Here is a look into my day of homeschooling 10th, 5th, and 2nd grade. I have five kids but 4 are doing the same grade as a sibling 😉

My boys have been starting school before my girls for a while now but since I switched my twins to the Teaching Textbooks app they have been starting early also!

My twins take turns eating so while one is eating breakfast and getting ready the other usually starts her math for the day.

I have really liked our switch to Teaching Textbooks for my twins so far! It has basically helped me keep my sanity, for the most part.

The first things my boys work on are their dual enrollment classes through a local college.

They are taking physics and composition this semester through them. There have been some hiccups that made me question all my life choices but they are doing well. I just realize that I don’t like working around other people’s time tables. Ha

After eating and morning chores are done we usually go for a walk, I had one that was tired this day so we opted for just playing outside (she also did not want to be in any pictures so one is missing from our day).

After our outside break my youngest starts on her books. One on phonics and one that helps with switching B’s and D’s. While my twins finish up math and if they are being fast they will start on their folder work, phonics and handwriting.

Next they eat lunch while watching an educational video or a cooking video(which I still call educational) and do quiet time. Sometimes the girls will read or they listen to an audiobook during quiet time. The boys do the same. I hide in my room…

After quiet time it can get a bit crazy as I try to work with my youngest on her math and my twins usually need help with their folder work. No one is allowed to ask me for help if I am helping someone else which has really helped with me feeling overwhelmed.

Next up is reading, all three of my youngest kids read aloud to me everyday.

My twins are currently reading “Heroes in Black History” by Dave and Neta Jackson for their history. They were reading aloud an abeka science before this.

I like to sneak history and science in with their reading, audiobook listening or our nightly read alouds instead of trying to do a specific curriculum for those things.

This is the end of our school day.

We are usually done by 2pm.

My boys are pretty much independent except for me checking over history assignments and making sure they are getting their work done.

I really enjoy looking over how our day has changed over the years!

Here is the last one I did in 2018! Our Homeschool Day ~2018

I had planned to do one of these so many times over the last several years but every time it ended up being a REALLY rough day! This day was not super easy but I decided done was better than perfect! Ha

If you want to see how things have changed, check out previous posts.

Day in the Life 2017

Day in the Life 2015

My boys start school while my girls are eating and doing chores (the boys get up earlier and do some chores before breakfast and some after school).

That way I can help them more with their math and go over their grammar without too many distractions (in theory).

I was having too many kids asking for help with different things at once.

This staggers the questions a bit.

 

We are trying out the Brave Writer program so I was giving my second oldest dictation here.

And trying to keep my 3yr old from kicking the stack of papers off my desk…

The boys have to get Math done before anything else and then need to do Writing, Grammar, and Spelling before moving on to other subjects.

Otherwise, they put off the harder subjects and just read all day.

After chores, the girls start on their school.

Usually, they do their math first and if I am busy they will do their handwriting.

I do a lesson with one of the twins on one day and practice with the other that same day.

The next day we switch.

Practice includes a math card game, review of previous days lesson, math game, and a practice sheet.

I only work with one of the twins at a time even though they are in the same grade.

They just do best when they are separate.

I try to get the twins math done before lunch.

They think better in the mornings.

We eat lunch pretty early (11 am) and take turns eating.

Right after lunch is Read-aloud time and then quiet time.

This is when I read the girls their history and science.

All the kids listen while I read our current read-aloud book though, Little House on the Prairie (I forgot to get a picture).

After quiet time we usually go for a walk.

It helps to get all the wiggles out so they can finish up the rest of their school.

My oldest needed me to give him spelling words.

I feel like a lot of my day is trying to give things to my 3-year-old to keep her entertained.

She usually lasts 5 minutes on something she really likes…

We were not able to get all the math done in the morning so I worked on that right away with my twins.

I always wonder if my kids will even need to read an analog clock when they grow up.

Ha

Her faces while playing the math card game…

Ha

The boys do their independent work the rest of the day.

History, Science, Reading, Khan Math, Typing, and Programming.

The twins schedule is:

Mon-Wed-Thur

Math, Reading, Social Studies, and Handwriting.

Tues-Thurs

Math, Reading, Spelling, Grammar, and Handwriting.

I try to do something with my 3yr old a couple of times a week but try to encourage her to play more than anything.

My boys’ schedule:

Math, Grammar, Spelling, Writing.

History(except Wed and Fri), Science, Reading, Typing (twice a week), Programming (twice a week).

Project (once a week), 10min Khan Math, and Geography (not daily).

 

I took video also on this day!

So here is the video I made on the same day.