Episode Details

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 instead
• How 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 tidy
• The unglamorous tech-and-passwords setup that saves your first day of school
• How to teach kids exactly what to do when mom gets pulled away mid-lesson
• The prep work Christy-Faith does every summer before she opens a single curriculum
• How to layer subjects in slowly so the year starts calm instead of like a tidal wave

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Resources mentioned:

• Free Sample Homeschool Schedules — by age and stage: christy-faith.com/download-free-sample-homeschool-schedules
• How to Set Up Your Homeschool Year (Part 1) — start here first: Listen to Part 1
• Homeschool Rising — Christy-Faith's book (deschooling chapter): Homeschool Rising
• The Christy-Faith List — find homeschool-friendly providers: christy-faiths-list.com<