Jungle Mama Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hi, I have grade 5, grade 8 and grade 11 students, all boys and two of them not drastically inspired to do school and the other a dawdler who can work independently once he gets going. I also work 3 nights a week 4pm until midnight. I have been trying to put together my own curriculum as I used to before starting to work nights but I just don't have the energy, time or inspiration to do it anymore. I know of Sonlight that has a schedule. What other curriculums out there have schedules all worked out so that I can show the boys clearly what needs to be done? And so I don't have to make decisions all the time on what to do next. Thanks Jen in Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Oak Meadow and Kolbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 My Father's World Heart of Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Build Your Library 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milknhoney Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Maybe what you need to do is sit down and come up with a generic schedule for each day of the week for each kid. For example: Monday 8:00am - 9:00am Writing 9:00am - 10:00am Math 10:00am - 10:30am Science 10:30am - 11:00am Logic 11:00am - 11:30am History 11:30am - 12:00pm Literature ...and so on. If there are subjects they do on certain days of the week instead of every day, make a different schedule for Mondays, Tuesdays, etc. This is what I do. Then every Sunday I sit down with my schedule and use it to write out their assignment list for each day that week. Honestly, my 8th grader could probably make his own assignment lists by now if I wanted him to. He knows our routines and how I divide up the lessons in each of his subjects. He also knows how to print out or make copies of his worksheets and tests if I forget. I work 20 hours a week so I understand the need to streamline. The schedule also helps me to budget my time in the mornings because I have to finish in time for work at noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicJen Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Build your Library is scheduled and easy to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I haven't read all of the replies, so bear with me if I'm repeating. You could try... Sonlight (or Bookshark, which is Sonlight done secularly) My Father's World Memoria Press Build Your Library Ambleside Online (weekly schedules, not daily) Simply Charlotte Mason Oak Meadow get a package from Timberdoodle (has weekly schedule) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Mama Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thank you for all those suggestions. Off to spend a good chunk of time researching. Best wishes Jen in Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Calvert has a great schedule. I've heard good things about their elementary and middle school curricula. (We only used Pre-K, so I can't speak from firsthand experience about your grade levels.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Wayfarers does although it's multi age so may be slightly harder. Actually a lot of the single subject ones have a weekly schedule too. Singapore and RSO come to mind. What works here is I check the schedules on Sunday and fill out a school diary for the week for each kid with their work. It works out better for us because they don't argue when it's in writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Those that say Oak Meadow has a schedule, do you know where to find it? I have the latest edition and there is no schedule, except what to cover during the week and I really need something laid out for me, day by day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Slightly different but maybe helpful. I write ds14 subjects on a white board each day, erase the subject when it is completed. This gives him some control over the order he chooses to do the work and he can glance over and see what he has left. He is a completely non motivated student. It works for us, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Memoria Press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherL Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Real Sceince Odyssey, Essentials in Literature, Essentials in Writing, Write Shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Seton Mother of Divine Grace Both are Catholic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAttachedMama Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Oh man, we switched over to Memoria Press this year and it has been AWWWWWWWWWWEEEESSSSSSOOOOMMMME! All year long I keep saying, "This is what homeschooling is supposed to be like!" Things are so peaceful, so full of rest....yet there is such depth in their studies. Thanks to their guides, I am living the Multum Non Multa lifestyle. I order a curriculum guide for each of my students and they use these as their daily checklists. (They are very cost effective when compared to sonlight guides.) We have a hard start and stop time. Any work not done before the stop time is pushed to the next day. (I do this to give them time to explore projects and have time for afternoon reading.) I check work carefully each day and give frequent feedback. I am around to give support by answering questions, helping with organization, etc. But for the first time, I am not killing myself trying to do a million things. Our school days are shorter, I am less stressed, but somehow I feel like they are making bounds and leaps academically. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalfam Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Wayfarers is like that, and would include all three boys on one plan. The geography and literature novels would be combine, and could be done via audiobook. Other things vary by level. Might streamline things quite a bit at their grade levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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