A Day in the Life of Homeschooling

Every once in a while I go to the library and get a big stack of cookbooks. I count my search a success if I come away with just one or two new, usable, practical, simple recipes that I can add to our family's meal repertoire (Ree Drummond's books reads more like a blog and this one is currently laying on our dining room table in preparation for the upcoming holidays - the kids like it too).

I've had a couple of young Moms ask me what a regular day looks like, how we get it all done. And the truth is that no homeschooling day looks alike and every homeschooling family does it differently. However it has helped me over the years to read about different approaches. Most of the time I come away with one or two new ideas that I would like to implement or at least have something to mull over. But I'll also say that as a whole, most schedule samples don't work for me. Not that there was anything wrong with the schedule, it just didn't fit our family in that season. I still have found reading other schedule samples helpful over the years (and encouraging - no one has it down as a science and everyone has to figure out how to fit in "real life").

Here is our schedule in theory:

6:30 - wake up
7:00 - breakfast and quiet time
8:00 - walk/run (everyone)
8:30 - get dressed and shower
9:00 - Math for everyone
10:00 - Ian - Latin, J-J - Latin, Jenna - Spelling/handwring
11:00 Ian - Biology, J-J Latin/Grammar, Jenna - Memory work and Latin
12:15 - Lunch
1:00 - Nap time for Lillian, Ian - Western Culture, J-J, Geography, Jenna - Writing and Grammar
2:00 - British Literature for Ian, Writing for J-J, History or Science for Jenna
3:00 - Logic for Ian, Rhetoric for J-J, Reading for Jenna
4:00 - Chores
6:00 - supper
8:00 - bedtime for girls
9:00 - bedtime for Ian, Mom and Dad

Now tomorrow I'll post what actually happened today! As they say, you need a plan and tracks for your train to run on.....but this is a homeschooling-zoo-train we're talking about. The ride can be quite wild at times!