Saturday 9 August 2008 - Because everybody else is doing it

If anybody actually reads this blog, then you probably know that we homeschool more-or-less year-round; you probably also know that we do not follow the traditional school year, but begin each year in January. 

And yet...

There is just something about this back-to-school season, so...

I have been buying new notebooks and pencils and markers and glue, because they are all on sale. 

I have been tweaking our routine, because, well, okay, actually, I do that all the time.

I am adding a few new things and changing a few things up. 

So, as we begin our final term in about ten days here is what an ideal week could be like:  

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6am-730	Mama's personal time: morning tea,  prayer time & walk	Mama's personal time: morning tea,  prayer time & walk	Mama's personal time: morning tea,  prayer time & walk	Mama's personal time: morning tea,  prayer time & walk	Mama's personal time: morning tea,  prayer time & walk
730-9am	Mama: breakfast & daily chores Take Sgt. Elf to babysitting job Kids: morning things	Mama: breakfast & daily chores Kids: morning things	Mama: breakfast & daily chores Take Sgt. Elf to babysitting job Kids: morning things	Mama: breakfast & daily chores Take Frap to babysitting job Kids: morning things	Mama: breakfast & daily chores Kids: morning things
9am-1030	Monday Morning Meeting (to help us get on track after the weekend craziness) Memorywork Milne (read aloud)	O Special One goes to Classical Conversations Possible informal co-op with 2 other families for younger ones	Recitations: prayer, catechism, scripture memory, poem, math facts, phonics drill Read Aloud: Beatrix Potter seatwork & tutoring	Recitations: prayer, catechism, scripture memory, poem, math facts, phonics drill Read Aloud:    Just So Stories seatwork & tutoring	Recitations: prayer, catechism, scripture memory, poem, math facts, phonics drill Read Aloud:    Tales from Shakespeare seatwork & tutoring
1030-noon	Math Game & Mapwork	Read Aloud: history chores	Read Aloud: history chores	Read Aloud: history chores	Read Aloud:   history chores
noon-130	lunch Melodies & Masterpieces(art)	lunch Read  Aloud: literature drawing or handicraft during reading Boys: gymnastics	lunch Read  Aloud: literature drawing or handicraft during reading Girls: dance	lunch Read  Aloud: literature drawing or handicraft during reading	lunch Read  Aloud: literature drawing or handicraft during reading
130-3pm	Quiet Time: silent readings Teatime w/person-of-the-day	Quiet Time: silent readings Teatime w/person-of-the-day	Quiet Time: silent readings Teatime w/person-of-the-day	Quiet Time: silent readings Teatime w/person-of-the-day	Quiet Time: silent readings Teatime w/person-of-the-day
3pm-430	snack Monday's Marvelous Make-it Time kids: chores	snack Read aloud or Project or Productive Time kids: chores	snack Read aloud or Project or Productive Time kids: chores	snack Read aloud or Project or Productive Time kids: chores	snack Friday Freewrite & Friday Funstuff kids: chores
430-6pm	Productive Time for kids Mama: dinner prep	Productive Time for kids Mama: dinner prep	Productive Time for kids Mama: dinner prep	Productive Time for kids Mama: dinner prep	Productive Time for kids Mama: dinner prep
6pm	supper & clean-up	supper & clean-up	supper & clean-up	supper & clean-up	supper & clean-up
	evening		Sgt. Elf: drum lesson
	activities		Sgt. Elf & J~man: puppets	Frap: babysitting job

At least...

 until I change it

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Sunday 10 August 2008 - Your new routine

Posted by belindaletchford

They look good - very do-able, lots of realistic timing. Well done.

I love the way you are honest about always tweaking. My kids say the only routine thing around here is change!

Have a good day.

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Monday 18 August 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

LOL We also homeschool year round from January to December, and I'm also prone to doing much of my planning during this time of year. This is also the time of year when I'm most likely to make large changes (rather than just tweaking). And it's just sensible to stock up on supplies right now while everything is on sale! :)

KathyJo

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