5 Homeschool Must Haves I Wish I Had on Day 1

Little changes to make big differences

1. Visual Timers

Whether it's transitioning from activity to activity or limiting those screen time meltdowns, visual timers can make a huge difference for our kiddos at home. The physical imagery of a visual time allows children to see how much time they have remaining for a task or on a device and can pre prepare themselves from the transition off or away from the activity. This helps manage young peoples expectations for how long they will spend on a task and help them understand that learning can have a beginning and ending. Added bonus I've found these help kids learn fractions and time. Love that real life learning!

2. Daily Routine Board

Now this is easily something you could make with Canva and a laminator but having a daily routine board will provide structure to your day and give kiddos an idea about what their day will look like. Not all kids will require this but for those who need to plan ahead or ask each night 'what are we going to do tomorrow?' this could be the tool for you.