Hey guys!
I am back! π Did you miss me??
*crickets*
Uh…well anyway, I missed you awesome peeps.
I have been gone since May 2018, so it feels so good to be back!
I have missed all my chats with you lovely amazing and supportive humans, and all your beautiful, funny, inspirational, encouraging, and helpful posts. β€ Now that I am back, I hope to drop comments on your posts, and I hope to meet lots of other bloggers. I am always looking for more ideas for blog posts, so if one comes to your mind, please share! As you all probably know, I am homeschooled (therefore My Honeschool Notebook), and I love making cards, music, theatre, writing, and cooking. That may help when dropping suggestions. πβΊ
Also, I will (possibly) be revamping my blog, so look out for that!
Without further ado, welcome to My Homeschool Notebook, and thanks for stopping by! In today’s post I am going to be sharing with you seven study tips if you’re a homeschooler. π
Let’s dive right in!

1. Keep a schedule
Speaking from personal experience, keeping a schedule keeps things organized and less stressful. Your schedule doesn’t have to be a full on sheet that marks down your activities by the half-hour.
For me, my schedule consists of what subjects I will be doing on a particular day, but I also have a sheet with times that I can look to for a guideline, so I don’t end up spending too much time on a subject and stress myself. Your schedule can be as simple or as complex as you would like it to be.

2. Set attainable goals, and reward yourself
Goal setting is a good thing. It keeps you on track, and it motivates you, especially if you reward yourself with something even as small as taking a break to go for a walk, or play with the dog.
But set realistic goals. If you set goals that you can actually reach, you’ll want to keep setting them, and you’ll feel accomplished.
A realistic goal can sound something along the lines of writing three essays in a week, completing a story, or learning a new song on an instrument you play. These will give you a sense of pride in the work of your hands, and will leave you less stressed than if you set a goal saying that you will finish your 100k word novel, have it edited and published within two weeks.
Now, I’m not trying to be negative, but remember that we are human, and we can only handle so much. And if we expect more of ourselves than we know we can handle, it’s not healthy.

3. Don’t bring your phone to ‘school’
Phones are tempting, I’ll admit. You have internet on there, you can message your friends, or play a game. My advice, is to minimalize your distractions while studying. It gets things done faster, and you’ll have more free time for the rest of the day. A reward for getting work done could even be to be able to use your phone for ten minutes before you move on to the next task. But time yourself. Ten minutes can easily turn into one hour. π

4. If you are stressed, take a break and go for a walk
Homeschooling can be stressful sometimes, as can public school. So don’t push yourself to keep on working if you have a splitting headache or if you feel like crying because you don’t understand a math question. Take a break. Even if it’s just for five to ten minutes. Take a walk. Get out in the sun, get your blood flowing and your energy back.
Or better yet – if you aren’t the kind of person who can’t get back into studying after taking a break (sorry to those people) -, take regular 30 minute to 1 hour breaks. Personally, I like to study without taking breaks until I’m finished, but do whatever works for you.

5. Don’t school in your pajamas, and not in bed
A stereotype of homeschooling is that we wear our pajamas all day. Okay, that may be true for some homeschoolers on some days, but here is a tip for you. Don’t do it. Pajamas are comfy, right? They’re meant to be. And so is your bed. So don’t do school in them, because the chances of your falling asleep are high. π Also, getting out of your pajamas in the morning is like a start to your day.
Sitting at a desk without slouching is the best way to study; it helps you think clearer, and plus, you won’t be getting any stiff necks or back pains because of wrong posture.

6. Be kind to yourself
It’s always easy to beat ourselves up if we don’t live up to our own standards. And it can be stressful. Trust me, I know. There have been so many times where I am angry at myself for not finishing all my subjects for the day because I was engrossed in the history discussion, or because I wanted to delve deeper into my biology, or even because I couldn’t get the math question right. But be kind to yourself. We’re human, and we can’t always finish things. Be kind to yourself if you don’t get 100% on that math test can you tell by now that I’m no good at math?. The important thing is if you tried your best. Okay now I sound like my mum XD

7. Take notes, make flashcards; do anything and everything to make it easier for you to learn
It’s easier to remember details if you take notes. So take ’em. You don’t have to copy down everything you read, just look out for defenitions, key words, and anything that looks like it might be on a test. Not including defenitions, jot down important paragraphs in shortened, and in your own words. And make it fun! No one else is going to be reading your notes, so make them so that YOU can understand it. Color code your notes, use post-it notes, whatever works for you.
Make flashcards, and get your family to quiz you. Or, check out Kahoot! It’s just as helpful.

And there you have it! 7 tips to make studying easier for you. π I hope these helped, and thank you for reading.
Until next time! God bless,
Thank this will really help. I am also homeschooled. Make sure to check out my new post Animal Cruelty Report. I had to write that for school.
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Glad it could help! π Unfortunately I cannot find the post on your blog. Let me know when you publish it?
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Sorry you couldn’t find it. Maybe I didn’t post it. I don’t really know how to post things. Maybe you should try going to my page ruthsblog3314.
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I did, but the post isn’t there. Have you written the post on wordpress?
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I am pretty sure I did. I need a tip, my house is always full of noises, but I can’t use headphones. How can I focus. This would really help because I have trouble focusing on things. Maybe you should try typing in my email Meowzartkitten@yahoo.com.
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I’d suggest going some place else to study, if that’s what you’re doing. Like a nearby park or coffee shop. Or talk to your parents and ask them if you could set aside a couple hours each day for yourself so they know to keep quiet? Sorry. I’m not much help.
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I love the look of this list. Interesting you say not to wear pjs for your studies.
I always thought this was a
Perk of homeschooling.
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Thank you! Hehe, well it depends on the person. Personally, I don’t like to wear my PJs for my studies, but it’s up to you, really! Thanks for stopping by!
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Great tips, Zielle! π I totally agree with the “not using your phone” one- it’s one I relate to so much. xD
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Thanks, Lillian! π Hehe it’s a struggle! xD
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YOU’RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!! π
And those are some great tips!
now to actually follow them XD XD
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!! ππ
Haha thanks!! XD
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Hooray, you’re back! We missed you so much – well, at least I did, I can’t speak for the rest of WordPress. π But this post is so wonderfully helpful and as I said – hooray!
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Yup! π Haha well I hope they did lol XD
Thanks so much, Enni!!
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Of course!
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This was an awesome post! I definitely struggle with staying focus when I am doing my school right next to my computer. π Thanks for these awesome tips! π
-Laura β€ π
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Hey Laura! Thanks so much! Don’t worry; so do I, sometimes! π―I’m not really the type of person who is in to social media and Youtube, so I’m fine with leaving my laptop in another room, but with my phone, that’s another story. π
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Yeah. π
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Oh and you’re very welcome! Glad they could help. ππ
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OH MY GOODNESS I’M SO SHOOK YOU ARE BACK ZIELLE! You were gone for about 8 months and I seriously missed your posts and all the times we chatted with each other through comments :(( β€ I'm so glad you're back. Looking forward to more posts π
(sorry I know this comment isn't really related to the post)
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So happy to be back, Starling!!! ππππ I really missed all our chats as well, and it’s so awesome to hear you missed my posts! πβ€
I’m really sorry it took me so long to come back! I was supposed to be back in August but I guess that didn’t turn out. π―
Looking forward to posting more and readng more of your awesome posts! β€
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Awesome!
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Heyy Zielle welcome back!! Awesome tips (hehe these are all things I need to work on), thanks!
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Thanks so much, Isabel! Glad to be back! βΊGlad you found them helpful! πYou’re so welcome, and thanks for stopping by! Xx
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Hooray!!! Zielle is back!!! Thank you for the tips!
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Woohoo! Yes!! πGlad tk be back. And you’re very very welcome, Tess!!!
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Awesome tips! Thanks. I’m home schooled!
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Thank you for reading! π That’s awesome! Do you enjoy it?
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Yes, It’s fun! I really like the fact that I can sleep in really late!
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Haha that is one of the pluses to homeschooling! But being in year 10 this year I can’t really sleep in. π―
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Oh, well I’m in year 11, and I still have a way to sleep in and finish all my school!
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What do you mean by sleep in? Because when I say sleep in I mean till maybe 10 or 11. And early to me is 7 or 8. π
And it’s only the first week of me being in year 10, so hopefully it gets easier?? Or maybe I’m still getting into the swing of things or perhaps it’s because I’m too much of a perfectionist. π
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Oh lol! Sleep in is about 8:30!
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Oh haha ππ I usually wake up about that time so… π
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Hey, do you have a blog I can check out? π
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Yes I do! Here’s the link. https://inhisserviceandlovingit.wordpress.com/blog/
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Awesome! I’ll check it out!
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These are really great tips. I’m never motivated to do homeschool because I used to always wear pajamas, but I don’t do that as much anymore. π
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Aw, thank you, Christina! ππ
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Ooh great tips! I do online schooling, which is pretty much just like going to public school, just online. I just transferred to it, and it’s sooo much work, but in my state it’s the only way you can get college credits, so I guess it’ll be worth it in the end. π
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Thanks, Hannah! Ooh sounds interesting! In my state I don’t even have to have college credits! So it has actual students and teachers in your online schooling?
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Yeah it is, basically you just go to class online, then do you homework.
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