How to Set Up a Schedule for Homeschooling
Homeschool Schedule Daily Planner
Once you see a few examples of some schedules you will get a better idea of how to conform them to your family lifestyle. I am going to start off with the schedule I am using for my daughter. She is in 4th grade this year.
7:00 am. Wake up. Shower, brush teeth, get dressed.
7:30 am. Eat breakfast and maybe a little TV until 8:00.
8:00 am. Household chores. Picking up toys, feeding the cat, help mommy get the laundry started, and maybe some vacuuming.
8:30 am. Begin school with Bible class and prayer time.
9:15 am. Math lesson and review any appropriate flash cards.
10:00 am. History. My daughter's favorite subject.
10:45 am. Language Arts. Do that days lesson and review any weekly spelling words on index cards.
11:30 am. Science. Do science lesson and any start any appropriate experiments.
12:15 pm. Lunch.
12:45 pm. Elective (Mondays art, Tuesdays computer, Wednesdays music, Thursday sign language, and Friday student's choice)
The rest of the day is open. Now you will need to get your child involved in gym class or physical activity. My daughter plays soccer and softball for the local recreation. Practices are usually three days per week at 5 pm. We also take bike rides, walks on the boardwalk or through the zoo and much more. It is also important for you to know that we usually finish our subjects ahead of schedule so don't feel like you have to stick to a schedule. We are usually completely done with the school schedule by 11:30 am.
Here is an example from another homeschooling mom:
9:00 am. Bible and devotions
9:30 am. Reading
10:30 am. Science
11:15 am. Chores and prepare lunch
12:00 am. Lunch
12:30 pm. Social Studies
1:15 pm. English
1:45 pm. Chores
2:15 pm. Computer
2:45 pm. Math
3:30 pm. Free time
4:30 pm. Help prepare dinner
5:00 pm. Dinner
6:00 pm. Free time
7:00 pm. Family time
8:00 pm. Bed time
You see how these two schedules are completely different. That is because we have conformed the schedules to best accommodate our families. Your subjects may also change over time. When my daughter was younger I taught spelling, reading, and grammar separately. Now I teach them in a combined curriculum set. Take these scheduling ideas and turn them in to something that will work for you.
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