What Is Our Day Like? Our Typical Homeschooling Day

When we tell people we homeschool, one of theInstruction and Answer Guide as well as the
first questions I am asked is, "What is your dayStudent Guide. We usually do one or two pages
like?" The following is a typical day:depending on the exercise.
I get up early, about 7:00 or 7:30 to have someNext comes reading. We chose the Original
quiet time, read the newspaper, and have coffee.McGuffey's Eclectic School Series. Based on
When Aaron gets up, about 7:45 or 8:00, we allAaron's reading level, we chose The Original
have breakfast together, Mom, Dad, and Son.McGuffey's Eclectic Third Reader (Eclectic school
The "school day" begins after we clean up theseries.) It is great. In another post, I'll go into detail
dishes and walk the dog. I don't really like to call itabout why it is so amazing. Reading is again
the "school day" because it is actually a "life day",another hour.
how we spend our life.Of course we can take a snack break in
We spend about one hour first thing doing Biblebetween.
verse and Bible. Aaron reads the verse chosenMath is next. We are using the Saxon Math 7/6:
for the day and reviews the verses from theHomeschool Edition. Again, more detail will follow
previous days. He doesn't have to say them wordabout the Saxon Math series. We use the
for word, paraphrasing is ok. Then we read fromdirection in the student guide and I also
where ever we left off in the Bible. I am usingincorporate flash cards, addition, multiplication,
the suggested weekly Bible reading schedule fromsubtraction, and division, also, time and money,
What Your Child Needs to Know When by Robininto the warm up. We go through the new
Sampson. Then, he writes the Bible verse tomaterial together, then I fix lunch while Aaron
practice his copywork. He then can draw a pictureworks on the Lesson Practice. We have lunch and
from the story, write something in his ownthen he can finish his work on his own, with a little
words, or any other additional appropriate activity.help when he needs it.
If we do nothing else all day, the Bible lesson isAfter lunch it is time for a walk to clear our
the most important. The lesson incorporatesheads and then finishing up any extra projects
reading, listening, penmanship, spelling, vocabulary,such as history reading, or timeline, or free
and sometimes even math. Did you know "areading. We are usually finished by 2:00 or 2:30.
beka" is a unit of measure equal to .02 oz.?I will go into detail about the math, reading,
Next, we practice our logic using Building Thinkingspelling, logic, and history lessons later. Also,
Skills Student Edition; Plus Instruction and Answerphysical activities and field trips are included in the
Guide - Level 3 Verbal - Two Book Set byplan.
Sandra Parks and Howard Black. This workbook isWe have great days working and playing
practice of critical thinking skills for reading, writing,together.
math, and science. I did have to purchase the