Scheduling question?

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  • February 11, 2010 at 4:14 am
    Cindie2dds
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    How many of you set out your books the night before?  We run into only accomplishing math, reading and LAs (QLL) most of the time.  I would love to get to history, bible, nature studies, literature, etc.; but I’m having trouble with cooperation.  It’s hard since her playmate (younger sister 3.5) isn’t required to do anything, so she asks, “Are we all done school?”  My dd wants to play with her sister, not do school.  Don’t get me wrong, once we are doing it, she likes it.  I just don’t like pulling teeth every day.  Should I set out the books so she sees what she’s expected to accomplish?  How do you guys do that?

    Thanks!

    February 11, 2010 at 11:01 am
    CindyS
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    Setting out the books sounds like a nice way to show her what’s coming the next day. We use a schedule, and playtime is scheduled into it (as is snack time, story time, etc.). The littles that cannot read are used to it so they ask me what is it time for. Wanderers are told something like, “These are math minutes, so we need to use them for math because we want to honor God.” We use it as an opportunity to teach redeeming the time God has given us, being under authority, and doing things in an excellent fashion. Three lessons that, by the way, if you can instill in them early on will take them far, far, into discovering God’s plan for their life at an early age.

    Blessings,

    Cindy

    February 11, 2010 at 1:27 pm
    Cindie2dds
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    Wow, Cindy.  I can’t believe I was missing it as an opportunity to show them how we honor God with our time.  This is really great advice.  She is so interested in the computer (her dad is an electrical engineer — that’s what he does here all day), but I really want to limit that time when she’s young.  It is such a struggle!  I will try to implement your suggestions this morning.  Thank you so much for your wisdom!

    February 11, 2010 at 9:01 pm
    learn4fun
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    I have to say Wow too.  I can’t believe I was missing that opportunity to teach them how to serve God with their time better.  I really missed that.  I do stack my younger child’s book’s up so he knows what is coming next and he puts them away as we finished.

    February 12, 2010 at 12:45 pm
    mama2four
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    I went to Wal-Mart and bought two colored plastic tubs, like dish pans (one red, one black), and I put each girls’ books in their tub. When it’s time for school, each one takes theirs and goes to opposite ends of the table and then just works through the basket/tub, then puts it back on the shelf when done.

    Since they’re both readers, for many months I used a list of all they were to do, that they could check off. This can be as simple as just writing it out the night before (or morning of), or something you type out with little boxes and all… I’ve done both. It helped create the habit, and now we don’t use the list, as a rule. But it’s a great tool to pull back out when things go astray, like after Christmas, for example.

    HTH,

    Em

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