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Sahmamma –
I often add in extra books but I just leave them in a basket in the living room and they magically get read 😉 I don’t schedule them. Better to underschedule and get to add more great books than to over schedule and be overwhelmed or burnt out, in my opinion.
Tara
I am stuck on my planning, can someone give me suggestion on both guid/individual work. I don’t know what to do for my 5yrs old while I am working with my 7.5 yrs at the same time? Thanks.
Carmen
This last year i had a 5yo and 7yo and I usually worked with my youngest first while my older child did independent work, then I released the younger to go play while I finished with her brother. At 5 most learning is guided rather than independent unless they read well. If you have fun learning games like this LeapFrog learning Pad we had those are nice because in general the children can operate them themselves and practice reading.
Tara
Carmen, yes, work with your 5YO first on whatever guided you want to do, then let him/her go play and/or you could have a basket of educational things (books, games, manipulatives) that are ONLY for use during schooltime. This has been a lifesaver for me in the past and I just made a new area for our 2YO. She is loving it, and already learning that she gets these things ONLY during school. I change it out as needed.
You could use a workbox system for this or just a basket or two or whatever space you have, even a bag of tricks so to speak!
Carmen, I do have a timer and sometimes use it. Not daily but definitely use it as needed. I use it most everyday for our Quiet Hour in the afternoon, which means different things depending on the age of my DC, but for all of us it means QUIET.
Yes, I love QUIET Hour idea, what do they do during quiet hour? I have quiet reading for 20 mins, but I definitely need more for myslef.
I didn’t look at the mom’s notebook designs, but wanted to share that my binder has CM’s motto on it with scriptures…so I don’t forget. My dc have them on theirs as well.
I’m *almost* done planning. I have most of my resources decided, but maybe not purchased. That’s something that I will do next week. Yeah!
Our older three (currently 13, 12, 9) are allowed a bit more freedom, but they have to find separate spots (otherwise the temptation for not being quiet is too great). They can read (assigned or free), draw, journal, study their Scripture memory work, or enjoy the outdoors (again, emphasis on being alone though).
Our younger three are napping (2YO) or resting (occasionally 6YO dd will nap) or reading (7YO and 6YO are not reading independently but they love to “read” to themselves nonetheless). Sometimes they do this on their beds, sometimes they find a spot snuggled on a couch or outside on the patio. DS, 7, is most often coloring in one of his Dover coloring books, DD will sometimes draw (she prefers a blank piece of paper).
I am trying to refrain from getting on the computer until this point of the day. I need to spend more time OFF of it, so this is my new personal goal. The hard part is DC see me on it and say “why can’t we get on the computer if you can?” I explain to them that I haven’t been on yet, and this is my time to get some things done for planning, regrouping, etc.
Of course during this time, I might also be tending to laundry, early dinner prep, 2YO who decided to forgo nap, also planning to spend time with oldest two (30 minutes each) during this time of day (playing educational game, going over work from day, just talking), etc. With everyone else separated and presumably quiet, this will be a more effective and hopefully productive time.
I have to be disciplined myself if I expect them to be. I also need the quite time as well (even if it involves some one-on-one, which is hard to find around here with 6 dear children). They need it too, though they might sometimes protest. Actually 7YO and 6YO really have taken to it, and oldest 3 have accepted it.
HTH
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