Flexible Homeschool Lesson Plans For Interest-Led Learning {week 17 recap}
I am sharing our weekly, interest-led learning lesson plans, as well as a recap of our prior homeschool week, every single week in 2022. This is Week 17.
This past week was a busy one. My son had a rock climbing competition (only his second one ever) and prom (only my second one ever).
We don’t get out much, so this was a huge week for us. Between tux fittings and four hour car trips, my son and I were exhausted by Saturday. Exhausted, but happy and satisfied.
Flexible Homeschool Lesson Planning
One of things I love most about homeschooling is how flexible we can be with school, all while living life. Sometimes, in our homeschool, this flexibility is necessary because of medical needs. Last week, we needed it to be able to enjoy the wonderful opportunities my son is now healthy enough to take advantage of.
This flexibility often means less formal lessons, but always means more of living the life that we have been given.
Here is what our flexible homeschool lessons looked like last week.
Last Week’s Homeschool Lesson Plans vs. Reality:
Monday
THE PLAN
- Physical Therapy – 2 hours
- YouTube Video – His choice
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Infusion – 4 hours
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
- Physical Therapy – 2 hours
- YouTube Video – School Lunches In Japan
- Infusion – 4 hours
Tuesday
THE PLAN
- Drivers Ed Online
- Everyday Math Word Problems
- Jamestown – American History
- YouTube Video – His choice, something educational
- Online Voice/Music Lesson – one hour
- Current Events Discussion – read and discuss various news reports
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
- Drivers Ed Online
- Community Food Drive Prep (I totally forgot we had signed up for this until the day of…)
- YouTube – Popular Words Invented By Authors
- Online Voice/Music Lesson – one hour
Wednesday
THE PLAN
- Rock Climbing with Coach – 2 hours
- Spelling Practice
- CTCMath
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Science: Experiment TBD
- Current Events Discussion – read and discuss various news reports
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
- Rock Climbing with Coach – 2 hours
- Tux Fitting
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Current Events Discussion – read and discuss various news reports
Thursday
THE PLAN
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Social Time with friends – 1 hour, without me
- Art class – 1 hour, not taught by me
- Rock Climbing with friends – 3 hours
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Social Time with friends – 1 hour, without me
- Art class – 1 hour, not taught by me
- Rock Climbing Competition (we were up way past our bedtime!)
Friday
THE PLAN
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Current Events Discussion – read and discuss various news reports
- Prom though the private school he attends on Thursdays.
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
- Prom
- Lots of pictures before prom
- Audiobook in car before and after prom
Our Homeschool Lesson Plans For This Week
Monday
- Physical Therapy – 2 hours
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Infusion – 4 hours
Reference Notes: Every Monday, my son has subcutaneous immunoglobin infusions. This means we typically keep learning to a minumum.
Tuesday
- Drivers Ed Online
- Everyday Math Word Problems
- Jamestown – American History
- YouTube Video – His choice, something educational
- Online Voice/Music Lesson – one hour
- Current Events Discussion – read and discuss various news reports
Reference Notes: Tuesdays are our first full school day of the week. Because my son always feels better post-Monday’s infusion, we typically do a large percentage of our more traditional homeschool work on this day.
Wednesday
- Rock Climbing with Coach – 2 hours
- Spelling Practice
- CTCMath
- Audiobook and Discussion
- Science: Experiment TBD
- Current Events Discussion – read and discuss various news reports
Thursday
- Country Fair Field Trip
- Audiobook in car for commute to and from Fair
Friday
- Audiobook and Discussion
- CTCMath
- Drivers Ed
- Another rock climbing competition
New Interest-Led Homeschool Lesson Plans And Updates, Every Week
Additional Resources For Strength-Based And Interest-Led Homeschooling
Take a look at all of our past lesson plans and recaps!
Research shows that a learner allowed to spend the most time studying in areas of strength, tends to perform exponentially better in all areas including the areas of weakness.
These resources are a great place to start!
