Homeschool
co-ops can be a wonderful enhancement to our home studies. But it always seems
to be a hassle to remember all of the books and materials we need each
week/day, not to mention the times when we’ve had to turn the car around
because little Susie left her essay in the printer tray at home.
One
solution is to have a designated co-op bag or container. Place everything that
you need for co-op each week in that bag and only in that bag. Make sure that
everything that gets taken out during the week to be worked on is returned
promptly to the bag or container. If you’ve made yourself a note to add
something to the bag or container for the following week, put it in there as
soon as you get home—before you have a chance to forget.
Another
solution is to make sure each kid has all of his co-op belongings together the
night before. Perhaps each of them needs his own backpack or book bag, and as
he works on things throughout the week, he puts them right back in said bag as
soon as he is finished. As soon as papers get printed, they’re retrieved and
placed in the appropriate folder, ready to go out the door.
Yes,
just like all of the other solutions mentioned in this book, this one will also
take some training and some reminders. It would be wonderful if children
remembered such things after the first introduction, but then again, you
probably wouldn’t be reading this book if they did!
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