One question that a lot of potential Time4Learning users ask is…
"What if I have more than one child? How can I use Time4Learning?"
Well, the answer is easy if each child has access to their own computer. If you have enough computers to go around, then each child can work at Time4Learning according to their own pace and schedule.
If, however, your children need to share a computer, as is often the case, there are still very workable solutions. For one thing, no homeschool program should be based entirely on the computer. So naturally, your homeschool day with Time4Learning will include both on-computer and off-computer activities.
The Time4Learning lesson plans include worksheets that are to be completed by hand, as well as many integrated subject ideas that can enrich the curriculum by including off-computer activities. There are also many subjects that you will probably be supplementing on your own, that don’t require a computer - - subjects such as penmanship, the arts, physical education, and others.
This blend of on and off-computer time makes it very manageable to homeschool more than one child with the Time4Learning homeschool curriculum. Some families have shared with us their strategies for making it work for them, such as buying noise canceling headphones when their children needed to work together in the same room. Other moms have worked on off-computer activities with one or two children while another child worked independently on their online lessons. For more information on how T4L users creatively schedule their days, check out this thread on the Parent’s Forum, or do a forum search.
One of the greatest features of the Time4Learning curriculum is its flexibility. It is designed to work with your schedule, and not the other way around. For more information on the Time4Learning online homeschool curriculum, click here.
Posted under Online Learning, homeschool curriculum
This post was written by Kerry on November 4, 2008
