Tuesday, April 05, 2011

WHAT DOES HOMESCHOOLING LOOK LIKE: A DAY IN THE LIFE

When I was researching homeschooling years ago, I was always curious about what it actually looked like in real life.  All of the info I found about it was helpful, but I was always searching for people's experiences.  It occurs to me that I've now been a homeschooler for six years, and a glimpse into our daily life might be helpful to any newbies out there.

  • We all woke up at about the same time (except for Dad, who always has to wake up much earlier to go to work).
  • Kathleen and Alexander took the dogs out (after being reminded for the millionth time).
  • All three ate breakfast while watching cartoons.
  • Kathleen continued writing the story she started yesterday on the computer.  Keep in mind that this was entirely her own idea and not an assignment. Writing/Grammar/Spelling
  • Alexander decided to jump on the trampoline. P.E.
  • Kathleen wrapped up the chapter she was writing, and she and Grace joined him. P.E.
  • After about 40 minutes, they all came in to play with their Playmobil sets together.  I adore the fact that the three of them can play an imagination-based game together.  
  • Lunch
  • More trampoline time. P.E.
  • Alexander and Kathleen each logged onto IXL (which, if I haven't mentioned before, is GREAT) to work on some math practices. Math/Computer/Reading(A's lesson was reading intensive)
  •  Both kids took spelling tests at Spelling City. Spelling/Computer
  • All three kids picked up their toys from the living room.
  • Even more trampoline time (it was a spectacularly beautiful day) P.E.
  • Dinner, which included an impromptu, round table spelling game, just for fun.
 There you go.  Some days include a lot more "school" and less time outside.  Others have us running all over town to get to various activities.  I'll keep blogging our days this week, just to give a more accurate idea of what we actually get up to!  Today was a rare day, when we didn't have to be anywhere.  Tomorrow, in addition to some formal school work, we have the allergist, gymnastics, and dance...  

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