Our Schedule.....

We might have to be kinda, sorta flexible this year, at least at first. BUT, I have followed this schedule for the last few years and it has worked for us. But, then again, Audrey took 2 naps last year and that was very helpful for us to turn and burn while she was asleep. Plus we will have a little blue bundle to work around. But, we WILL get the basics done each day. Mark my words.....

Each day:
*Breakfast, clean-up, morning jobs done, dressed, hair combed and ready to start school by 9am.
*Family Prayer to start our school day. Scripture reading as a group and\or reading from the Friend.
*Pledge Of Alligence (we did forget this a few times last year. Bad teacher).
*I use a sort of "work box" method. I don't have room for the whole box thing for each kid. (Each child would need like 10 plastic shoebox sized bins and something to put them in and I don't want to do that. We do our school in the kitchen\living room area and the only other room upstairs is a smaller room that has craft things in it. Oh, and Noah's changing table and bassinette are in there now. No room.) Anyway, the younger two have a file sized plastic bin with a lid that I fill each night with their assignments, put in numbered gallon sized baggies. They don't have to do it in order, but it all must be done. They can choose what to do first, but they can't choose something I need to help them with if I am already helping someone else. Make sense?

I usually do math with Sasha first off to get it done while the other two do their handwriting or something like that. Then I just rotate through them all, doing one-on-one with math and reading with the younger two. I map out what I want them to do each week, in each book so I know how far they need to get each day. Sasha doesn't do work out of each book, each day. Her list of textbooks is a little long, so I just make sure we are getting to them all each week.

12:00-ish Lunchtime. Naptime for Audrey, who has been doing who-knows-what all morning. Oh dear, this will be interesting. Play outside for a bit while I get lunch cleaned up and Audrey to bed.

1pm-3pm or however long we need: I have been doing a "subject of the day" and it has worked well. I need to tweek it a little since our new science book said if I want to complete the entire book, I need to do science at least 3 days a week. Wow. We usually only do one. This will be an experiment for us to do more than that......
Monday: History, maybe Geography
Tuesday: Science
Wednesday: Geography and\or Latter-Day Prophets; Probably one more lesson in science so we can finish our textbook.
Thursday: We are either having science group or swimming in the morning. Then Sasha has art in the afternoon. We try to get at least a math assignment done, but that is hard sometimes since we need to gone by 10am or earlier. I have had to be kinda flexible on Thursday's.
Friday: Has been a catch-up day, or a deep cleaning day, or a baking day, crafts, sewing, or a day of chilling out!! Sometimes we go to a play group that meets once a month.

I try to be all done with school by 3pm. Jobs must be done before they play.
3pm-4pm: Kids can play electronics or watch TV
4pm-5pm: Dinner prep and cooking. They each have a night to be my helper.
5pm-5:30pm: Clean-up and get ready for dinner.
Evenings: We mostly just hang out and play. Sometimes there are sports my kids are doing.

Family scripture study, prayer and beds by 8pm. My husband reads to them each night whatever they want him to. Well, that is it. We also follow of a traditional school year. I don't take time off during the school year; we just keep plugging along to be done by the end of May. I love having the summer off and don't want to do anything but play in the sun!! Speaking of which, I think I shall go outside and work on my tan..............

p.s.
I am having my baby tomorrow and I am so nervous, and excited, and slightly apprehensive. I can't believe we will have 5 kids. Can I do this? I hope so! No turning back now. Having c-sections is always a little scary and I always get a little nervous. It always goes well, but I still get nervous. I am so glad I will be getting a blessing tonight from my dear husband and our home teacher. I will post pictures here but probably on facebook first since it is easier to do with my phone than on here..........