Working on new schedule for this year, I’m planning for lessons 9am to noon (with 10am stop for snacks, after which little ones will play and big ones keep working.) Then after lunch will be reading/quiet (nap) time and we’ll start our special lessons (art, music, history, co-op, etc) from 2 to 3pm, then our snack & they’re free to play until dinner & chore time.

I want to get better about having a specific activity to keep the little ones engaged during morning lessons. Afternoon involves all the kids (to varying degrees) but morning is when we do language and math and the big ones need my attention. The oldest four all do lessons to some degree, since Ben & Emy have been asking to do work while the older two have lessons. Mr. Two-Years-Old is the trickiest one to keep occupied… pondering him.

And during our reading time I’ll do a storybook with all of the kids right after lunch while nursing then put the baby down to sleep and I’ll read with the little ones more while the big ones read, though on Thursdays I’ll be reading from our literature list and on Fridays I’ll be reading our history.

That probably made no sense to anyone but me. 🙂