Therefore my homeschool is a routine type of homeschool. As long as nothing weird comes up (that does happen occasionally) we pretty much do the same thing day in and day out. Boring maybe, predictable for sure, but it works for us.
So what does a normal day look like around here?
Colby (age 8) and I start with folder work and he does independent work. At the same time, my 14 year old starts his school as well. Now that we have a dedicated school area, he joins us for a few hours. Prior to this new set up, he did school in his room, so I am glad to have him back in my area. He is still trying to decide if he likes it! ;)
After independent work, we move to the computer for history and math, then back to the table for the rest of our morning work. As I recently talked about, schooling boys looks different for us than when we schooled our girls, so our computers get a lot of use.
We continue work until noon when we take an hour break for lunch.
12:00-1:00- Lunch and free time.
1:00-3:00- Colby and I finish our day with Science, Spanish, and Spelling. Salem, who is an 8th grader, retires to his room, where he does several subjects on his computer,
3:00-4:00- Quiet time. The theory is that everyone is in their own space reading, listening to audio dramas, or playing quietly. Mom included - for reading, that is. The reality is I always seem to have something else that demands my time, but I am working on it.
4:00-5:00- Clean up time around the house, dinner prep, errands, and such.
6:00- Dinner
7:15- Family devotions
8:30- Youngest goes to bed
The fun of having older kids is that you get to spend time with them apart from the littles in your life. The disadvantage to having older kids is that they are often on their way out the door for one reason or another just when you are ready to spend time with them! Lessons, friends, and jobs take up their evenings occasionally, but we try to sneak in time together as often as possible. With one entering the work force and one in her senior year of school, we know these days are fleeting.
Our one day that is different now is Wednesday, when we have co-op from 12-4. We do a half day of school in the morning and collapse in the afternoon! ;)
While we may seem a little boring to some, my kids have learned to thrive in a more structured day. I find when we deviate from it too often, we end up a train wreck, and terribly behind. We have also maintained our Sabbath Week schooling, with the exception of when Dad returned home after a year deployed. By giving ourselves a week break every six weeks, we have time to regroup, relax, and get extra projects done around the house.
Everyone does things differently of course! On Friday, click this link to see other homeschoolers' days! You may be surprised at how different we are!
I wanted to do the sabbath week thing but my men well.. let's just say it was a no go. :)
ReplyDeleteYour day kind of looks similar to ours. We are laid back though because a lot of our day is dependent on how Kaden is doing. :) But, we try to keep to a schedule! :)
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