School is "back in session" at our home. This year, I decided to print out daily checklists for the children. They like the feeling of checking off what they've done, and it helps them be more independent and speedy. Here's a sample morning schedule (in the afternoon, they are often at a charter school receiving supplementary classes and the opportunity to socialize). The second grader is usually done in about two hours, while the fifth grader has to exert herself to finish within three hours.
Dd4
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Reading Lesson
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Writing Lesson (1 page of penmanship)
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Arithmetic Lesson from Mommy
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Music (Practice three minutes on one instrument
– piano, organ, violin, recorder, or music maker)
o
PE (Tabata or other exercise)
Dd7
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Story of
the World (listen to Mom read “What is History?” & help add to timeline)
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Composition – Copy poem:
A tutor who tooted a flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot
Said the two to the tutor,
"Is it harder to toot, or . . .
To tutor two tooters to toot?"
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Memorization – Recite above poem three times
through
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German Study – Learn meaning of & write
three times: Ich bin, du bist, er ist, sie ist, es ist
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Read lesson from Core Knowledge 2nd Grade & narrate to Mom
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Math – 2 pages from Math 3
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Handwriting Practice (1 page printing)
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Religion – Book of Mormon (1 page)
o
Music Practice (at least five minutes on two
different instruments or music theory)
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PE (Tabata or other exercise)
Dd9
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Story of
the World (listen to Mom read “What is History?” & help add to timeline)
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Watch 3 videos on finding the main idea and
practice with the last 6 paragraphs in the lesson from Story of the World)
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Composition—Copy:
The word history is used in two senses. It may mean either
the record of events, or events themselves.
“Not to know what has been transacted in
former times is to continue always a child.” ~Cicero
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Memorization (recite four times):
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat
it.
~
George Santayana
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Reading assigned by Mom (10 pages from The Golden Goblet) & narrate to Mom
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Math – 2 pages from Math 4
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Spelling Workout (1 page or a test)
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Religion – read 1/2 page from Bible &
narrate to Mom
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German Study (1/2 page from German in 10 Minutes a Day)
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Latin Study (5 translations from Getting Started with Latin & check
and correct them yourself)
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Music Practice (at least six minutes on two
different instruments or theory)
o
PE (Tabata or other exercise)
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