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Hi Ladies! Carrie and I have used the high school WH plans for a month now, so we feel confident sharing these time allotments. Here they are, in case this may be of assistance to others planning their homeschooling schedules...

Left Side of the Plans:
Average Total Combined Time for World History AND History Activities: 60-70 minutes
*World History box: 35-45 minutes (about 15-20 minutes for reading, 15 min. for shorter narrations, 25 min. for longer narrations written/typed/opinion)
*History Activities box: 20-45 minutes (longer on "You Are There" days)
Living Library: 20-30 minutes (20 min. reading, 10 min. Literary Synthesis Sheet)
Fine Arts: 25-30 min. on Days 1-3; longer on Day 4 for Project, about 60 min.
Foreign Language: 20-30 min.

Right Side of the Plans:
Pilgrim's Progress/Total Health: 35-40 min.; Health Test day will be longer; length varies depending on time spent on discussions
Bible: 40-45 min.
Science with Lab: 45-60 min.
Literature Study: 45 min.
Composition/Grammar: 30 min.
Math: 60 min.

Total Approximate Time: 7 1/2 hours

This earns 7 full-credits, and the time is in keeping with earning these.

Note: The Living Library is not necessary for counting credits, and it counts for about 30 minutes of the above total time. So, the total would be 7 hours without it. On a side note though, we are doing the Living Library and absolutely loving it! I plan to always do it through our high school years, as the living books and Charlotte Mason feel to it are a favorite part of our day.

The above times are scheduled for 4 days a week with the 5th day off. They can easily be spread across 5 days for 6 hour long days including the Living Library plans, or for 5 1/2 hour long days if not including the Living Library plans.

Wyatt loves to do about 60 min. worth of work at night in his room from about 8:30 to 9:30 PM. He usually does his Living Library reading and assignment then for sure, and 1 other independent subject as well. In the morning, he gets up at 6 AM (by his own choice, not mine), and works from 6 to 7:50 AM independently. Then, after breakfast/chores, he works from 8:50 AM to 1 PM. Later, after free time and working an hour at his part-time job, he does his Literature Study box from about 3:30 - 4:15 PM. Part of his afternoons and 90% of his nights are free time. We take Thursdays completely off. This has been a super schedule for him, so I thought I'd share! HTH!

In Christ,
Julie

Thanks Julie for listing these out. This helps me start thinking ahead to next year. So the art project is just one day a week, right? Noah is getting a half credit in fine arts(musical theater) this year through his co-op classes and other things he is doing so he won't need that 1/2 credit So if we are skipping the art project he would have one day that was shorter?

LynnH wrote:Thanks Julie for listing these out. This helps me start thinking ahead to next year. So the art project is just one day a week, right? Noah is getting a half credit in fine arts(musical theater) this year through his co-op classes and other things he is doing so he won't need that 1/2 credit So if we are skipping the art project he would have one day that was shorter?

Thanks, Lynn! In answer to your question (and for anyone else reading who may want details on the other days' plans as well), Days 1-3 include plans for "God & the History of Art," the "Art Gallery Notebook," "Short Lessons in Art History," and "Exercises and Activities for Short Lessons in Art History." Day 4 includes plans only for the "Art Projects DVD" by Pat Knepley. So, if you are doing the rest of the study but not the projects, then you would not have Fine Arts work to complete on Day 4. I bet Noah is doing so well with his musical theater co-op classes - he seems pretty outgoing and confident. From the weekly check-in, it looks like he is having a terrific year in WG!

In Christ,
Julie