Our Year at a Glance

I have been wanting to share our Year at a Glance for some time but have run into computer problems when attempting and time issues :0). Here is the plan that I have set out for us but as usuall it is not set in stone just a guide to make things easier for me and to pull me along. We are behind in somethings and ahead in others.

I can not tell you how much this helps me out when I am evaluating our progress. I love having it there. We will be moving at some point and I thought it was going to be in December but now has moved to January... so changes will need to be made there. I did not put Nature Study on here and some other things. I am posting this for accountability...

JOYfully in Him,

Kelli

Our GMW Daily Adventure

This is our daily plan or adventure as I like to think of it, though it is in the process of transforming into a better fit for us... all times are simply a guide

Before Breakfast: 7:30
• Room
• Dressed
• Trash and Table Chores(empty & set)

Before School: 8:00
• Kitchen Chores (clear, wipe and sweep)
• Teeth and Hair (brush & fix)
• Quick clean up
• Couch Time: Family Meditation (in the word) and Dedication (in prayer)

School: 8:00-11:30
• Math 20-30m (Horizons)- I may put our Cursive here considering his eagerness
• Break with Game for E&K-Art on Wednesdays
• Grammar 10m (Simply Grammar)
• Spelling 5-10m (Spelling Wisdom)
• Break for FREE play (together) Art on Mondays
• History 20-45m (SOTW)
• Break with short fun read aloud
• Science 20-45m (106 Day/Condsidering God’s Creation)
• Nature Mission (daily seek&find or make&design)
• Independent Reading (different days different subjects) while I fix lunch if not helping

*We will try to do as much outside in the beginning fall months as possible and I will not allow us to go over 20 minutes on any subject if there is any resistance and we will take breaks when necessary.

After Lunch Studies: 11:30-12:30
• Kitchen Chores and Daily Chores
• Free Play (closet door OPEN): encourage outside

Before REST: 1:30
• Quiet Time… 30 minutes as a family- I am loving this!!
• Play

REST: 1:30-3:30ish
• Alternate Dessert Time with “Composer Name” and Table Time with “Artist Name”(picture study, read aloud or other)
• My Cleaning Block
• Bible and prayer time with Eli
• Computer Block
• And reading Block


Before 5:30 Dinner
• Latin Studies with Daddy
• Clean up from the day rooms and fingers!
• Table Chores (set the table)

Before 8:00 Bedtime
• Kitchen Chores
• Bath* and PJs
• Family Time: communion, worship (with Hymn study) and prayer
• Boys Read Aloud: currently: The Runaway Mouse

I will post what we are using soon...

Our Summer Schedule

6:00 (I am going to work down to 6:00 by 15 minute increments, starting with 7:00am) This is my block of Morning Quiet Time where I will first get dressed, wash face and apply make up and then start coffee but begin with water as I spend some time in prayer and in the word.

6:45 Turn on the radio and grab a cup of coffee, check email, bank account, bills and other things and if time allows enjoy a few pages of a current book and then begin a quick straighten up along with laundry.

7:30 While laundry is going begin breakfast for soon to be awaking family.

8:00 Instruct/train boys to make bed, get dressed and find themselves ready to serve and eat. then they will take turns washing dishes and clearing table every other day with some assistance.

9:00 Finish up laundry and then have a little family Devotional

9:15 Outside nature walk/study time.

10:00 Play a math game Outside if not to hot or windy other wise at the table.

10:30 Spelling time with words taken from current reading books and other while T-Rex has a 15 minute sit still training time (and this will vary according to his current struggles)

11:00 FREE PLAY

12:00 Lunch, clean up and discussion on our memory verse

1:00 Music time and family play time!!

2:00 Rest hour... while Butterfly and T-Rex rest/nap Superman and I will quietly read, create and just enjoy some alone time. :0)

3:00 Superman will enjoy some time to do puzzles and various other kinds of quiet play(Tuesday and Thursday 45 minutes of video game time) while I learn Latin from Memoria Press and do other needed activities.

4:00 Book read aloud time with small snack

4:15 Everyone is up and given a special 30 minute video time while I start dinner

4:45 A special clean up time to prepare for Daddy to arrive home from studying, this includes faces, hands and feet cleaned up along with a nice and tidy house with joyful attitudes.

5:00 Family dinner and table prepping time (all littles will be envolved) while daddy is given 30 minutes to just enjoy being home without any expectations!

5:30 Dinner and Discussion and then family clean up.

6:15 Desert and History with Daddy! and then family free time!

7:30 Bath, pjs, clean up and family worship.

8:00 Bedtime for all littles!! Special clean up time for Momma.

9:00 Creative and Planning Time for me! Hopefully I will make good use of this time to make special fun things along with important things and plan out things for the next day or week!

10:00 Night time routine and then some scripture reading and prayer with Expresso before I call it lights out!