ton of frustration.
Checklists were a major game changer for us too! Such a simple thing, but it really keeps them and me on track!!