When I was researching homeschooling, I really appreciated reading the example schedules that various people would put out on the internet and in books. It helped me realize that there are SANE ways of making homeschooling happen. So periodically I’ll put our day’s schedule here so YOU can look at it and hopefully feel inspired….

Woke up at 6:30 AM, boys got up, dressed, ready to go by 8:00

8:10-9:00 – Read aloud (this is my favorite part of the homeschooling day!)

9:00 – 10:00 – 11 yo ds does Latin and Greek homework, 15 yo ds does geometry

10:00 – 10:30-ish – Work on math with 11 yo (least common multiple and greatest common factor review), help 15 yo with some geometry

10:30 – 11:15 – worked on history with 11 yo (doing ancient history this year). Had him write a paragraph on why Mesopotamia was such an attractive region for conquering tribes. Then he had lunch.

Meanwhile, older son did Economics. Then he had lunch.

12:00 – 1:30-sih – 15 yo working on chemistry. Needed some help in figuring out what exactly the book was asking him to do (he tends to over-think things, and get stumped right out of the shoot with interpreting directions….)

2:15 – 3:30 – 11 yo son and I did a P90X workout together – how fun to do it with him! And he really enjoyed it. We had done an Insanity workout a few weeks back that seemed to scare him

Various friends from the neighborhood came over to hang out until about 5:30. Quick dinner, then took 15 yo son to various sporting meetings (sign up for basketball, then off to a tae kwon do class). 11 yo played a video game for an hour.

Client calls from 7-9 tonight, then hopefully asleep by 9:30 (probably wishful thinking…)

Yet another day under our belts…

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