Our MOTH
Schedule
revised
September 2003
This is the
third year I've made a schedule, and probably the 6th or 7th
"revision" as what works for our needs seems to change every six
months or so. Fortunately the schedule-making process gets easier each time as
I know what has worked in the past and this year's schedule was finished in an
evening and worked well (with minor tweaking) from day one. We started out in
mid-August just doing the morning schedule and have been doing the whole day's
schedule for most of September (though afternoons are still looser and more
adaptable). On Saturdays we don't follow the schedule but the kids still do
catechism and music practice.
(NOTE: This
is what is written on the schedule on the fridge, however, I am in 3d trimester
right now and usually sleep until 7:00 or even 7:30 these days. The beauty of
this schedule is that I can do this and the day isn't completely wrecked! As
long as Matt gets the two older kids up and started on their chores, and throws
some food at them before he leaves for work, and as long as I start in on
Talia's catechism right at 8:00, the morning still goes smoothly even when I
sleep in. I catch up on kitchen cleanup at recess time, do my bible reading in
the evening, and shower after my work-out or have a bath before bed.)
|
Time |
Daddy |
Mommy |
Talia (8) |
Aedan (6) |
Zek'l (20 months) |
|
6:00 a..m. |
get up, shower, ready for work |
prayer/bible time |
sleep |
sleep |
sleep |
|
6:30 a.m. |
make breakfast |
shower |
wake / dressed / room chores |
wake / dressed / room chores |
sleep |
|
7:00 a.m. |
breakfast, leave for work (7:15) |
breakfast |
breakfast |
breakfast |
up, dressed, breakfast |
|
7:30 a.m. |
|
breakfast clean-up, laundry on |
kitchen chores |
kitchen chores |
finish eating, play |
|
8:00 a.m. |
|
catechize Talia |
Heidelberg Catechism: M 1-20, T 21-40, W 41-60, Th 61-80, F 81-100, S 100-current + learn a new question |
play with Zek'l: sandbox OR ride-on toys in driveway OR cars and trucks in playroom OR Brio trains |
play with Aedan |
|
8:30 a.m. |
|
catechize Aedan |
violin practice |
Heidelberg Catechism: M, Th 1-15, T, F 16-30, W, S 31-45 + daily review of questions 46 - current |
play alone (wherever Aedan's catechism is being done - often outside while the weather is nice) |
|
9:00 a.m. |
|
supervise Aedan's cello practice |
play with Zek'l - outside OR twist-up crayons OR playdough |
cello with Mommy, living room |
play with Talia |
|
9:30 a.m. |
|
snack, switch laundry, check email |
snack and recess |
snack and recess |
snack and recess |
|
10:00 a.m. |
|
Talia WRTR |
WRTR with Mommy |
Miquon Math |
look at books on chair in living room |
|
10:30 a.m. |
|
read to Zek'l |
typing practice / flashcards |
finish Miquon or listen to Mommy read |
read with Mommy |
|
11:00 a.m. |
|
Aedan WRTR |
Math (finishing up Saxon 5/4, will be on 6/5 by early December) |
WRTR |
play alone |
|
11:30 a.m. |
|
chores, lunch prep |
Math |
free or set table |
free |
|
12:00 p.m. |
|
lunch |
lunch |
lunch |
lunch |
|
12:30 p.m. |
|
chores |
writing-composition |
play with Zek'l |
play with Aedan |
|
1:00 p.m. |
|
Aedan - math drill and dictation |
play with Zek'l |
drill math facts (15m), dictation (15 m) |
play with Talia |
|
1:30 p.m. |
|
Talia and Aedan history MWF, science TTh |
history or science |
history or science |
nap |
|
2:30 p.m. |
|
rest or chores or pre-supper prep |
free time outside or quiet reading |
free, outside or quiet inside |
nap (we hope!) |
|
3:30 p.m. |
|
|
|
|
up, with Mommy or play with Talia and Aedan |
|
4:00 p.m. |
home from work M,T,F (stay in Mason W, late home on Th) |
W - take kids to pick up Matt from work |
|
|
|
|
4:30 p.m. |
M,T,F (Th if home) Latin or Greek with Talia and Aedan in turn |
M,F (Th if Matt home on time): to Curves for workout, T: shopping and take Aedan to cello lesson, W: pick up Matt in Mason and go to church for supper, Talia's violin lesson, and prayer service |
Latin or free |
Greek or free |
|
|
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (depending on what time everyone is home) |
supper, clean-up, free time |
supper, clean-up |
supper, kitchen chores, free |
supper, kitchen chores, free |
supper |
|
7:00 p.m. |
family worship |
family worship |
family worship (violin lesson W) |
family worship |
family worship |
|
7:30 p.m. |
with family (prayer service W) |
room inspections, ready for bed, start bedtime stories |
room inspection, ready for bed |
room inspection, ready for bed |
ready for bed |
|
8:00 p.m. |
|
stories |
stories |
stories |
in bed |
|
8:30 p.m. |
|
|
in bed |
in bed |
|
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