S/O: When you start back to school, do you ease into it?

[Pink Fairy]

Or do you start off with your normal schedule?

 

ETA: We just start off with our normal schedule. :)

Edited August 14, 2011 by Mamabegood

[HiddenJewel]

We usually start slowly but this year we are going to just go for the whole deal. We'll see how it goes.

[Mommy2BeautifulGirls]

We are starting week 3, and are adding in writing and spelling for my oldest this week. We haven't gotten back into science yet, either.

[NorCalMom]

No coddling here ;)

[sassenach]

It's me who needs coddling. We ease, but it's a quick ease.

[Food4Thought]

I'm choosing other, because it's full speed ahead on the day designated as the "first day of school" but we do a lot of preparation beforehand to ease into what will be expected and what kind of work we'll be doing.

 

How's that for a non-answer? ;)

[regentrude]

DD prefers to start for real - she does not like the concept of doing "sort of" school. So, she started full force.

DS prefers a warm-up period. For the past week, all he had to do was a daily math review and some reading. He will start for real on Monday.

[Lovin Learnin]

My plan is to spend two days this week introducing dd to her new curriculum and then we're full speed ahead next Monday.

 

Honestly, we're doing it this way because I forgot to schedule an easing-in period into my planner.

[iona]

I don't know if my vote counts-I voted "ease in"-because it is our first time back to school....we have been easing in since June:001_smile:

[Lily_Grace]

We spend a day getting to know the new materials and then a full schedule after that.

[jjins]

It's me who needs coddling. We ease, but it's a quick ease.

 

:iagree: Me too. Especially with new materials.

 

We will keep reading during our two weeks of no school vacation (field trips and reading). Then start back up with math, which is easy on my children and on me, as well as science or language arts. Then History studies, followed by either science or language arts - depending on which I put off. :-)

 

We love all the materials we are using, but some are most certainly more teacher intensive!

[happypamama]

I started slowly this year. Well, I tried to start with a full schedule, but we had ONE day, and the next day, we had a baby unexpectedly early, so school got put on hold for a few weeks. So when we started back when the baby was a couple of weeks old, we started with just math, history, and reading (and poetry and Bible, which we do with breakfast). After a couple more weeks, we added memory work, writing, and foreign language. Probably next week or so, we'll add science, Bible study, and specials (picture study, music study, etc.). I did this mostly for me, rather than for the children, because I really wasn't sure how doing full schoolwork with a 2yo and a 2 week old would work, but I'm liking the easing in -- rather than set myself up for failing if I didn't get to everything on the list, I've started with manageable chunks that are leading to success and routine. :)

[4everHis]

It's me who needs coddling. We ease, but it's a quick ease.

 

This describes our 'starting' exactly!

[Parrothead]

We jump right on in.

[BeautifulLife]

This will be our second week doing only math, language arts, and reading. Then next week Classical Conversations begins, and we will be starting MFW as well.

[HiddenJewel]

Another way I realized I could have done it this year is to start each student off on a different day. That way I am not torn in multiple directions trying to get everyone acclimated to her schedule and new material.

[Caterpiller]

I think Im going to jump in....:confused:

[elizabeth]

Gently ease back into things for my sake. She is young, very ambitious and far brighter than her mother....8 hours of school per day plus 3-4 hours of music practice. She is driving the schedule I am just along for the ride.