How do you know when you have the right balance? My bigger kids are freaking out because I have increased their workload this year, but I really don’t feel like it is that difficult. How do you know when you have assigned too much and when it is just complaining?
Here is what is expected of the 7th & 9th graders:
Daily:
Bible Reading/Journal
Math – Teaching Textbooks 1 Lesson per day
Queen’s Language Arts – 1/2 Lessons per day
Spelling Power – PreTest, Review and Final Test on Fridays
French – Rosetta Stone or 1 Workbook page
Science Reading
Mystery of History Reading (3 Chapters per week)
Yesterday’s Classics Reading (1 Chapter per day)
9th grader also has:
Literature book/assignments
They read their independent reading selections daily.
Weekly:
Spelling Power Tests (when needed)
Written Narration in Science and History
What do you think?