Every child is different and the teaching strategies that may have worked wonders on your older child in the homeschool classroom may not be doing so well when you try them out on your second homeschool student. As a homeschool teacher you have to be flexible enough to adjust to the every changing needs of your students. You need to be on top of things to ensure that you provide your homeschool students with a conducive learning environment based on their individual needs. Here are some points that you may like to keep in mind.
Organised Space
Having easy access to a book they want to read, the craft material they want to work with, or simply area to spread out with what worksheets they are writing can make a lot of difference to how a homeschool student feels. An organised space makes it easier to learn as they don’t have to spend time hunting for things that they need and can instead spend that time actually doing activities that help.
Quiet Time
While instruction is a must for any learning to happen, sometimes the homeschool teacher needs to just give the students some quiet time in which to assemble what they have been taught. As they sit quietly with no real activity planned, they will assimilate what has just been taught a little better than if they are rushed into the next topic right away. That little five minute break does have more value than the time taken to drink a glass of water.
New Opportunities for Learning
While you have a syllabus to follow, it is a good idea to provide your homeschool students with new opportunities for learning. Study books do not encompass all the knowledge that they will need in life and stepping out of the home to learn new things is a must. Expose them to new experiences, new people who can teach them something about their lives. These experiences also count towards making them earn a well rounded personality. They should be able to deal with what life throws at them on their own terms.
