Ep. 130 - 7 Homeschool Systems That Make Your School Year Run Smoother (Part 2 of 2)

It's 8 AM on the first day of school — pencils sharpened, kids ready — and the website won't load, a password is wrong, and the whole morning unravels before it starts. In Part 2 of How to Set Up Your Homeschool Year, homeschool expert Christy-Faith — author of Homeschool Rising with over 20 years of experience in education — moves from mindset to the nuts and bolts: the 7 systems she sets up every summer so her homeschool runs at a clip instead of starting in overwhelm.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

Why the worst time to teach a new chore system is September — and when to train it insteadHow a simple printed schedule lowers your kids' stress hormones (clinicians have measured it)Why you don't need a dedicated schoolroom — and the "everything has a home" rule that keeps your house tidyThe unglamorous tech-and-passwords setup that saves your first day of schoolHow to teach kids exactly what to do when mom gets pulled away mid-lessonThe prep work Christy-Faith does every summer before she opens a single curriculumHow to layer subjects in slowly so the year starts calm instead of like a tidal waveSponsors:

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