Dear Newbie, ;)
Welcome to the club! I wanted to give a little advice just to get you started!
First things first: Don't overwhelm yourself. A lot of new homeschooling parents have no idea what to do and they use what they're used to as a jumping point... a place to test the waters. Usually this results in parents recreating public school at home. For some it works, for others it doesn't. Just know there is a freedom here.
Don't be surprised if you realize your ideas and views of homeschool change drastically within days, weeks, months, and even years from beginning.
Today, you are excited with decorations and curriculum, but tomorrow you may find that none of that matters and spending the day at the park as a family, playing hopscotch, and following a line of ants to its source is the preferred agenda of the day. Today you worry about grades, but next month you'll realize you can't grade the joy your child gets from making homemade snow or sugar crystals.
When things start to feel overwhelming, stop and breathe. Think about your goals and why you are doing this. Is what you are doing supporting those goals or feeding something that has been ingrained inside of you?
Remember, not only are your children about to experience a large amount of changes in routine and life in general, but you will also be experiencing change. You are immersing yourself in a new way of life. It may take time before you feel completely at ease and even then... you're going to have days where you question everything from your sanity and God's will to the legality of shock collars.
Just remember, this isn't school. This is life. You live it and you make it what it is. Enjoy it and remember to go easy on yourself.
Signed,
A Mommy Who Cares
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