Make sure you give this video a thumbs up if you found it helpful! Your feedback keeps me going! ❤🤗 What ways have you discovered this year to help make HOMESCHOOL FUN?! How is your year going?!
I’m struggling with, Am I teaching her enough daily. I know she’s only 5 so I only have her attention span for about 35-40min at a time. Therefore it seems we’re doin school off and on all day long and she’s getting burned out. I don’t feel like I’m ever doing “enough”!🤷♀️yet I feel like I’m aggravating her constantly trying to sneak teach her things. Idk 🤷♀️sorry for venting! Thanks again Erin B
Mama, vent anytime! She's only 5? Sweet mama....soak up life right now! 30-40 is all she really needs! She is learning through life, every day! You are doing a great job, mama! You are doing enough!!!! My biggest regret was doing too much, too early. It was totally a thing around here and we wasted too many days...too many tears. Embrace your time with your baby girl!🤗💗🤗💗🤗 YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!
I love embracing the flexibility of homeschool. We can work on concepts longer if needed and I don’t have to stress about being “behind”. I go with my kids’ attitudes. I read them. If I can see the flustered feelings/overwhelm start to come up, I make them take a break! That small amount of awareness is so huge and prevents so many tears 🧡
Yes! Your words are spot on! Being aware makes a huge difference! Those days I try to push to "get it all done," are the days I need to pause and be aware!
This is the area I struggle with the most! My mindset is always to get school done so I can get my other stuff done...I feel like there’s no time for anything else. Or some days by the time we get school done we’re all too frazzled to play with each other! I’m just not that “fun” mom....I don’t even know how to begin. Your advice was great, I just don’t know how to fit it in here. I don’t know how to turn myself off sometimes...
Mama, I am with you. My mind runs the same way...I promise! But again, it doesn't have to be a huge thing! Simply taking a walk, watching a movie together, doing a puzzle, playing a game, cooking dinner together! Anything and everything! Don't be so hard on yourself! You are doing a great job! Maybe start small...once a week, try something new? Just once a week to start, you know?! 🤗🤗🤗💗
I just want to say, that I appreciate what you do on your channel so much!! I’m a new homeschooling Mom, I’ve always thought about homeschooling, but COVID finally made me do it. You are an inspiration and I want to thank you for all your Christ-like heart and soul you put in to your videos, it totally shows! You are giving courage to not only homeschooling moms, but moms everywhere!! ❤️
Since it snowed here yesterday, my boys were all about Christmas so I let them decorate for Christmas and we did all the normal Christmas things, baking, crafting, dancing, singing, it was great. I'm not a year long Christmas celebrator, so it stretched me to go with it and I'm so glad I did.
Thank you for this video. I was thinking you were going to give some elaborate ways to make homeschool fun, but you kept it simple and doable and I feel so encouraged by your video.
I love every video you create. You speak exactly what I need to hear. I tend to over think and over complicated things. And I love how you remind me to focus on what is truly important and that I don’t need to do ALL the things. I need to focus more on joy not how many things I can check of a list! Thank you!!
Jolene! 🤗😭🤗 We all need these reminders! We do! They are all things I have been reminded of over the course of our homeschool journey! We are all on a path of discovery. Every single day is a new opportunity! Have a blessed day, mama!
I am sure someone prob already commented this, but w your puzzle look into getting a roll up puzzle mat! You can roll it all up and move it then when you are ready to work on it again, you get it out, unroll it and keep going!
I've found that undivided attention adds a lot of fun. Making sure to put away the phone, turn off the tv and devices, and creating quality time while learning and playing. It makes such a huge difference.
"One fun thing" is a key part of my usual homeschool routine. I think it makes a lot of difference to have some little fun extra, some little celebratory element woven throughout our days. This is such wise advice, Jamie! The BIG moments and the LITTLE moments, all put together, that's what make up life and all the good memories.
A girl asked me the other day if I liked homeschool...I said not typically, but I do it bc I want to be the main one influencing my children and she totally understood. Thank you for this video! God bless you :)
I know your a busy momma, but I just wanted to say thank you for making the time to be a guide for us new homeschooling mommas. You help us keep going and do better xoxo
I’m new to your channel but you just jumped up the list to one of my favorites just alone in your comment “my kids don’t always want to do school”. I think this goes with comparing yourself to others but I feel like in all the homeschool mom videos I’ve never heard anyone say that. It makes me feel SO much better. Some of that pressure comes from feeling like “other kids like their homeschooling, why do mine complain about doing work?”. Thank you so much for that. I will try to go into our days with the goal of “make one this fun.” :)
I am so happy that you're here!!! Sweet mama, I think that is the reality of it and I feel it is so important to be transparent and real! There are so many new homeschool moms out there needing advice and guidance and that last thing I want to portray is that we live in a fantasy land! This is reality! 🤗💗🤗💗 I sure appreciate your sweet words! I hope you have a wonderful day!
I absolutely love your videos! Homeschooling has been on my heart for years and due to covid I finally have the chance to do it! I hasn't started as smoothly as I had hoped but your videos have helped so much by not only tips and ideas, but putting things in perspective and helping me "give myself grace" on those hard days! Please keep these great videos coming and thank you for doing what you do! ❤
Ammie! Your words....sweet friend! I sincerely appreciate you. You are doing a great job mama....even on the days when it doesn't feel like it. I know those days all to well! It is a journey of mountains and valleys for sure. Just flow with it as best you can! Today is a new day!!!! I am so glad that you are finally getting an opportunity to follow your heart, sweet mama! Many blessings to you and your family! ❤
CONNECTION 💗💗💗🙌🏼 Yes, Jamie! Very well said! I am finishing up my video on the same topic... connection is vital yet we must be intentional to actually make it happen😌 Love ya,friend.
Your videos bring a great deal of perspective and focus to my days. We try to incorporate things our teenage boys are interested in, and also give them time to do delight learning each day.
I am sorry that it has been a tough week. We all can relate to those times in different ways! You aren't alone, friend! You are doing a great job!!!❤❤❤🤗
I thank you for your introductory words, I thought I was the only struggling. I don’t want to frustrate my children or me. I want to do my best… I’m doing my best but sometimes it’s not enough. I want ideas so we can enjoy more and struggle less, if you know what I mean. Thank you.
We have been doing the distance learning option this year. My daughters and I were just talking earlier about some fun things we can do this upcoming semester. We have enjoyed our time together this year. Sure the year has been different but we have had some great times.
I agree...even when I don't "feel" like making extra time or doing some intentional I still make that time. Our time is going to the playground before or after school sometimes both 😂 just to get a break and get some fresh air...exercise etc. It def makes a difference in our day 👍 and I'm always glad that I pushed thru my feelings to do it. AND sometimes it acts as a great motivation for the kids to get their work done 😂 so many possibilities LOL
Greetings from Indonesia. I'm diagnosed with breast cancer stage 3B in the middle of my 2nd year of homeschooling my daughter. She's 9yo now. Since then I enrolled her to a non-formal school which runs the same curriculum as mine. Now that I have to go through radiotherapy sessions out of town, I have to bring her with me. She continues her online sessions from Mon-Fri 30-45 min/day. I'm kinda lost, I feel lethargic, I give up as soon as I feel she's not interested in studying/memorising. The struggle is real. Need to work on that awareness part. Thank you for sharing this💐
Your videos are so relatable and encouraging. I watched your other video about not comparing and I was telling my friend that i don't compare to others but I compare to my old homeschool. (I homeschooled my children and now I am raising my grandson and homeschooling again) and I get discouraged because we are great at the basics but I used to do fun stuff all the time. My friend reminded me that my life is different now. I am doing the sungle mom thing, running a daycare so that i can stay home with my little man, and homeschooling. I cant do things the same way I did when i was a stay at hone homeschool mom. My logical brain understands that but my heart is sad. Thank you for always encouraging and reminding us that every day is different and that's okay.
Loved this video! Thank you for sharing. Being intentional with my time has been something I am working on. I have a hard time planning FUN. I lean toward being spontaneous with it. I feel out the morning vibe and move accordingly. Sometimes I start my mornings off with a bike ride, go to park to play , or walk around the neighborhood and we take turns playing eye spy with my little eye. It has been great to get moving 1st thing in the morning. My kids get their energy out then we fuel up on snacks. Sometimes when things are starting to go crooked we take Cookie breaks. Instant smiles and is an easy way to get back on track. Sometimes it is just playing a game or doing a puzzle as mentioned. Even just making a meal together. I have to say starting mornings off with something fun has made a HUGE difference. I have a 12, 6, 5, year old.. the age gap sometimes is a challenge when trying to find something my 12 year old will enjoy. Our kids want and need our undivided attention. It is truely those times they do remember. We find fun in the littlest things when we focus on eachother without distractions. It is amazing to see and feel the connections in those moments. That is when we all agree we had the most fun. 🥳
I have three boys, too, just a bit younger than yours so I really appreciate your videos! One really easy thing we’ve done to add some fun to our homeschool - read a Jack Prelutsky poem every other day or so. It doesn’t take long at all, we can do it without even leaving the table, and it usually has my boys laughing! Now we have our own little family inside joke phrases like “you measure with an octopus” and “the moon is made of chocolate pudding”. They don’t make any sense to others, but they make us giggle. 😆
One thing we have done this week to “mix things up a bit” is having class on the front deck. The weather has been so beautiful here in Oklahoma so I decided to take “class” outside. And I’ve kept it a little lighter then usual as well. We’ve done read-alouds, musical multiplication, flash cards, nature walks around our property, art with Art Fir Kids Hub.......just some basic chill class time 💜
I really enjoyed this. It’s important to remember to be fun! Even though I struggle so much sometimes to keep the energy up. And, I’ve never heard the term homeschool burn out but oh my gosh YEP it’s a thing!!
Jenny, I appreciate you sweet friend! Your kind words mean more to me than you know! Sharing the ups, downs, ins... outs...all of it. Our homeschool journey...that's what I am here for. Have a beautiful day, mama!
@@SimplyLivingIt thank you for considering me a friend because you have no idea how much you have encouraged me especially this week. Even sermons have not encouraged me like you have this week.
Awesome reminder and topic! I just finished the book Memory Making Mom by Jessica Smartt and it was about just this. So relatable, inspiring and well written. Check it out!
Make sure you give this video a thumbs up if you found it helpful! Your feedback keeps me going! ❤🤗
What ways have you discovered this year to help make HOMESCHOOL FUN?! How is your year going?!
I’m struggling with, Am I teaching her enough daily. I know she’s only 5 so I only have her attention span for about 35-40min at a time. Therefore it seems we’re doin school off and on all day long and she’s getting burned out. I don’t feel like I’m ever doing “enough”!🤷♀️yet I feel like I’m aggravating her constantly trying to sneak teach her things. Idk 🤷♀️sorry for venting!
Thanks again
Erin B
Mama, vent anytime! She's only 5? Sweet mama....soak up life right now! 30-40 is all she really needs! She is learning through life, every day! You are doing a great job, mama! You are doing enough!!!! My biggest regret was doing too much, too early. It was totally a thing around here and we wasted too many days...too many tears. Embrace your time with your baby girl!🤗💗🤗💗🤗 YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!
Thanks so much🥺☺️your so sweet! And “will do”, I will deff take that advice!💗
I love embracing the flexibility of homeschool. We can work on concepts longer if needed and I don’t have to stress about being “behind”. I go with my kids’ attitudes. I read them. If I can see the flustered feelings/overwhelm start to come up, I make them take a break! That small amount of awareness is so huge and prevents so many tears 🧡
Yes! Your words are spot on! Being aware makes a huge difference! Those days I try to push to "get it all done," are the days I need to pause and be aware!
Thank you so much for this. Leaening to slow down and enjoy being with our kids is so much more important than anything else.
This is the area I struggle with the most! My mindset is always to get school done so I can get my other stuff done...I feel like there’s no time for anything else. Or some days by the time we get school done we’re all too frazzled to play with each other! I’m just not that “fun” mom....I don’t even know how to begin. Your advice was great, I just don’t know how to fit it in here. I don’t know how to turn myself off sometimes...
Mama, I am with you. My mind runs the same way...I promise! But again, it doesn't have to be a huge thing! Simply taking a walk, watching a movie together, doing a puzzle, playing a game, cooking dinner together! Anything and everything! Don't be so hard on yourself! You are doing a great job! Maybe start small...once a week, try something new? Just once a week to start, you know?! 🤗🤗🤗💗
I just want to say, that I appreciate what you do on your channel so much!! I’m a new homeschooling Mom, I’ve always thought about homeschooling, but COVID finally made me do it. You are an inspiration and I want to thank you for all your Christ-like heart and soul you put in to your videos, it totally shows! You are giving courage to not only homeschooling moms, but moms everywhere!! ❤️
Since it snowed here yesterday, my boys were all about Christmas so I let them decorate for Christmas and we did all the normal Christmas things, baking, crafting, dancing, singing, it was great. I'm not a year long Christmas celebrator, so it stretched me to go with it and I'm so glad I did.
Thank you for being REAL! I relate 100%.
🤗🤗🤗 ALWAYS, mama! 💕
Thank you for this video. I was thinking you were going to give some elaborate ways to make homeschool fun, but you kept it simple and doable and I feel so encouraged by your video.
Haha! Nope, simple and real is how I roll! Maybe someday I'll have a super fun and creative video to share with you all...but for now- real life! 😂😍😍😍
I love every video you create. You speak exactly what I need to hear. I tend to over think and over complicated things. And I love how you remind me to focus on what is truly important and that I don’t need to do ALL the things. I need to focus more on joy not how many things I can check of a list! Thank you!!
Jolene! 🤗😭🤗
We all need these reminders! We do! They are all things I have been reminded of over the course of our homeschool journey! We are all on a path of discovery. Every single day is a new opportunity! Have a blessed day, mama!
I am sure someone prob already commented this, but w your puzzle look into getting a roll up puzzle mat! You can roll it all up and move it then when you are ready to work on it again, you get it out, unroll it and keep going!
I've found that undivided attention adds a lot of fun. Making sure to put away the phone, turn off the tv and devices, and creating quality time while learning and playing. It makes such a huge difference.
Undivided attention is a good one...with each kiddo specifically! Thank you for reminding me of that! My boys love getting 1 on 1 time!
"One fun thing" is a key part of my usual homeschool routine. I think it makes a lot of difference to have some little fun extra, some little celebratory element woven throughout our days. This is such wise advice, Jamie! The BIG moments and the LITTLE moments, all put together, that's what make up life and all the good memories.
A girl asked me the other day if I liked homeschool...I said not typically, but I do it bc I want to be the main one influencing my children and she totally understood. Thank you for this video! God bless you :)
I know your a busy momma, but I just wanted to say thank you for making the time to be a guide for us new homeschooling mommas. You help us keep going and do better xoxo
I second this comment!! I love her videos and she’s so gorgeous!
You ladies are so, so welcome! We all need this! More encouragement, more love, communtiy...all of it! I am thankful for you ladies! 🤗💞🤗💞🤗💞🤗
Probably the most helpful homeschool video I’ve watched to date! Thank you!
Ashley, you are doing a great job, mama! Have a blessed day! ❤🤗
Agreed! Yesterday and today.
I’m new to your channel but you just jumped up the list to one of my favorites just alone in your comment “my kids don’t always want to do school”. I think this goes with comparing yourself to others but I feel like in all the homeschool mom videos I’ve never heard anyone say that. It makes me feel SO much better. Some of that pressure comes from feeling like “other kids like their homeschooling, why do mine complain about doing work?”. Thank you so much for that. I will try to go into our days with the goal of “make one this fun.” :)
I am so happy that you're here!!! Sweet mama, I think that is the reality of it and I feel it is so important to be transparent and real! There are so many new homeschool moms out there needing advice and guidance and that last thing I want to portray is that we live in a fantasy land! This is reality! 🤗💗🤗💗 I sure appreciate your sweet words! I hope you have a wonderful day!
This was such a great video! Thank you for sharing your successes with us. So encouraging!
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I really appreciate your honesty ♥️
I absolutely love your videos! Homeschooling has been on my heart for years and due to covid I finally have the chance to do it! I hasn't started as smoothly as I had hoped but your videos have helped so much by not only tips and ideas, but putting things in perspective and helping me "give myself grace" on those hard days! Please keep these great videos coming and thank you for doing what you do! ❤
Ammie! Your words....sweet friend! I sincerely appreciate you. You are doing a great job mama....even on the days when it doesn't feel like it. I know those days all to well! It is a journey of mountains and valleys for sure. Just flow with it as best you can! Today is a new day!!!!
I am so glad that you are finally getting an opportunity to follow your heart, sweet mama! Many blessings to you and your family! ❤
I've been trying to add in some sort of family time every day rather than go go go from wake up to bedtime. So many great ideas here - thank you!
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You are on a roll. Shared again for encouragement to my FB northeast FL mama groups. I wish I had known all these things sooner. ❤
Megan, you are so kind! I sure appreciate you! The words I speak come only from experience and challenges we have had in our own home! ❤🤗
This spoke to me so so sooo much cuz I have 2 boys. Thank you sweet woman! Seriously needed this!
CONNECTION 💗💗💗🙌🏼 Yes, Jamie! Very well said! I am finishing up my video on the same topic... connection is vital yet we must be intentional to actually make it happen😌 Love ya,friend.
I look forward to your video! 💗
Your videos bring a great deal of perspective and focus to my days. We try to incorporate things our teenage boys are interested in, and also give them time to do delight learning each day.
Joni...that is so beautiful! You're doing a great job, mama!❤
@@SimplyLivingIt thanks for being such an encouragement to me and other homeschooling mamas.
Oh wow...thank you so much for this! It's been a tough week and your videos this week have been RIGHT ON TIME! Thank you for your encouraging words
I am sorry that it has been a tough week. We all can relate to those times in different ways! You aren't alone, friend! You are doing a great job!!!❤❤❤🤗
I thank you for your introductory words, I thought I was the only struggling. I don’t want to frustrate my children or me. I want to do my best… I’m doing my best but sometimes it’s not enough. I want ideas so we can enjoy more and struggle less, if you know what I mean. Thank you.
This 💜💜💜 🙏🙏🙏 I desperately need this!
Awesome ideas, I needed to hear this as wen we don’t Travel I find it Hard to make homeschool fun.
We have been doing the distance learning option this year. My daughters and I were just talking earlier about some fun things we can do this upcoming semester. We have enjoyed our time together this year. Sure the year has been different but we have had some great times.
That's wonderful!
I agree...even when I don't "feel" like making extra time or doing some intentional I still make that time. Our time is going to the playground before or after school sometimes both 😂 just to get a break and get some fresh air...exercise etc. It def makes a difference in our day 👍 and I'm always glad that I pushed thru my feelings to do it. AND sometimes it acts as a great motivation for the kids to get their work done 😂 so many possibilities LOL
Greetings from Indonesia. I'm diagnosed with breast cancer stage 3B in the middle of my 2nd year of homeschooling my daughter. She's 9yo now. Since then I enrolled her to a non-formal school which runs the same curriculum as mine. Now that I have to go through radiotherapy sessions out of town, I have to bring her with me. She continues her online sessions from Mon-Fri 30-45 min/day. I'm kinda lost, I feel lethargic, I give up as soon as I feel she's not interested in studying/memorising. The struggle is real. Need to work on that awareness part. Thank you for sharing this💐
Your videos are so relatable and encouraging. I watched your other video about not comparing and I was telling my friend that i don't compare to others but I compare to my old homeschool. (I homeschooled my children and now I am raising my grandson and homeschooling again) and I get discouraged because we are great at the basics but I used to do fun stuff all the time. My friend reminded me that my life is different now. I am doing the sungle mom thing, running a daycare so that i can stay home with my little man, and homeschooling. I cant do things the same way I did when i was a stay at hone homeschool mom. My logical brain understands that but my heart is sad. Thank you for always encouraging and reminding us that every day is different and that's okay.
Loved this video! Thank you for sharing. Being intentional with my time has been something I am working on. I have a hard time planning FUN. I lean toward being spontaneous with it. I feel out the morning vibe and move accordingly. Sometimes I start my mornings off with a bike ride, go to park to play , or walk around the neighborhood and we take turns playing eye spy with my little eye. It has been great to get moving 1st thing in the morning. My kids get their energy out then we fuel up on snacks. Sometimes when things are starting to go crooked we take Cookie breaks. Instant smiles and is an easy way to get back on track. Sometimes it is just playing a game or doing a puzzle as mentioned. Even just making a meal together. I have to say starting mornings off with something fun has made a HUGE difference. I have a 12, 6, 5, year old.. the age gap sometimes is a challenge when trying to find something my 12 year old will enjoy. Our kids want and need our undivided attention. It is truely those times they do remember. We find fun in the littlest things when we focus on eachother without distractions. It is amazing to see and feel the connections in those moments. That is when we all agree we had the most fun. 🥳
You are my favorite homeschool mama!!
You are so incredibly kind! 💗💗💗💗💗
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
You are most welcome, friend! 🤗🌻
This pandemic made starting homeschool a lot harder for me and my kids. We still feel the burn out from last year.
I soooooo needed this video 💯ty💗
🤗🤗🤗 You're doing a great job, mama!
I have three boys, too, just a bit younger than yours so I really appreciate your videos!
One really easy thing we’ve done to add some fun to our homeschool - read a Jack Prelutsky poem every other day or so. It doesn’t take long at all, we can do it without even leaving the table, and it usually has my boys laughing! Now we have our own little family inside joke phrases like “you measure with an octopus” and “the moon is made of chocolate pudding”. They don’t make any sense to others, but they make us giggle. 😆
"Being available "💗💗
One thing we have done this week to “mix things up a bit” is having class on the front deck. The weather has been so beautiful here in Oklahoma so I decided to take “class” outside. And I’ve kept it a little lighter then usual as well. We’ve done read-alouds, musical multiplication, flash cards, nature walks around our property, art with Art Fir Kids Hub.......just some basic chill class time 💜
Please share your musical multiplication
@@jobar7136 it is from The Good and The Beautiful. I highly recommend them.
We loooove art hub!
YES!!!!!
I really enjoyed this. It’s important to remember to be fun! Even though I struggle so much sometimes to keep the energy up. And, I’ve never heard the term homeschool burn out but oh my gosh YEP it’s a thing!!
I love your advice and wisdom!
Jenny, I appreciate you sweet friend! Your kind words mean more to me than you know! Sharing the ups, downs, ins... outs...all of it. Our homeschool journey...that's what I am here for. Have a beautiful day, mama!
@@SimplyLivingIt thank you for considering me a friend because you have no idea how much you have encouraged me especially this week. Even sermons have not encouraged me like you have this week.
Such a great reminder!+
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Great stuff! What do you use for teaching art/drawing?
Art hub on youtube. Everything else they learned in co-op!
@@SimplyLivingIt Oh ok, thank you! :)
Where are you from.i am a homeschool mom of two kids for two years.i truly enjoy your content
I'm from upstate ny
Hi! What's the name of the polar bear documentary that you all are enjoying? I'd like to check it out too. 😊
Let me get it for you! It is bears of all forms! We have watched the Polar Bear and the Grizzly Bear so far...SO AMAZING!
@@SimplyLivingIt Thanks so much!
Alaska's Grizzly Gauntlet!
Disney+
Awesome reminder and topic!
I just finished the book Memory Making Mom by Jessica Smartt and it was about just this. So relatable, inspiring and well written. Check it out!
I will have to check it out, thank you!
@@SimplyLivingIt Youre welcome! Thanks foe the video! One fun thinf a day sounds doable to me and cuts through all the internal pressure to do it all!