I use heavy duty magazine holders for each child’s math and LA. Science and history are in their own holders since we do those as a group. I keep these on the Kallax shelf behind my chair so I can turn and grab one for individual work or to hand to my older girls who are independent. They also have a magazine folder full of independent work (file folder games, writing prompts, Evan Moor workbooks for spelling, etc that we keep on our rolling cart that they can grab on their own if their still waiting for their time with me. For chores, we have three rotating “elf” chores (they like to pretend they house elves at Hogwarts). My kitchen helper empties the dishwasher, wipe down the kitchen island and help me put away the meals. The bathroom helper changes the hand towels daily, bath towels every three days and makes sure the kid bath is straightened up and wiped down nightly. The laundry helper can start easy loads of laundry (towels, whites, etc), switch the laundry to the dryer, separate everyone’s clean laundry into their own baskets and fold the towels. I plan an overview of the year during the summer, including general times I want to take special field trips, but do more specific planning usually a week in advance. Our nighttime routine needs some reshuffling now that our kids are older with activities that don’t finish until when we normally would be getting ready for bed a couple nights a week but generally we do a general clean up of the house/rooms after dinner, shower/bathe and get in pajamas, then do a read aloud together until 8. They get to read in their rooms until 8:30-9, depending on ages.
I know this is off topic but I am a busy mom of six kids. Recovering from C-section after having baby number six recently and it’s tough right now. Looking for a simple and affordable but fun and effective way to teach my six year old to read. Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions please!
That sounds so hard! First, I just want to say, if the six year old isn't ready or wanting to read, just give yourself and them a break and wait. We liked Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It isn't necessarily fun, but it is really simple and short for you and the child. Here is an Amazon link: amzn.to/3NsJTZY The Moffatt Girls on Teachers Pay Teachers also has a lot of reading activites for that age. I used them a lot when we first started homeschooling. They might require more prep though, but you can also pick through what activities you want to do and only prepare those ones. Sorry that I don't have a lot of ideas. When my kids were that young, we mostly used 100 Easy Lessons and only spent a few minutes a day on reading.
I use heavy duty magazine holders for each child’s math and LA. Science and history are in their own holders since we do those as a group. I keep these on the Kallax shelf behind my chair so I can turn and grab one for individual work or to hand to my older girls who are independent. They also have a magazine folder full of independent work (file folder games, writing prompts, Evan Moor workbooks for spelling, etc that we keep on our rolling cart that they can grab on their own if their still waiting for their time with me.
For chores, we have three rotating “elf” chores (they like to pretend they house elves at Hogwarts). My kitchen helper empties the dishwasher, wipe down the kitchen island and help me put away the meals. The bathroom helper changes the hand towels daily, bath towels every three days and makes sure the kid bath is straightened up and wiped down nightly. The laundry helper can start easy loads of laundry (towels, whites, etc), switch the laundry to the dryer, separate everyone’s clean laundry into their own baskets and fold the towels.
I plan an overview of the year during the summer, including general times I want to take special field trips, but do more specific planning usually a week in advance.
Our nighttime routine needs some reshuffling now that our kids are older with activities that don’t finish until when we normally would be getting ready for bed a couple nights a week but generally we do a general clean up of the house/rooms after dinner, shower/bathe and get in pajamas, then do a read aloud together until 8. They get to read in their rooms until 8:30-9, depending on ages.
Thanks great ideas
I know this is off topic but I am a busy mom of six kids. Recovering from C-section after having baby number six recently and it’s tough right now.
Looking for a simple and affordable but fun and effective way to teach my six year old to read.
Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions please!
That sounds so hard! First, I just want to say, if the six year old isn't ready or wanting to read, just give yourself and them a break and wait. We liked Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It isn't necessarily fun, but it is really simple and short for you and the child. Here is an Amazon link: amzn.to/3NsJTZY
The Moffatt Girls on Teachers Pay Teachers also has a lot of reading activites for that age. I used them a lot when we first started homeschooling. They might require more prep though, but you can also pick through what activities you want to do and only prepare those ones.
Sorry that I don't have a lot of ideas. When my kids were that young, we mostly used 100 Easy Lessons and only spent a few minutes a day on reading.