Homeschoolers want a schedule! I want you to have a routine. But you can call it a schedule if that makes you happy!
I’ve learned that I can keep a routine more easily than a fixed schedule.
I laid out our family’s 10-step routine on Instagram stories and many asked me to share it permanently.
Here it is!
- Wake up after enough sleep (time of day varies).
- Spend 30 minutes or so—getting breakfast, drinking tea or coffee, kids playing.
- Brush teeth and dress.
- Move to the family room for read aloud time (usually several books over the course of an hour that includes myriad interruptions by toddlers, baby nursing, juice getting, or ending a fight over LEGO).
- Take a break—run around the house or backyard then eat a protein snack.
- Gather at the kitchen table for copywork, handwriting, working on a writing project.
- Another break—toss a frisbee, do jumping jacks, have a dance party.
- Do math at the kitchen table. If a toddler is a problem, park them in front of the TV for a show you like while guiding the other kids in math.
- LUNCH!
- History/Science/Arts after lunch. Pick one each day. Rotate.
That’s it! That’s the routine. With a range of ages, you might sometimes need to alternate attention. That’s okay! Let the child who isn’t working with you do something fun they can only do during those times. It helps!
But above all…
Drop everything for a better offer! Field trip, park day, museum, skiing, going to the beach, binge watching a great TV series.
My book, The Brave Learner, goes into detail about how to
create a lifestyle of learning. We’ve got you!
