Ep. 130 - 7 Homeschool Systems That Make Your School Year Run Smoother (Part 2 of 2) — The Christy-Faith Show

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
Thrive Homeschool Community: christy-faith.com/thrive

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(00:00) - Welcome to Part 2 — Building Your Year by Hand
(01:31) - What This Show Is About
(02:41) - System 1: Retrain Chores in the Summer
(05:01) - System 2: The Printed Schedule (A Security Blanket for Kids)
(11:46) - System 3: Give Everything a Home (You Don't Need a Schoolroom)
(15:59) - System 4: Set Up Tech & Passwords Before Day One
(20:38) - System 5: Teach the Plan for When Mom's in the Weeds
(23:52) - System 6: Do Your Own Homework First
(27:10) - System 7: Layer Your Subjects in Slowly
(31:44) - The 7 Systems, Recapped