Originally Posted by epoh
Would it help to give yourselves a bit of a loose schedule? Lay out the curriculum alongside a calendar and mark off when you plan on completing various things, and then work out how much time you have for the informal off-shoots you like to study.

we're using a variation of this - i printed out all the curriculum expectations for DD's grade-level and then i use a highlighter to "complete" them - it's a nice visual cue for how we're doing.

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