Scheduling?

[twoxcell]

I'm just wondering how you all schedule your school day especially if you are using multiple guides. Next year I will be doing Bigger, Beyond(possibly half speed?), and Little Hands. This year I'm doing Beyond, and Little Hearts. Right now I kinda rotate back and forth between my two big kids.

[abrightmom]

Have you looked at this ?? It's a sticky at the top of the Main Board and it is titled "Let's share our schedules!" Have fun and be inspired.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2093

[twoxcell]

Thanks I'll take a look later.

[TammyTE]

If you look at page 5 of the above linked thread there is a post a couple down on the page from somone doing similar levels.

[my3sons]

We are doing RTR, BHFHG, and LHTH right now, and I'd be happy to share my schedule here:


I also have a "Charts" section on photobucket with past year's schedules too, in case that may be helpful:
http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj8/ ... o3/Charts/

The "Let's Share Our Schedules" thread is a great resource too! Here are a few other good reads when it comes to schedules:
Schedule Suggestions by Carrie:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4615&p=34067#p34067

Schedule or Routine?
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5244

In Christ,
Julie

[MrsMandy]

Julie
Your schedules are wonderful, I will be doing the same levels you are now, this fall. I love the idea of a body, room and chore check and how the olders work with the youngest. I am wanting to do something like that. I try it now but the two older boys start playing with my DD2 toys and she wanders off to start trouble with the one I am working with. Maybe it will work better once they have teaching to do, LOL

[my3sons]

Thanks! I need my schedule to get done what needs to get done each day - it keeps me happy and sane (most days).

...I try it now but the two older boys start playing with my DD2 toys and she wanders off to start trouble with the one I am working with...

I had to laugh when I read this, as we had talks about this very thing as well. I remember my oldest sister telling me she left her 14 yo boy in charge of the 3 to play legos with him, and when she came back downstairs, her 14 yo was just completing a very elaborate bridge building of legos - and her 3 yo was not even in the room. They found the 3 yo in the kitchen having a cookie.

One thing that has helped my boys play with our toddler is to have them be in a certain room with a door that can shut or a gate that can be put up, and also to have them do a certain thing with the toddler. We have a toyshelf with cubes of all of the toys. I told the older boys they just need to rotate through the cubes, doing 1 or 2 a time, and then telling the next person to play with toddler which cube they're to use. It's worked well! I was finding the older boys were picking toys with their interests more in mind than our toddlers, and this has solved it and made everyone much happier. HTH!

In Christ,
Julie

[MrsMandy]

Thanks! I need my schedule to get done what needs to get done each day - it keeps me happy and sane (most days). Yes, me too or I forget what was supposed to get done and in what order. I love HOD boxes but I will have to schedule them so everyone is not needing momma at the same time, lol!

...I try it now but the two older boys start playing with my DD2 toys and she wanders off to start trouble with the one I am working with...

I had to laugh when I read this, as we had talks about this very thing as well. I remember my oldest sister telling me she left her 14 yo boy in charge of the 3 to play legos with him, and when she came back downstairs, her 14 yo was just completing a very elaborate bridge building of legos - and her 3 yo was not even in the room. They found the 3 yo in the kitchen having a cookie. YES, Yes, yes this is my boys exactly!

One thing that has helped my boys play with our toddler is to have them be in a certain room with a door that can shut or a gate that can be put up, and also to have them do a certain thing with the toddler. We have a toyshelf with cubes of all of the toys. I told the older boys they just need to rotate through the cubes, doing 1 or 2 a time, and then telling the next person to play with toddler which cube they're to use. It's worked well! I was finding the older boys were picking toys with their interests more in mind than our toddlers, and this has solved it and made everyone much happier. HTH! I have the gate in place and have sent them off to another room with a door that shuts but then they will still play with Her toys! I will have to try to cut down some of the extra toys in our school area since she'll have school stuff to work on too. We have a play kitchen that my DS8 likes to take over
In Christ,
Julie