What happens to homeschooling when someone gets sick? Well, it depends on whether it is the student or the teacher who is sick. If the student is sick and you are using textbooks and workbooks, you'll need to set them aside and let your student get well. If your curriculum involves a lot of read-aloud, you can continue with that. This last week I got really sick. That is when the old radio shows and videos, such as Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Pollyanna, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Kidnapped, Treasure Island, etc. come in handy.
But then what do you do? Do you have to "catch-up"? With my older girls I used textbooks and workbooks and planned the whole year out, so we did play the 'catch-up' game. But having been freed from textbooks, I don't recommend that. The way this year is planned, we have 7 sets of 6 weeks. Five weeks of regular subjects, then 1 week for review, a book study, and detail planning for the next 5 weeks. This allows the schedule to easily be adjusted because of sickness or other unexpected circumstances.
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