A New Schedule

Well, I wouldn't go as far as calling last week a bust. We got some good school in - and I think they learned something. But I found that there were WAY too many interruptions and I wasn't getting enough one-on-one time with each child. So - we're going to try something new...

I've decide to set up centers. Our centers will be:
Free Reading - self explanatory
Games - all educational
Flashcards - all educational
Crafts - their chance to be creative!
Typing - for Lizzie and Hunter
Science - books and activities pertaining to current topic of study
History - " "
Handwriting
Free time - they can choose free time ONCE a day, and get to do whatever they want non-educational (except TV or non-ed computer games)

So - I have also changed our subject schedule. M-W, we will hit Math and Language hard. I will spend 1.5 hours with each child to cover both subjects (45 min. each). During that time, the other two will choose centers - in 15 minute slots. They will each have a timer so they know when to move on! Thursdays will be Science and History - and we'll spend a couple of hours each working on our current topic of study. This time will include reading, reviewing, crafts, experiements and even some field trips. Fridays will be homework, catch up, field trip and library days.

Subjects covered:

Math
Language (includes: reading, writing, spelling, grammar)
Science
History (includes: US History, US Geography, plus)
Bible - Bible is M-Th before anything else!!!

I feel pretty good about our schedule...hope that it sticks and we get alot of learning done!!