How much do you do in the summertime? I've spoken to some homeschool families who keep going, others stop cold turkey, and some are in between.
I'm leaning toward a light summer schedule to keep them in the groove, but nothing too hard-core.
Do you keep going in the Summertime?
Anna Heitkemper says
We were fried at the end of the May, so we have taken the summer off. We have stayed busy with friends, library, yard work and BSA/AHG summer camps. Mom also needed a break this year. I plan to start back up in August after AHG summer camp (last week in July) with “half days” for a week or two. Some of my kids are definitely bored. We go to the library during the summer since during school we don’t seem to have enough time.
Stacy says
We focus on history, English, science during Sept-May. Foreign language, math, and bible are year round at their pace. They can take their time to really understand or get ahead if they want! They need to read for fun in the summer.
Peggy says
We year-round school. Our formal studies end May 30th and start back up the first Monday after the fourth of July. That gives the kids some time “off.” But they start begging for something to do around June 10th, so we choose two classes to start early. It gives them something to do at night in their rooms between go-to-your-room time and dark, and keeps their skills sharp.
Of course, my kids are all self-learners. If I had to TEACH five days a week year round…no way. I’ve set myself up as a learning coach, not as a teacher.
Our Small Hours says
We home schooling year around. The do the same amount of work during the summer than we do the rest of the year. We take breaks as needed depending on what going on in our lives at the time.
Stacey says
I think even keeping them reading, or reading to them, is a wonderful thing to do in summer. Also, if you go on vacation, there are lots of ways to make it fun and educational at the same time! For the oldest, maybe a fun research project for the summer.
Amanda says
After we do our end of year evaluation (as required by my state’s law) we take a couple of weeks off and then do a light schedule over the summer. There are so many other things to do now, but just a little bit of schoolwork keeps their minds engaged and helps prevent the summer slippage.