Well our first day of school went really well! The kids were so excited they started before I even made it in the school room.
Of course, my first thought is, "This is not going to work with my new schedule." But I went with it and it turned out fine. We actually finished early even though Bible time went long.
The reason the schedule is important is because of adding Charlie and Iris. I have to work it so the older kids are doing their independent work while I'm working one-on-one with the younger two.
Since Mrs. Jackson had asked about my curriculum and school schedule after this post, I'll go ahead and answer the schedule question now. Curriculum will be another day.
This schedule is new (changes every year) so I haven't work out the kinks yet (changes throughout the year). Here goes anyway...
5:00 - me up and dressed for the gym while listening to sermon on podcast - usually Mark Driscoll
5:30 - quiet time
6:00 - Roddy gets home from gym, I leave for gym; Roddy gets ready for the day and has quiet time
7:00 - *leave gym for home; kids up and start morning chores (by the way, the chore badges were the best idea I've had!)
7:30 - my breakfast & laundry; kids finish morning chores; Roddy leaves for work
8:00 - Bible time (today we set spiritual goals for ourselves, very cool time)
8:30 - Emma's math lesson while Gray and Jay work on math worksheet; then teach the boy's math lesson; Iris and Charlie have free time
9:00 - older kids continue working on math while I teach Charlie and Iris to read and write
9:30 - older kids handwriting; Charlie and Iris math
10:00 - older kids English lesson; younger two free time
10:30 - MWF - Literature (reading classics, asking comprehension questions), Tues - History, Thur - Science; younger two have quiet time in the room with us
11:00 - MWF - Vocab/Spelling, Tues & Thurs - Latin; youngers free then clean up time
11:30 - lunch & laundry
12:00 - read to kids
12:30 - my nap, Iris' nap, MWF - Charlie's nap; older kids read quietly or finish school work
1:00 - snack and tv time; my snack and quiet time
1:30 - my computer time
2:00 - afternoon chores for all
2:30 - one-on-one time with one of the kids; the rest free time
3:00 - computer time for one of the kids; rest free; my project/to-do list time
4:00 - dinner prep & laundry
5:00 - Roddy home, dinner
6:00 - clean up dinner watch Little House as family
7:00 - free, more family time
8:00 - Iris bed, Mommy and Daddy time
8:30 - the rest of the kids in bed
9:00 - my reading/quiet time
9:30 - our bedtime
*I don't go to the gym every day so on those days (like today) I get up at 5:30, get ready, do some exercises, etc.
Well, gotta run! It's 2 o'clock...afternoon chores are waiting :)... But first some pics of our morning:
Of course, my first thought is, "This is not going to work with my new schedule." But I went with it and it turned out fine. We actually finished early even though Bible time went long.The reason the schedule is important is because of adding Charlie and Iris. I have to work it so the older kids are doing their independent work while I'm working one-on-one with the younger two.
Since Mrs. Jackson had asked about my curriculum and school schedule after this post, I'll go ahead and answer the schedule question now. Curriculum will be another day.
This schedule is new (changes every year) so I haven't work out the kinks yet (changes throughout the year). Here goes anyway...
5:00 - me up and dressed for the gym while listening to sermon on podcast - usually Mark Driscoll
5:30 - quiet time
6:00 - Roddy gets home from gym, I leave for gym; Roddy gets ready for the day and has quiet time
7:00 - *leave gym for home; kids up and start morning chores (by the way, the chore badges were the best idea I've had!)
7:30 - my breakfast & laundry; kids finish morning chores; Roddy leaves for work
8:00 - Bible time (today we set spiritual goals for ourselves, very cool time)
8:30 - Emma's math lesson while Gray and Jay work on math worksheet; then teach the boy's math lesson; Iris and Charlie have free time
9:00 - older kids continue working on math while I teach Charlie and Iris to read and write
9:30 - older kids handwriting; Charlie and Iris math
10:00 - older kids English lesson; younger two free time
10:30 - MWF - Literature (reading classics, asking comprehension questions), Tues - History, Thur - Science; younger two have quiet time in the room with us
11:00 - MWF - Vocab/Spelling, Tues & Thurs - Latin; youngers free then clean up time
11:30 - lunch & laundry
12:00 - read to kids
12:30 - my nap, Iris' nap, MWF - Charlie's nap; older kids read quietly or finish school work
1:00 - snack and tv time; my snack and quiet time
1:30 - my computer time
2:00 - afternoon chores for all
2:30 - one-on-one time with one of the kids; the rest free time
3:00 - computer time for one of the kids; rest free; my project/to-do list time
4:00 - dinner prep & laundry
5:00 - Roddy home, dinner
6:00 - clean up dinner watch Little House as family
7:00 - free, more family time
8:00 - Iris bed, Mommy and Daddy time
8:30 - the rest of the kids in bed
9:00 - my reading/quiet time
9:30 - our bedtime
*I don't go to the gym every day so on those days (like today) I get up at 5:30, get ready, do some exercises, etc.
Well, gotta run! It's 2 o'clock...afternoon chores are waiting :)... But first some pics of our morning:
My ambidextrous daughter coloring with both hands at the same time.
11 comments:
thanks for posting - I was beating myself up trying to figure out how we're going to make LAST year's schedule work THIS year!!! Great idea changing it - I'll be working on this today. =)
Love that Iris (a multi-tasker already!!) Hope you have a blessed school year :)
We just did that page in Abeka Math yesterday too. Iris is so sweet doing her coloring with both hands! Hope you're having a great week of school! xo
Have a wonderful school year, Jenny!!
Beautiful full table! May God bless as you start a new year. Hope to see you soon.
When do you shower? LOL!
Love, love, love scheules!
Very awesome! :) I'm loving the evolving look of your schoolroom! I'm finding that our little table isn't quite cutting it any longer. We need a new one! :(
I knew I should have explained why I don't have showers scheduled. I don't take one every day for one - I don't really sweat, even when I work out - and I take them at different times depending on what's going on.
Sundays and Wednesdays before church. And because I don't like taking a shower in the morning to go to something at night, (I always like to be fresh) I'll take one just before going out to a Bible study or get-together, or before date night.
Everyone doing a great job. Thumbs up. Have fun. Learn all you can. So glad you posted pics. Just love em. Love Meme and Papa
You go girl! Wow! If only I stayed home, I would definitley have to set a schedule like that too!
Thanks so much for sharing your schedule Jenny. I loved seeing everyone at the table learning together!
Post a Comment