I thought I had it all figured out, all prepared, organized and ready to go for our official 1st grade homeschool week. I had the workboxes set up, had lessons planned, pulled, copies made for the 1st month. I had a lesson pulled for my preschooler and activities pulled and placed in workboxes for my 4 and 2 year old.
The baby now at 7 months is sleeping less so when we did Kindergarden he was sleeping ALOT more, I ultilized that time plus my 2 year old daughter sleeping in till at least 10:00 AM to do homeschool.
Our 1st day was Tuesday – what a complete train wreck! Let’s just say I cried! Utterly fusterated. Not with my 6 year old but my 4 and 2 year old, they did some of the activities I pulled for them but only for a few seconds at a time then wanted something else to do. This went on for an hour and a half. My 1st grader was fusterated because this was new curriculum to him and he needed my attention. Then there is the baby who is such a mama’s boy and wants to be help almost every second and cries when he’s not held.
Day 2 (Wednesday) got better, I gave my 1st grader the “easier” curriculum that he didn’t need me explaining to him while I sat and did our Ocean Preschool pack (Homeschool Creations) for my 4 year old and did Our Ocean Tot Pack (1+1+1=1) for my 2 year old.
Day 3 (today) – nightmare! I wound up sending the kids upstairs to play while I sat with my 1st grader. I had to do 1/2 of our homeschool this morning and the other 1/2 while my 2 year old napped. So there would be less distractions.
The activities I give my little ones should last longer, I refuse to put the t.v. on while my oldest homeschool’s. In a few weeks I will be starting letter of the week with my 4 year old so I am hoping this will calm him down and sit at the table with us but then there is the wild and crazy 2 year old.
Please someone tell me it will get better, any suggestions are welcomed! Each day I am crying out to The Lord for help but I think the enemy is attacking me greatly and at times I feel burdened. I didn’t have this problem for Kindergarden and for the summer we did math, Bible, handwriting and reading but now 1st grade subjects have increased.
Moms what do you do if you have a large family, how do you organize your time, what do you do with the little ones?
Speak Your Mind