Creating Lessons They'll Enjoy

Creating engaging lessons for your homeschool children does not have to mean fancy materials or a packed schedule.

It often starts with simply paying attention to your child.

What do they notice? What makes them light up? What helps them stay focused? What makes them want to keep going?

One child may learn best while moving. Another may need to see it written out. Another may love to hear it read aloud. Another may understand best when they can touch it, build it, sort it, or draw it.

When we work with the way our children are made, learning becomes much more pleasant. And often much more effective.

So if a lesson is not connecting, do not assume your child cannot learn it. Try a different approach.

Let them:

• move while they memorize

• build while they count

• draw while they narrate

• listen while they color

• act it out

• use real objects

• explore it in a hands-on way

Sometimes the lesson becomes engaging not because the subject changed, but because the method did.

Take stock of your child. Try a few different ways. Watch what works.

You may be surprised at how much more your child remembers when learning feels like it fits them.

For more ideas and suggestions check out Bringing Lessons to Life: 5 Simple Step-By-Step Examples