Weekly Homeschool Plan: DIY to TIY (Teach It Yourself)

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Yesterday I spent about 3 hours talking to each of the kids and discussing with them where they were at in their learning, what they wanted to learn, what they wanted to accomplish and setting a plan to reach their goals.  Below are pictures of each of the kids' weekly plan.

11th grader




9th Grader

8th Grader


6th Grader


2nd Grader


Preschooler

I will post later on all the things I did to help kids stick to what they helped plan.  I can say for now,  so far, so good!


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