Review Classical Conversations memory work. We’re reading a biography of Thomas Edison right now. Reading from our read aloud (even if it is 5-10 minutes). I wrote more about how we structure that in this post on Morning Time. Morning Time (MT) is a time when we all sit together at the start of our school day and do some learning together. This is my favorite time of the day in our homeschool. Otherwise the kids make their own simple eggs, bagels, or cereal. Amazing, I know! Sometimes if I’m not too busy with my husband’s paperwork, I’ll make a nice breakfast. Most of the kids can make their own breakfast now. Unless the kids are happily playing in which case I let them play for a bit as I type this! All kids have morning chores like cleaning the kitchen, feeding animals, and room cleaning. We are a slow to rise kind of family (thankfully!).Ĩ:00-8:30: My husband heads out for work.Ĩ:00-9:00: Morning routines. Some kids sit with me, some grab a book or craft and work or read quietly. I make him lunch (usually leftovers from the night before).ħ:00-7:30: Kids begin waking up. Helping with paperwork is part of being married to an entrepreneurial person with dyslexia. We have our bulletproof coffee together and type up a few emails and invoices for his clients. Work on blog related things: answer emails, troubleshoot technical issues, begin writing posts etc.Ħ:30: My self-employed husband gets up. Plan out my day/week and fill in my planner. I do almost always get up in time to have some coffee and quiet time before the masses. There are seasons when I need more work time ( such as when I release 3 new parent classes) and there are seasons when I simply need more sleep. I began getting up earlier by setting my alarm 30 minute earlier than I was used to getting up and when that wake time was comfortable, I set the alarm another 30 minutes earlier. Ironically, I’m not naturally a morning person. I don’t love waking up to a hungry child crying to be fed. I LOVE my kids, I LOVE homeschooling, and I LOVE being a mom. For me, waking early allows me time to become human and get started on some projects before my kids start placing demands on me. Also, you may not need to get up quite this early if you’re not a work at home mom like me. Your sleep is a priority during those years. Obviously this isn’t going to work if you’re still in that stage of babies and kids who wake you up in the night. If you can manage it, I highly recommend getting up early during the week. Our Homeschool Day-in-the-Life Morningĥ:00: My alarm goes off every week day at this time. One of the adults at home is in college and one is studying to become a yacht captain and works as a First Mate here and there to get experience and time on the sea. We have 2 adult kids living at home still (and 2 adult kids who are living on their own). This year, we are homeschooling 4 kids: girls ages 14 and 13, and boys ages 10 and 7. #CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS HOMESCHOOL SOLUTIONS INSURANCE HOW TO#
It also helps me as I ponder how to use my experiences to encourage and bless you – my readers! Okay on to the day-in-the-life deets. Remembering those early days when we had just learned about our kids’ dyslexia and were juggling lots of young kids makes me grateful for how far we’ve come! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my early days of homeschooling. Although my life has become much more mellow as my kids get older, I still miss those early days sometimes.
I just went back and read some of them and am so glad I documented those busy days. I’ve been writing my own day-in-the-life posts since 2012. There’s just something fascinating about seeing how other families teach their kids at home. One thing I’ve always loved to read is homeschool day-in-the-life posts.
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