Advice for scheduling "individual mom time" with children for schoolwork

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  • August 23, 2013 at 9:58 pm
    kurtjenvb
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    I am having a difficult time structuring my day so that we can fit in what we want to, and not go all day long.  I don’t think I’m trying to fit in too much, but I am particularly wondering how others schedule individual time with multiple children to go over schoolwork…

    We generally have broken our schoolwork into 3 categories:

    Family Work:  History/Bible/Geography, artist/composer/poetry/etc, younger age science

    Individual Work:  math prep, writing assignments, foreign language, literature, older age science, grammar

    Meet with Mom:  Math (we use RS, so it require my time with each one), review writing assignments, dictation, go over work

    I have 5, almost 6 🙂 children – 4 of whom are in “school” (one pre-school age), and I am finding that just to meet with each one every day is taking A LOT of time, and I’m wondering if there is another way to do this.  So far, we’ve only done our individual work and meet with mom, and our day is full 🙁

    Any suggestions?? 

    August 23, 2013 at 10:25 pm
    crazy4boys
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    I have 4 kids, ages 13, 12, 9 and 7.  We structure it one of three ways (they choose which schedule we’ll do that day) – all school starts at 9.  Option 1 – start with family work.  Do all family work (takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours) then break into individual work BUT I meet with each child during this time.  We work until lunch this way.  Whatever they didn’t get done before then (or meetings I didn’t have) happen after lunch.  Option 2 – begin with individual time.  I meet with boys during the morning for their individual work.  Work until lunch.  After lunch we do all family work.  Option 3 – do half of family work first thing, break for individual work/mom work, lunch then the other half of family work.  My older boys get up and start their individual work before 9.  All work must be done by 3:30 or they don’t earn play time…they have to work through it.  

    August 25, 2013 at 3:29 am
    Wings2fly
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    Ah…another “how to fit it all in?” question. I am still trying to figure this out so I will be watching. I will say that RS math is more teacher intensive than MUS. I am happy with RS. We tried both but ds just wasn’t understanding MUS. I have two dc at the table with me at each time on each side of me. I turn to one and explain some and they work a little while I turn to the other and do the same, taking turns with two at the same time for the lesson. We play math games together and I play an extra higher level game with the older child.

    Also at around 3rd grade they can do more independently, following a schedule I give them: copywork, reading science history or literature, math practice, foreign language… See http://www.urthemom.com for self-teaching and individual schedule ideas.

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