Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Are you enjoying your summer break from homeschooling? This week on Home School Heartbeat, host Mike Smith offers a few ways to make your summer more productive and more fun—and hopefully leave you saner by the time fall rolls around again! Here’s Mike:

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Mike Smith:
For most families, summer is a time to shift gears, ease up on the academics, and enjoy some hard-earned rest! Whether you’re stopping school completely or just changing your routine, summer can be a great season to try new things—like swimming lessons or a road trip.

But today I want to encourage you to take advantage of summer in another way. Most of us function in one general way. I might be disorganized, while you may be a “type A” who has the next year planned in detail. If you have children, chances are, some of them have different temperaments from you!

This is a good time to experience life differently than you normally do. If you tend to meticulously plan every day, your family might thrive on a few weeks of spontaneous adventures. And, once you get over the shock of not having your day mapped, you might enjoy the journey a little bit more, too!

On the other hand, if you’re less organized, your children may really benefit from participating in a structured summer activity. Whether it’s a weekly class or a few weeks at camp, learning to follow a more fixed routine is a valuable lesson for homeschooled children. And it’s one that they will need to have learned later in life when they leave your home! Why not give them a head start this summer?

Join me next time for more summer break suggestions! And until then, I’m Mike Smith.