*We are not always ON schedule, but this schedule is a great way to keep us on track every day.

If we are late 10-15minutes here or there, its really not a big deal. At the end of the day, if we get our work done, its a success.

Weekly Schedule Details

Mom Wake Up! Prepare Breakfast : 5:00a-7:00a I wake up and tend to the baby, make breakfast ahead of time so that it can be served right away without delay. Set the table and set out cups for milk. Do as much as you can before the kids get up because once they are, everything takes longer. Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas: Hard boiled eggs, quiche, pancakes (warm in oven), home fries, oatmeal, homemade granola, cut up fruit, muffins, banana or zucchini bread, toast and jam, bacon. Laundry & Chores: 5:00a-7:00a One load of laundry a day is all I need to do to keep it under control. I throw in a load right away in the morning (at 5am) and by the time the kids get up, it is folded and can be put away during the morning wake up routine. I set the table and get breakfast ready. If I am cooking breakfast, I keep it warm in the oven or just on the stovetop. One chore a day in the early morning is also all it takes to keep the house clean and orderly. I am not (NOT!) going to be doing any chores during the school day or (hopefully) on the weekends other than preparing meals and doing dishes. I am going to be dedicating my time to teaching and enjoying the family. I can let go and have fun without feeling guilty that Ive not dusted or done the bathrooms. Wake Up Routine: 7:00a-7:30a 07:00 is reveille. The troops are expected to get themselves ready and rooms clean in 30 minutes or less with minimal assistance. Their duties consist of: Going to the bathroom right away, getting dressed (from clothes that I pick out, no arguments), put away pajamas, brush teeth, wash face, brush hair, make bed and tidy rooms. They are able to do this quickly while I help with each chore. I make sure they are doing things thoroughly and no dawdling. Its usually done before 7:30a. Morning and Breakfast 7:30a-8:00a After everyone comes down, we get Dad and wait for him to say Morning Prayers. We can play around a little while we wait. Prayers take about 15 minutes. We say them in the living room in front of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts. Morning Prayers: Our morning prayers are taken out of the book Christian Warfare We say a Spiritual Communion, the Saint Michael Prayer and the Sacred Heart Prayer. We say the Seven Sorrows and the Commemoration of the Precious Blood of Jesus. We say the Angelus and our Before Meal Prayers. The table is already set. We sit down and eat! I believe home education include teaching them manners and etiquette. We have a 3 strike rule. 3 strikes and I take your food and you can finish at the beginning of the next meal.

Strikes can include: no knees up at the table, no elbows, no picking or nibbling your food, no twisting and climbing on the chairs, no rowdiness, kicking or touching others plates, no burping and the like, no pigging out and making a mess. Most of all, no complaining!! I also remind them not to waste this opportunity to offer up this difficulty to the poor souls in purgatory for some other special intention. It only works if the refrain from complaining and keep it to themselves. I suggest saying a small prayer to Saint Therese who always ate whatever came her way, even the things that she hated the most. She was so successful in overcoming this difficulty that the other nuns thought that they were her favorite meals and gave them to her even more frequently! This might seem a little OCD but believe me it makes for a very pleasant meal. I have a 7, 5, 4, 2 year old and an infant. It CAN be done! School Begins: We say a prayer to begin our lessons. Potty Breaks between all lessons 8:00a-9:30a 8:30a

Spelling and Handwriting: 1 hour in the classroom or dining room (for K, 1st and 3rd) 30 minutes- Right Start Math Kindergarten (Handwriting Lesson afterwards) While 1st and 3rd grade practice handwriting from the day before while 2 yo plays and I hold baby 30 minutes- Spelling Workout A with 1st grader (Handwriting Lesson afterwards) While 3rd grader does memory work, Kindergartener practices handwriting or free time While 2yo plays and I hold baby (or baby plays in a swing or floor) 30 minutes- Spelling Workout C with 3rd grader, go over memory work (Handwriting) While 1st grader practices memory work While Kindergartener and 2yo play Grammar and Reading: 1 hour in the classroom or dining room (for 1st and 3rd) 20 minutes- Grammar for 1st grade (First Language Lessons) While 3rd grader does her Reading. Do Notebook Pages Mon, Wed, Fri While Kindergartener and 2yo play 20 minutes Reading aloud to 1st grader (and all). Do Notebook pages Tues, Thurs 20 minutes Grammar for 3rd grade While 1st grader colors a notebook page or free time While Kindergartener and 2yo play 2yo and baby go down for Naps N Math and Extra Practice: 1hour 30min in the classroom (1st and 3rd) 10 minutes Explode the Code Phonics 1 with Kindergartener While 1st and 3rd graders have a short recess 40 minutes Singapore Math with 3rd grade While 1st grader does 15 minutes extra math practice (free time afterwards) While Kindergartener works on Explode the Code (free time afterwards) 40 minutes- Right Start Math with 1st grader While 3rd grade does 15 minutes extra math practice (free time afterwards) While Kindergartener has free time (can color or handwriting practice) Lunch / Clean Up / Exercise : 1 hour

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9:30a-10:30a 9:50a

10:10a 10:30a

10:30a-12:00n 10:30a-12:00n 10:40a 11:20a

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Children will play outside while I prepare lunch. They will eat and then play outside until 12:50p. Potty break and wash up. *OR* We will brown bag a lunch and eat while taking a walk/ride bikes around the neighborhood *M,W,F We can take Library trips from Lunch until 3pm to research during Science and History hours. Science: 1 hour in the classroom or dining room (experiments) (1st and 3rd) Alternate 1st and 3rd grade science each day. Both can participate. 1st: 20 weeks of the Animal Kingdom 10 weeks of the Human Body 6 weeks on the Plant Kingdom 3rd: 18 weeks on Earth Sciences 18 weeks on Astronomy 1:00p-2:00p

History: 1 hour in the classroom, dining room or outside. M,W,F (1st and 3rd) 2:00p-3:00p 60 minutes Everyone is able to participate. Using The Story of the World and activity books. Notebook pages and narration. Coloring and Library Books. Projects While 2yo and Kindergartener can have free time Art: 30 min in the classroom T,Th (everyone) 30 minutes- picture study, artist study. Focus on particular artist/styles over a period of 4 weeks each. Or 30 minutes- crafts (seasonal or pertaining to the Liturgical Year) Catechism: 30 min in the classroom (everyone) 30 minutes Kindergartener, 2yo and baby Nap 2:00p-2:30p

2:30p-3:00p

3:00p-4:30p

Writing: 1 hour in the classroom or dining room. M,W,F (1st and 3rd) 30 minutes -Writing with Ease with 1st and 3rd grader Latin: 1 hour in the classroom T,Th (3rd) 30 minutes Latina Christina I with 3rd grader.

3:00p-4:00p

3:00p-4:00p

Prepare Dinner/Free Time/Piano Lessons or Practice 4:00p-5:00p 1 hour- If my husband did not make dinner this night, I make dinner and set the table while the kids play outside, have their piano lessons or play outside. Family Rosary: 15 min Dinner/Cleanup All of the kids help with clearing the table and 3rd grader dries dishes. 5:00p ish 5:30p-6:30p

Family Free Time Time for fun, games, relaxation and playing! Stations of the Cross: 15 min Fridays Evening Prayers and Bed

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