A homeschool day in the life 2016!

Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom

Welcome to the 6th annual homeschool day in the life series here on Simple Homeschool!

Six! Can you believe it? After six years, it continues to be one of my favorite times on this blog– and I hope it’s yours, too.

The first time we did this, back in 2011, my kids were five, six, and seven–I feel as though I can watch them grow up before my eyes just by rereading these posts!

I’m also amazed at just how much has changed in our lives since then.

Don’t you ever feel as though life with young kids is on permanent repeat?! Yet subtly and slowly, homeschool days really do morph and alter, becoming what our families and children need in each life season.

Photo by Davmi Pics

And as you read, do your best not to compare! Look for inspiration and ideas, but don’t get bogged down wishing your family had started Latin last year or frustrated because your kids don’t always love math.

A homeschool day in the life is as unique as each one of our families. And by embracing our uniqueness, we’ll find our greatest strengths.

Consider this post your invitation to come “hang out” with me and my incredible contributors for a day! I’ve also listed below the planned date for each post to publish, so you can make sure you don’t miss the ones that interest you most.

I also need to ask your help on one thing: Could you leave a quick comment below IF you’d be interested in writing a homeschool day in the life post on your own blog and linking up here at the end of the series?

We’ve done that in the past and it’s been fabulous, but I only want to continue if it’s a real help and interest to you–so please let me know below!

This post will serve as a landing page for the series – feel free to bookmark it to refer back to as we go along. I will update it with links to each post as they publish.

And if you just can’t wait to get started? Go head to the archives of this series, where you’ll find plenty of past day in the life posts to read!

Simple Homeschool’s 6th Annual
Homeschool Day in the Life Series

Melissa’s homeschool day in the life (with a 2-, 5-, 8-, 9-, 12 & 15-year-old)
Kara A’s homeschool day in the life (with an 8- & 11-year-old)
Jamie’s homeschool day in the life (with a 10-, 11-, & 12-year-old)
Sarah’s homeschool day in the life (with twin 2-year-olds, a 3-, 10-, 12- & 14-year-old )
Cait’s homeschool day in the life (with a 4-, 6- & 7-year-old)
Kara F’s homeschool day in the life (with a 4-, 7-, 9- & 14-year-old)
Kris’s homeschool day in the life (with 14-, 16- & 20-year-old)
Kari’s homeschool day in the life (with a 6- & 9-year-old)
Lora’s homeschool day in the life (with a 3-, 6-, 7-, 9-, 10-, & twin 11-year-olds)
Shawna’s homeschool day in the life (with a 10- & 13-year-old)
Come share YOUR homeschool day in the life! (A community link-up)

“Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.” ~ Shannon L. Alder

80 Comments

Kaylie Hodges says:

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I really love the link up at the end, it’s helped me find families and resources that I still follow and use!
Carrie Willard says:

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Yes! I would love to write a post, I have done so for a few years in a row and it’s always nice to see how much we accomplish in a day. 🙂 And of course I love reading others’ posts.
Vila says:

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yes please, I LOVE the link up! And I often point new homeschoolers towards it as the best way to see how many different ways there are to homeschool.
Hilary says:

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Hi Jamie! I always look forward to these day in the life posts and would be happy to be part of a link up this year!
katy mckinney says:

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I’d be happy to write a post! Having not done it before – can you let me know the how and when? Thanks and love the links! Great ideas and inspiration!!
Olivia W. says:

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Yay, this is my favorite series to read here 🙂
I read EVERY SINGLE ONE!
And I give the link up two thumbs up, the more people I can relate to the better! lol
Olivia W. says:

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Is there a way to click on past “Day in the Life” somewhere here on the site? It would be nice to find them easily!!
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  She included the link in the post. Here it is: http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/a-homeschool-day-in-the-life/
Amy @ Hope Is the Word says:

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I’ve done Day in the Life for about 6 or 7 years now, so yes, I’d love to link up!
Jess Townes says:

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Yes, I love reading the linked posts and plan to contribute one again this year! I don’t blog regularly about homeschooling and this provides a great opportunity to reflect and write about our year.
Sarah M says:

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I would love to write “A Day in the Life” on my blog to link up! 🙂
Sarah M
Mrs. Lidman says:

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I look forward to this every year, and I would love to link up a day in the life post from my own blog 🙂
Corina says:

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What a wonderful idea! I just read through some of the archives, and boy, am I relieved to see that other Moms live with chaos, too!
I would love to to link up and write a post about a day in our life!
Thanks!
Corina
Jenny Johnston says:

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I enjoy reading the posts and would also be willing to write one should the opportunity arise. I am thankful for this space you provide that allows us to share, learn and grow in our experience.

Jenny!
Jen says:

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Hi, I would totally be interested in a link up. However I have never done one so would love an overview of how this works. Writing a day in the life of homeschooling was on my list to do, so it works out perfectly!
Jumping over to your archives to check it out now.
Thanks!
jessica carlson says:

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We look forward to this every year and really enjoy the link up!
Jacquee says:

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I would be happy to write a day in the life 🙂
Thanks!
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Sarah says:

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I’d love to write a “Day in the Life” post! I love reading what others are doing and how differently that looks for all of us! I’m looking forward to Simple Homeschool in 2016! 🙂
Jessi says:

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Would you consider coming up with a hashtag that we can all use on IG for a day or week? I wouldn’t have time to blog the day but I would love to post pictures during the day and get a glimpse into others’ days on IG 🙂
Jean Miller says:

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Yes! I love reading these and wrote a post last year and linked. Would love to do this again. Even though my youngest is now in high school, it was great to write out “a day in the life” and I found my readers were very interested in hearing about high school!
Erin @Nourishing My Scholar says:

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I love your posts and would be totally interested in a linkup!
Steph says:

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This is one of my favorite blog series to read and I’d like to do a post for the link up this year now that we’re “officially” homeschooling.
Rebecca says:

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I too love the link up, and I love looking back as well. We are in the middle of our fourth year. My preschooler will be home with us next year. Yikes!
Sharla Orren says:

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I love reading everyone’s “Day in the Life ” post and I would like to link up as well.
sarah says:

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I enjoy reading these posts and would love to link up at the end. I have been meaning to write about our homeschool day for a while, and keep putting it off, this will be a good way to get it done!
Amy says:

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I love this series and am looking forward to the link up also!