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