Moving Home and School | Home Educating Family Association Blog

We recently had the challenge of moving. It was not a planned move, and we only had two weeks? notice, so challenge is the correct word in my opinion!

Thankfully, it was during the summer. We do not ?officially? school during the summer, although a lot of learning takes place. The fact that we were free of formal educating, of course, added in our transition. Here are some things I did before we moved to prepare us for next school year after the move.

• Remember that living skills are learning skills. My daughter was old enough to help with the move somewhat. She learned how to put boxes together. She helped pack boxes and had to consider how to actually place things in a box and not just toss things in a box! She observed the strategy in packing what you need least first and what you need most last. Life skills are education.
• I packed all of our homeschool materials together and labeled the boxes?get this?homeschool.? In addition to just packing homeschool materials together, I purposely placed the items I was going to need to start school together in one box. I may not need my copy of Teaching the Trivium or Shepherding a Child?s Heart, but I will definitely want my copy of Spelling Power and The Story of the World.
• Any usual activities were suspended. Again, this was easier to do because it was the summer. One of the things I really appreciate about educating at home is the flexibility it offers. To be honest, I definitely would have taken some time off even during the school year. During the school year, however, I ideally would have just carried a light load for the few weeks beforehand and then because all the items were packed together, jump back into a light load for a few weeks.
• Breaks are a necessity. Even if you have more than two weeks to move, taking some breaks during the whole moving process is a necessary distraction. Some plain downtime is necessary, but we also chose to make some of these educational and to say farewell to our area. Visits to our favorite libraries, local parks, and special events were essential.
• I spent some time researching our new location. I located the closest libraries, zoo, and parks. I looked into some support groups or co-ops in the area. I did not make any commitments or decisions, but I just wanted to know what would be available. It gave me some relief to know some familiar activities could continue with ease.

As I sit here writing, I still have boxes to unpack and d?cor to hang up. We are still sleeping on a bare mattress because I cannot find where I packed our sheets. If my husband needed his pants ironed, I think I could find the iron and board within thirty minutes at least. BUT if I needed to start our school lessons tomorrow, I could do it!

Please share some of the things you have done to help you move your home and school. I would really appreciate more ideas for a future move.Pin It

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