This is a repost from May 11, 2012 but...It bears repeatin'
If you've followed Charlotte Mason's Philosophy at all you'll eventually start trying to find a schedule and that will usually lead to burnout. Why? Because in most of what I've seen of the schedules available none of them take into account having more than one kid or even worse someone is sick or even worse you're sick because you're 8 weeks into being preggers with kid #5. So now what? Chuck it?
Nope..
Here's a schedule you'll actually be able to do and be SANE at the end of the year. Notice I didn't say week? You can do anything for about a week it's from then on it gets bad. I am purposely not putting in time. Time doesn't work when you have a nursing baby or you've been up all night with a sick kid.
- Breakfast
- Chores
- 3R's - Start olders while you work with littles who require more. Once Littles finish, start littles on project (cutting, pasting, coloring) and go over what middles and biggies need. This shouldn't be much.***
- BIG snack and fun run - (get the wigglies out, dance to music, musical chairs, trampoline) this is probably somewhere around 10:30-11:00 ish
- Read Aloud - Living Books (history, science, literature, Shakespeare. rotate subjects) 11-1
- Lunch
- Afternoons free! This is the time kids can work on Nature Walks, Nature Notebooks, History Notebooks, Discovery Learning, quiet reading from Robinson Curriculum List, Sonlight List etc.
Sounds easy right? It is. No more being behind. No more scope and sequence merry go round. Now if for some reason you can't dedicate the huge time slot to reading then break it up through out the day. You can read over breakfast, lunch and at bedtime.
For Art you check out the big coffee table books from the library and have them open for display. For Music just stream some classical or hymns.
****I am HUGE on self learning and mastery so I work towards ALL kids working independently by 2-3rd grade. If you need more info go to Robinson Curriculum or UR the mom
Also check out my post on Popsicle Planning if you're feeling that you need something new everyday
now...GO ENJOY THE FREEDOM!
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