We bought ours at Costco where it is significantly cheaper, but that was a few years ago. We’ve had two (some feisty child put a bunch of coins in one and it broke…) and I highly recommend them both. I am constantly asked about our laminator. I wanted this to last all year (yes I understand how ridiculous that sounds) so I printed on cardstock and laminated everything. Preparation of the Create Your Own Homeschool Schedule I provided all the subjects I could think of, but if you have a subject that needs to be added, please let me know! I included French and Spanish for foreign language but would be more than happy to add more subjects. I suppose that will be decided with trial and error! I have not yet decided if I will let them choose as we go through the day, or if we will choose the order at the beginning of the day. On their turn, they will pick one picture from the list and move it to the schedule. The boys will take turns choosing the next subject. On the To Do page, I will attach all the subjects that need to be completed that day. The first is “Today’s Schedule” and the second is “To Do”. If they feel more in control, they will be more likely to complete their work enthusiastically (or maybe just without complaint), they will feel more invested in their education, and they will work harder. But let’s indulge ourselves for a moment, eh? Now, we haven’t actually used this, so the benefits I’m about to list are all theoretical. They will still complete all the same work. If I choose the subjects, they just choose the order, they’re really not gaining a lot of control. What if I let the boys choose what order in which we do our school work? As long as we get everything done, does it really matter in what order we do it? No, of course not! Giving Them the Semblance of Control That was part of the inspiration for this schedule. I’m surely not the only person who loved those ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books as a kid, right? My boys don’t like them, but they were some of my favorites. So I had an idea at the beginning of the summer that I’ve just been waiting to implement. This is the primary reason toddlers have tantrums, even though they’re about not wanting the blue cup. We don’t actually have to have control over our lives as long as we feel like we have at least some control. Semblance, of course, being the key word. We like to be in control and to have a semblance of control over our lives.
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