Spring Is Coming

For many of us, this time of year can be a bit of a struggle. You may be feeling cabin fever if your yard is still buried under piles of snow, or you are wallowing in rain-soaked fields. Whatever your outside environment may be, many homeschoolers find their vision blurred and their strength waning at this time of year. 

Hang in there!  Spring is coming and the finish line for this school year is almost within reach.  So what do you do to get over the hump?

First of all, take a break from academics.  Declare a game day, if you can't get out of the house, or take a field trip if you can escape.  You can play educational games, but the importance is PLAY.  Pack a picnic and eat it in the family room or cook hotdogs in the fireplace or woodburning stove.  Step outside your "norm" for a day or two to reset your mind.

Take the opportunity to consider your school year.  What has worked?  What is lacking?  In what areas do each of your children still need focused help?  These will be the basis for planning for next year, and it's helpful to take notes while it is fresh in your mind.  If your local homeschool convention is coming soon, look in the right column of this blog to find my Convention Survival Guide.  Go to your convention with a plan and purpose so that you are able to come away with your needs met rather than just being tossed to and fro by a full schedule of speakers and an equally full lineup of vendors in the exhibit hall.

And have you begun to feel the growing anticipation of a new Sonlight Curriculum catalog?  It won't be long before that valuable resource will arrive in your mailbox.  I'll let you in on a secret ... the catalog will be available online before it shows up in print.  If you a really eager to see what's coming for this year, keep an eye on the Sonlight website.

Questions - aren't there always?  You can contact me at klutman@sonlight.com and I will be glad to provide answers.