I have had a few people ask how I manage to school 3 kids at one time. Here is a copy of our schedule.(See below)
We start the day with calendar time and a Bible story or verse...usually something that we need to be working on!! Then they split up and start their work. We use the Alpha Omega curriculum and they have Bible interwoven throughout. Our start time varies depending on our therapy schedule. We work for 20-30 minutes at a time. The boys each have a mystery folder and they do something from that if they finish before time is up. Their day really is scheduled out for them. They get a play time and they can do just about anything as long as it is not TV or video games. We do science all together. It actually works well. Wednesday is experiment day...they all like that. Wednesday is also friend day. Scrappy's friend from therapy will come and spend the afternoon with us. Tuesday is library day. We go while the little ones are in therapy. It just works better that way. Have you met Scrappy...quiet is NOT a strength of his! HA HA.
I usually work with one kid at a time-the others are working on things that do not require my help. Skipper works pretty independent. He knows his schedule and what comes next. Scrappy and Scar do a couple of things together just because it is so similar that it is easy to do them together.
So there you have it...a day in the life of a Heasley. Well, I figure this will either answer the questions for some of you or it will convince you that I am a complete nut...that's okay, I like nuts- I think I would be a cashew!
I hope that your first day of school wherever it may be is a great one! I hope for new friends, wonderful old friends, caring teachers and blessing in abundance for your little ones!! I would love to hear your first day stories!!
Happy first day of school....
Dallas
Skipper Scar Scrappy Skeeter
Math Reading Computer Puzzles
Cursive Computer Reading Blocks
Computer/Snack Snack Snack Snack
Code Book Math Math Manipulatives
Science Science Science Science
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
Playtime Playtime Playtime Playtime
Mom’s choice Mom’s choice Mom’s choice Mom’s choice
L.Arts Code Book Manipulatives Manipulatives
History Handwriting Handwriting Daily Bucket
Book tub Book tub Book tub Book tub
2 comments:
I love it! thank you for showing us that! I have a great friend here that homeschooled 5! This year they gave their oldest (turning 14 soon)a choice and she is going to a private Christian school. A tough decision for everyone. My friend has it broken down and apparently it's all about organization!!! Good luck to you and we will report in next Thursday when we start.
I think I am a nut too...I want to be a macadamia....covered in chocolate, of course!
What a schedule, I could not do it. I can't even keep my shoes in order...or the rest of the closet. I can only imagine trying to do something with one, and Parker laying on the floor wrapped in a blanket (because we never got dressed that day, so he is still in underwear)whining about how SOMETHING isn't fair! I would be in the nut house!! You are amazing!
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