I thought it would be neat to do a post on what a typical school day looks like for us right now. We don't have scheduled times for anything, but simply a basic order of things to get done.
About 6:30, Big Girl likes to go ahead and get up and get a head start on her independent work (usually vocabulary and math).
About 7, we wake up Little Girl, and they eat breakfast while I read the Bible to them and we discuss what is read. Then they go brush their teeth and get their hair brushed.
If the day is going to be hot, we go ahead and walk the dogs. Sometimes, we wait and do some reading first and then walk, or when the weather is cooler, we don't walk until after lunch.
The girls do their memory work, usually poems, but recently, the books of the Bible.
I read from a poetry anthology.
We look online at paintings from our current artist, or sometimes read about him, either online, or from a library book.
We either read from a book, or look at websites on our current country we are studying.
We listen to a song by our current composer, or read about him. Currently, we are going through the Themes to Remember books, so it is different things and people each day.
We read our little book about the elements of the periodic table, then look at some videos and websites on the "element of the day."
I read from our current history books, usually one chapter from each, and we usually have at least 2 going at a time, sometimes more.
I read from our current "fun" book. Usually a chapter.
Little Girl does her math. She is currently working a few problems in her book, then practicing her multiplication tables with games on the computer.
Big Girl works on her independent work. Math, vocabulary (if she hasn't finished it), science, history reading, and writing.
Little Girl does her language arts lesson.
Little Girl does her dictation for spelling.
Little Girl does her current spelling words on Spelling City, a website.
Little Girl does her independent reading, usually 3-5 books, a chapter a day of each.
Little Girl practices her typing.
Big Girl and I work on our Spanish lesson.
Big Girl does her spelling.
What is amazing is that we usually get all this done by lunch. Sometimes we have a few things to do afterward, but not often.
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