Your best place for homeschool laws is HSLDA. 3) Get Your Records in Orderĭepending on where you live, you’ll have homeschooling legalities and paperwork to consider. To save money, I usually order novels and read alouds from Thriftbooks. This way, if a text is changed, I can have it updated easily. Mom Tip: I order all materials straight from Memoria Press. I’ve also emailed and called the staff for advice. If I’m on the fence about any subject, I take a look at the scope and sequence, and discuss it with my husband, as well as my Memoria Press momma friends. I look at each and every subject and ask myself, “Do we need this? Can we handle the workload? Can we do it WELL?” I look at what Memoria Press suggests for each student, then I make it my own. Other things to consider - homeschooling while pregnant, with a baby or toddler, or a move on the horizon. – Any big events coming up in the next year? For example, Sacrament years are super busy for us ( First Communion, Confirmation), so I need to make sure I leave plenty of breathing room. – Is there a class we’ve postponed or shifted to another year? – What cores will we be doing in the fall? I go through my old Memoria Press materials and start making notes. In January, when we’re all gung-ho about organizing, I start looking through my Memoria Press stuff. Truthfully, I start working on this step shortly after Christmas.
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Once I’ve gotten rid of my old stuff, put away teacher manuals and novels, then I’m ready to tackle ordering new cores. There’s also a Memoria Press Buy-Sell-Trade Facebook group. If you have things to off-load, check your local homeschool groups or consignment shops. I don’t keep student guides, except for composition and copybooks. I keep teacher manuals, novels and read-alouds, as well as student texts if they’re not too marked up. This is also a great time to evaluate what worked well, and what was a flop. You’ll need to clear out the old, to make room for the new. Send your husband to the park or the pool with the kids, while you roll up your sleeves. For me, it’s best if I give myself plenty of time to tackle all the tasks slowly and methodically.Ģ5 Tips for a New School Year with Memoria Press 1) Put Away the Materials You Don’t Need Right Now Setting up our school year is a LOT of work. Getting started for a new year with Memoria Press actually starts a few months before classwork begins. For my homeschool year to be successful, I’ve got to have all of my ducks in a row.
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