Our Schedule

Just as our family has found all things in the Army to be seemingly set in Jell-O, all scheduling in motherhood is also seemingly set in Jell-O.  Hence, to expect a homeschooling day to go completely according to schedule would be a wee bit ridiculous.  My husband has me in training to embrace the philosophy of "plan early, plan twice;" however, the innate organizer in me aspires for at least a semblance of a plan.  So, here is what we envision transpiring each day:

SCHEDULE

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

5:30-6:00 Morning Walk and Devotional

6:00-7:00 Get Ready & Pack Scott’s Lunch

7:00-7:30 Household Chores

7:30-8:30 Breakfast Prep/School Prep

8:30-9:00 Kiddo Breakfast and Get Kiddos Ready

9:00-9:15 Bible & Prayer

9:15-9:30 Math Calendar

9:30-10:15 FIAR (Language Arts)

10:15-10:45 Play Time!

10:45-11:00 Phonics

11:00-11:30 Math

11:30-12:00 Play Time!

12:00-1:00 Lunch and Play Time!

1:00-1:15 Read Aloud

1:15-1:30 Silent Reading/NAPS!

1:30-2:00 Unit Studies/Mystery of History

2:00-2:15 Handwriting

2:15-2:45 Writing

2:45- Play Time!

SCHEDULE

Wednesday

5:30-6:00 Morning Walk and Devotional

6:00-7:00 Get Ready & Pack Scott’s Lunch

7:00-7:30 Household Chores

7:30-8:30 Breakfast Prep/School Prep

8:30-9:00 Kiddo Breakfast and Get Kiddos Ready

9:00-9:15 Bible & Prayer

10:00-11:00 Story Time & Library

11:30-12:00 Play Time & Lunch Prep

12:00-1:00 Lunch and Play Time!

1:00-1:15 Read Aloud

1:15-1:30 Silent Reading/NAPS!

1:30-2:00 FIAR

2:00-2:15 Handwriting

2:15-2:45 Writing

2:45- Play Time!

What really transpires during the course of the day are some meltdowns (by Mommy, too), potty breaks, diaper changes, and a variety of sporadic unplanned interruptions, but amidst the beautiful chaos, we do a lot of learning!  Why you ask does my day begin so early?  I cannot say that I am -always- up according to the written schedule, but I can say that I truly strive to do some sort of devotional before the kiddos arise.  My whole day goes better if I forgo a few minutes of sleep to spend time in the Word before the pitter patter of feet begin to be heard and the beautiful blonde-haired bed-heads appear ready to begin a new day.

And, yes, a lot of "play time" is dispersed throughout the day because true learning comes through play.  I am a firm believer that learning should be FUN and that children do some of their best learning when they are allowed the opportunity to discover the world around them through play.