Our morning starts with the kiddos waking up some time around 8. Most mornings I have been up for a little while getting my time with God in, as well as a little exercise. Hmmm, well, maybe that's not entirely true....I try, but I am still working on the whole getting up early.... I DON'T DO MORNINGS is a saying that I have always lived by. So, the kids get started on chores and I start breakfast....
After chores and breakfast we use our refrigerator as our "morning board" and go over the daily things they are all working on...Bible verses, books of the Bible, etc.
Then it's time for Bible and Geography on the couch....This is my favorite time because they are all 3 right there with me.
On to workboxes from there....
We LOVE our workboxes and I am not sure how I ever survived without them. The boys have 9 each and Molly has 6. We do them a little different than Sue Patrick, the "creator" of workboxes does them, but the idea is the same, and we like to tweak things to make them work for us! Molly and Zach work at the kitchen table with me dividing my time between the two...
Paul works on his own for his first 4 boxes--Bible, Reading, Math, and Big IQ Kids independently...
As the day progresses the little ones tend to need lots of play breaks. I know some people add breaks in to the workboxes and I have tried that, but taking breaks when the kids (or myself) have just had enough, instead of waiting until it's in a box, just works better for us. So, after the morning routine is completed and the first couple of workboxes are done our day turns in many different directions.
We love to take school outside to the trampoline....
Or, take a break from our regular scheduled schooling to study whatever the boys' latest nature find might be...
Or we may make some robots....
And, we LOVE field trips....
Even if it's just a "field trip" to our woods with Daddy.
There's also lots of cooking....
And just plain playing....
Not sure why he plays in the hallway...we have a huge playroom, as well as several other places to play. The hallway is often his "play place" of choice!
Of course, outside playing baseball is even better....
There's probably going to be some crazy art project thrown in occasionally as well....
As you can see we are pretty eclectic in our learning, and in our day. You never know what we might end up doing.
At some point in the afternoon Paul and I sit down together and do the subjects he needs me for--history, writing, language and science. Most days the boys get through all of their workboxes, especially Paul. But, we are also sure to leave lots of time for
At some point in the day I get to laundry, the kitchen and cleaning the rest of the house. And, if that doesn't happen, well, there's always tomorrow.
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2 comments:
What a neat day, thanks for sharing! I've heard a lot of great things about workboxes and think it's a neat approach.
You day sounds quite busy. I'm amazed that with three kiddos you have time for the housework. There is only one kid at my house, and while school gets done, the housework often suffers. I'm going to try and use your as inspiration...we will do school...and I will do housework, even if it means I have to do the get up earlier thing!
Linda
Systematically working my way through each day, using eclectic homeschooling, and a whole lot of ingenuity!
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