I am sure that some try to figure out what school looks like at our little house in sunny Florida.  I thought I would give you an overview of our schedule so you can see how a day takes shape.

We don't school Monday to Friday as a typical school would.  We school  Tuesday through Saturday.  We also use a rotating schedule consisting of 7 days.  Meaning.....We don't label days Tuesday - Saturday.  We say "Day 1"  Day 2" etc.  That way when the "blurps" of life happen, we can keep going and not have to redo assignment sheets, schedules, etc.

Here is what it looks like:

6:30  Kids wake and do chores

7:00  Devotions (they listen to the Bible on CD in their own rooms

7:30  Breakfast

8:15  Memory Work (Scripture, History Timeline, and Bible Chapter Concepts)

8:30  Math

9:00  English Grammar

9:30  Phonics Drills

9:45  Alexander works on Reading while Hannah works on Penmanship

10:00 Hannah works on Phonics/Spelling while Alexander works on Penmanship

10:30  Day 1 and Day 3 - Science Readings/Notebooking

           Day 2 - Art (Impressionists)

           Day 4 - Music (Handel)

           Day 5 and Day 6 - Science Readings/Experiments

           Day 7 - History Projects

11:00  Day 1, Day 3 and Day 5 - History Readings

           Day 2 - Geography

           Day 4 and Day 6 - Timelines and Notebooking

           Day 7 - History Projects

11:30  Greek

12:00   Lunch and Worldview selections  (mostly regarding Christian Marytrs)

12:30   Lunch Cleanup and Literature Reading Selections

1:00     Naps

2:00     Tea and discussion on what we have been learning.

The rest of the afternoon is free except for a 30 minute period.  That 30 minutes is called Training in Diligence and is a time when I teach the children how to clean and keep house.  They sweep and mop floors, wash windows/mirrors, dust furniture, clean baseboards, wash out cabinets, clean off fingerprints off walls, etc.  It really helps keep the house clean and they are learning skills they will need later on in life.