I used to plan out an entire semester in one sitting. Trying to tell three or four children at once what page to do in their math book while the baby is crying and the toddler is dumping out the contents of the kitchen cabinets can make for a stressful day. Scheduling ahead of time has numerous benefits for both you and for them. I make checklists for my children three or four weeks at a time. Spend time in the summer, once a month, once a week, or whatever works for you to plan your child’s schoolwork. Discipline yourself to avoid your computer until after school. Then the children are all off task, and the toddler has flushed something down the toilet. Planning to spend just a minute to check email or quickly read a blog post typically turns into five or ten minutes or more. I avoid getting back online until all of our schoolwork is done. I check email, read blogs, and write to my own blog before school begins. I then return phone calls after our schoolwork is complete. I let phones calls go to my answering machine. Phone calls usually take more time than you intend them to, and children usually get off task when Mama is on the phone. When we know the plan for the day, we can make the necessary adjustments to our normal routine, if needed.ĭuring school hours, I do not answer my phone unless it is my husband. I mention any visitors we may be expecting, any errands we need to run, and any extra chores or activities I may have for them that day. This simply means that I remind them of any routine appointments like piano lessons or cross country practice, and the time we will have to leave for these appointments. Related Reading: 10 Tips to Cleaning Your House While Homeschooling Tell your children the “Plan for the Day.”Īs part of our morning routine, during breakfast, I tell my children our plan for the day.
Have your children gather all of their school books and various supplies and store them in a specific spot.Some of the tasks that I would recommend: When the day’s schoolwork is done, take some time to prepare for the next school day. Related Reading: Finding Order at Home by Establishing Routines Tidy your school area each day. Mama reads Sonlight read alouds to middle children after lunchĮven if you don’t create specific time slots for each aspect of your day, you can create an orderly routine to follow.Mama reads to the two youngest children right before lunch.
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free time for children after they finish their daily schoolwork.
The more tasks that are routine, the less you have to stress about. Having a dinner plan prevents kitchen chaos at 5:00 PM.ĭoing the same things in the same order each day gives both you and your children a sense of security. Each morning check to see if there is something you need to thaw, chop, or prepare early in the day. You may like to plan your menus one week, two weeks, or even a month at a time ( here are 10 tips for monthly menu planning), but just make sure that you plan. Know what you will be serving for dinner as soon as breakfast is over. This early morning time can be used for personal Bible study and prayer, personal grooming, laundry, exercise, computer time, cooking breakfast, planning your day, or gathering any necessary supplies for your school day. You don’t necessarily have to get up at 5:00 AM, but arising at least one hour before your children do has many advantages. Getting a head start on your day works wonders. Advertisement 10 Ways to Make Your Homeschool Day Run Smoothly Wake up before your children.
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