Creating Resources

Every once in a while, I see Breanna struggling with worksheet assignments and I wonder if she’s really finding it difficult or if she’s simply being lazy at the moment – hoping to get away to something else. So what do you do? Drill until you have proof of comprehension and mastership?? Sounds too much like forcing an education rather than “Learning to love to learn” to me! Depending on the subject/topic being taught, it’s not always mandatory to know Breanna has 100% comprehension – What I believe is more important is to have a basic understanding of the concept and know where to find resources for more information when it’s needed.

I came across these ‘mini offices’ a while ago and although I really wanted to incorporate these into my own homeschooling, I didn’t know how to get started. The videos and resources are quite clear however Breanna is a little older. She requires more advance concepts. I realized that our mini office would have to be a growing project so we are building a “mini resource guide” with one lesson at a time.

For example on Friday, she had to list a few words that had Silent Consonants. Not very difficult but she struggled. Now I had to realize that spelling is not her strong suit so this obviously presented a challenge for her. I didn’t push for correct answers. When she was done the worksheet, we put it away. Later, I went to correct her answers while she was away. She got A LOT wrong! Do I make her redo the sheet? Do I try to make a new game? Do I give her a long song and dance lesson on this? I say it’s all useless. Will she remember next week or next month? Absolutely not! So let’s create a reference guide for her instead.

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