Sample Homeschool Schedules

With work schedules ever-changing, I'm constantly creating new ways to make homeschool possible. This is a sample schedule that may help you get started. Some teachers choose more traditional schedules (such as fixed clock times or block scheduling). I've tried many different things, including traditional schedules and block schedules. I'd prefer more of a "flowchart," but I do what works for whatever season of life we're in.

As you'll see below, we get started with school pretty early in our day. We like to be done by lunchtime, but we often go into the afternoon. One reason for choosing to schedule this way is that one day it may take 15 minutes to do a certain subject, and the next day it could take an hour! I like to set goals for the day, but we hit pause when something becomes overwhelming, and we keep going when we're on a roll or my daughter asks to keep working on something. So we're not doing fixed clock times right now!

This schedule is for my daughter, who is in the 3rd grade. After I get her started on something, I'll get my son, who is lightly starting preschool, doing something fun. For example, if my daughter is doing science, my son will listen in while doing sensory play (Play-Doh, sand, etc.). Sometimes I'll read through the lesson while both kiddos do sensory play. 

Here's an alternate schedule I'm considering. This would be used if our original schedule becomes too much or work requires school days to be more focused.

I hope this is helpful and that it gives you ideas on how to create (but be flexible with) homeschool schedules.