In an effort to stay on track and organized this year I have been putting together a bit of loose weekly schedule. Since the kids are only in school for a couple hours a day between 4 and 5 days a week, I want make sure we are learning at home too. On top of that, especially with the new baby coming, I want to make sure the kids understand and know how to do and complete their daily chores. I am going to need all the help I can get!
Some days this summer it has felt like there were not enough hours in the day others, too many!
I want things to feel balanced at home, not overwhelming or for the kids to (especially Ava) be under stimulated.
So I am excited about the little schedule I have put together for us.
Ava and I will have study or homework time after lunch while Jason is napping. Since Ava has an earlier bedtime than Jason, he and I will have our study or homework time in the evening when Ava goes to bed. It's really hard for me to work with both of them at the same time so I think doing things this way will work out the best and it will guarantee that they each get a bit of one on one time each day.
So here it is:
Daily:
Work on Awana verse for the week
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Chores:
(Ava)
Feed and water the cat
Make bed
Clean room
Laundry
Wipe down bathroom counter
Straighten up shoes
Brush cat
(Jason)
Make bed
Wipe down table
Wipe down tub
Laundry
Clean room
*The kids have sticker charts to help keep them motivated. They get one sticker for completing all their chores, one for working on their verse each day, a special sticker for making their beds in the morning and a sticker for study/homework time.
Once their charts are full they get $2.00 which they can then go out and spend or save up for something bigger.
Monday
Read
1/2 hour of reading with mom
(Chapter book for Ava)
Tuesday
Sight words
Spelling
Writing
(Ava)
Dance Class
Wednesday
Math
Counting, writing numbers...
Awana
Thursday
Craft
Coordinate with movie night theme
Friday
Bake/make treat, snack or dinner to coordinate with movie night
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
We had to experiment a bit with Ava's bedtime last year, she is NOT a morning person and we realized she needed more sleep at night than Jason. Her bedtime ended up being 6:30 on school nights! We are going to try for 7:00 this year and adjust if needed.
Jason still takes good naps during the day so his bed time is 8:30. This kid gets up early no matter what but so far 8:30 seems to work for him.
Today Ava and I have completed her chores for the day, worked on her Awana Verse and practiced the craft for the week.
Our movie this week is Robin hood.
We are going to make these cute little hats for our craft night, maybe do a bullseye pizza for dinner and some gold coins for our treat along with popcorn of course!
She has her Kindergarten orientation tonight so she'll get to go see her new classroom and walk around the school.
All dressed up and ready to go.
Jason wanted to be in the pictures too.
Her first day of Kindergarten is Wednesday!
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