Our Daily Homeschool Routine

When my older kiddos were little, I tried over & over to create a homeschool schedule that worked for us. It would look great on paper but derailed miserably by lunchtime everyday, and left me feeling like a failure.

I don’t remember where I read about establishing a routine vs. a schedule, but it was life-changing for me (I don’t say that lightly). 

I discovered that I function best with a daily rhythm… doing the same things in the same order each day. 

I now divide our school day into time blocks. For example: 10:30-12:00 is my time to do Math & LA with the younger crew. I know what we have to get done within that block of time, but I am free to help each child in whatever order works best that day. I don’t pin myself down to doing Warrior Boy’s math at 10:30, reading with Sassyfrass at 10:50, etc.

We don’t always stay within the blocks, but at least I know where we should be & can adjust to get back on track.

A peek at this year’s routine:

6:45  crawl drag myself hop out of bed, Bible, coffee, computer time

8:15  kids up, Good Morning Guide, breakfast & read aloud

9:00  Bible Roadtrip

9:30 Theme of the Day

10:30  language arts & math w/the littles; older girls work independently

12:00  lunch, free time to read/play game/work on project/go outside

1:00  quiet time for assigned reading

1:30  Science (Mon/Thurs). History (Tues,Wed), House Blessing (Fri)

2:30  little kids done; older work independently

Establishing a routine is part of my Back-to-School Boot Camp. Check it out to read more about our homeschool plans!