Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Our Homeschool Schedule

Three months into the year, it looks something like this:

7:30-8:30 Rise and shine, quiet time, breakfast and AM chores
8:30-9:00 Reading through the bible and prayer time
9:00-9:15 Habit Training (Peacemakers)
9:15-9:30 Geography (50 states); Foreign Language (Spanish) or Latin/Greek roots
9:30-10:00 Math (15 minutes with each girl)
10:00-10:30 Chore/Snack/Free time
10:30-10:45 Reading Lesson and Poetry with Little Mama (100 Easy Lessons & Walter de la Mare)
10:45-11:00 History Little Mama (Trial and Triumph, Our Island Story, Burgess Bird Book for Animals)
11:00-11:15 Literature with Nature Girl (The Children of the New Forest, Parables of Nature, Heroes, Shakespeare)
11:15-11:30 Literature with Little Mama (Family Under the Bridge, Shakespeare, Parables of Nature, Misty of Chincoteague, Blue Fairy Book)
11:30-11:45 Science (Flying Creatures of the 5th Day-bats)
11:45-12:30 Lunch and Free time
12:30-1:00 History with Nature Girl (This Country of Ours, Island Story, Marco Polo)
1:00-1:30 Preschool with Boop
1:30-2:00 Language Arts, Finish up any work, EG nap time
2:00-3:00 Reading and Rest time
3:00-3:30 PM chore and snack
3:30-4:00 Individual kid time
4:00-4:30 Finish laundry/clean up
4:30-5:00 Play with all the kids
5:00-5:30 Hubby time
5:30-6:30 Dinner prep
6:30-8:00 Various chores and free time
8:00-8:30 Bath for all, bedtime for EG
8:30-9:00 Read with big kids (one night a week, one kid gets to stay up late with me, depending on whose week it is)
9:00 Bedtime for the rest ;)


Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday look like this, for the most part. Monday ballet, Wednesday MOW, dinner and service at church. We use Wednesdays to catch up on stuff or do art/composure study or timeline or mapwork or nature study or whatever needs attention. I love Tuesdays and Thursdays. We usually don't go anywhere. Fridays tend to be relaxed, especially if it is daddy's day off. Having a "set" schedule has really helped me this year get through a lot of stuff. It works for us, right now . . . .

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