FAQ #3: What Does Your School Day Look Like?

Every homeschool family runs their school differently. My kids wake-up at 7:30 am and start off with morning chores (get dressed, brush teeth, clean room, and perform the assigned kitchen chore). They make breakfast and finish chores before starting school work. The first subject of the day is Bible. I’ve found that it is a great way to get everyone focused for the day.  After that, they each look at their individual schedules and start their next subject.

At this point everyone is working on a different subject until lunch. We take a lunch/recess break from 12-1pm where the kids can eat, rest, and play outside with the neighbors (who also homeschool). If the kids stay on task our school day is usually over by 3 pm. However, if the kids are moving slower than usual they end up going later into afternoon.

Each day of the week there is a different after-school activity. On Monday we host a computer club at our house and then my boys run off to mixed martial arts class. On Tuesday Anaya attends a performing arts program while Jayda attends computer programming courses and Pokémon league on the weekends. Every Friday we get together with other homeschooling families for co-op. The kids have P.E. and other classes from 9am-12pm. I’m constantly in the minivan running everyone around for playdates, writer’s club, and field trips. I haven’t mentioned everything and you can see that we have a very full schedule!
 
Here’s a sample of Anaya’s schedule for Monday and Tuesday (4th Grade 2015-2016):

Monday
7:30 Wake Up/Morning Chores
8:00-8:30 Breakfast (30)
8:30-9:00 Bible (30 min)
9:00-10:00 Math (1hr)
10:00-11:00 Writing (1hr)
11:00-12:00 Literature (1hr)
12:00-12:55 Lunch-Recess (55min)
1:00-1:40 Science (40min)
1:40-2:00 Vocab (20min)
2:00-2:30 Chores/Snack
4:00 Computer Club

Tuesday
7:30 Wake Up/Morning Chores
8:00-8:30 Breakfast (30)
8:30-9:00 Bible Video (30 min)
9:00-10:00 Math (1hr)
10:00-11:00 Writing (1hr)
11:00-12:00 Literature (1hr)
12:00-12:55 Lunch-Recess (55min)
1:00-1:30 Geography (30min)
1:30-2:30 History (1hr)
2:30-3:00 Spelling (30min)
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I hope this helps give you an idea of what our school day looks like. There are a lot of great videos on Youtube that chronicle a day in the life of different homeschooling families. Here's one that I think you might like: