blessedmom3 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Including reading , crafts , etc. We take about 90min- 2 hours / day and I was wondering if that is enough . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 That is about the same as my dd. Remember, your not having to deal with 25 students like in public school. The day doesn't need to last 6 hours for your dc to receive a great education! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 My first grader rarely goes more than 30 minutes of actual "seatwork" on a full day. That's a quick buzz through his memory box, reading to me from his primer, doing a spelling page, and copywork or FLL (never both). That doesn't account for all the reading we do on the side, which is where his history and science come from. I read to him at least daily, and his older sibs help him with books a bit above his level frequently. First grade is the first formal year for my kids and I keep it light. My goal is to instill a love of learning, first grade academics is a side effect. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 It takes us between two and two and a half hours to complete our schoolwork every day, and a lot is because we get distracted by two-year-old dd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calledtobehome Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Sounds about right to me. My 1st grader does about 1hr and 15min sit down work but I split it up! We have(30min math, 15min copywork, 30 min phonics w/reader) everything else is covered by reading books aloud and fun hands on science and history using SOTW coloring sheets. I also have a K tagging along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 It takes us 3-3.5 hours a day, but part of that includes reading aloud, music and Spanish, which Ariel insists on doing every day, plus random extras like arts & crafts or computer games designed for learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 We usually take 2-2.5 hours, not counting 20-30 minutes of free reading time. We do break it up, with dd doing independent work in the morning and the rest in the afternoon when ds is asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 We're in third and only spend about three or four hours. It goes quicker because there's no classroom changing, potty breaks are shorter, there's no interruptions, and a million other reason :) I thought, for sure, that I was missing half our schedule at first, because we were always done by lunch ;) Then, one day, math lasted over an hour and suddenly we were back to getting out at the same time as the ps. It ebbs and flows, depending on the different topics and their difficulty or the amount of interest they peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 We are using the materials in my siggy line (HOD LHFGH, and lots of CLE) and it takes anywhere from 2 to 2.5 hours a day. He is about mid-1st grade as we make the transition in Jan and not the beginning of the "school year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hmm, well, "as the crow flies" it probably totals about 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Today, what with all the breaks and etc. etc., it took us about 4 hours to get it all done. I have 2 very squirrely boys, so we don't just plug right along. I really wish we could get it all done in the morning, and if we start at 8:30 or a little before we can. Today it was after 9:00 and we were still doing science after lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 generally I try to start reading history or science at about 8 am. My goal is to be done by Noon. With my 2 younger kids there are many interruptions. We seem to be done by 1 pm. My first grader does about 2 1/2 to 3 hours total. History/science (color a picture), Mapping 2x week, Math, Language Arts (WWE, FLL, SWO, ETC, Handwriting, read to me), and misc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I think it just depends on what all you're doing. And regardless of what that is, if you're doing what you think is best, then the time it takes doesn't matter. Gregory isn't my child. If he were, we'd probably do 3.5-4 hours per day. He does school from 8:30 to 2:30. However, that counts lunch, a walk, P.E., music, art, Latin, History, science, a full language arts program, math, memory work, etc. It also includes some behavioral coaching, social skills training, etc. Gregory needs a very structured program. However, very little of it is "sit down and be schoolish" type things. Even things that are quite academic are often done in less than schoolish ways (we move around, bounce, jump, exercise, etc A LOT in our school!). Anyway, it just depends on the needs of your family and child as well as how full your program is. I can't imagine getting everything we do done in less than 3 hours except with an extremely bright and easy child. Even then, project days (the archeological dig, for example) would run late. But I didn't do anything nearly so full with my own children and there were benefits to that also. I would guess my big kids did all of an hour per day 3-4 days per week of formal work at 6yrs old. Whatever works :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 School starts at 8:30 in the morning and we are done by 12:30. This includes EVERYTHING we consider part of our school day, including arts & crafts projects, a 15 minute break for snack time, a 30 minute recess outside, and a session of us all on the couch to read. Sometimes we have to push our piano lesson after lunch, adding 15 minutes to our day. We do a lot of extras -- if we do just the basics (our school-lite days) it could easily be done in an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3boys_mom Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 On a 'good' day...where he breezes through what I intend to get done without any complaint and no distractions, we can be done in 1-1 1/2 hours. On a 'not so good' day....complaints, distractions, interruptions, you name it and it happens, it can take all day to get done what I'd like. Thankfully this has only happened twice so far since we started back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 We start at 8am. We finish around 1:00pm. However, in addition to their regular curriculum, we start our mornings with about 30 minutes of Circle Time (pledges, dates, prayer, weather, story, etc), and about 30 minutes in a 'closing activity' (fun unit study, review of the day, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 We're done by noon, but the start time varies. In general, it's less then 2.5 hours. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 We are at 90 minutes for the three R's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 math - 20-30m science 1hr (read aloud, project, experiment, narration) grammar, spelling, literature study 1.5h history read aloud 20m geography games 15 min piano 15 min PE 30m spanish on computer 15m bible/hymn 30m roughly 5 hours, the times listed are our max times spent. he also enjoys a spelling program (Phonics Solutions) on the computer, so he wants to do that, but it is not required. We start at 7a.m. and free time is mixed into his day, so we finish (including 2 snacks and 2 meals) by 2:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Right now he is only doing 7 out of 12 boxes and take about an hour, longer if he needs to spend time in the corner during school time(having some attitude issues). I figure once we are at all 12 boxes, and working through our sl core it should take 2-2.5 hours. My hope is by that point he will not need the frequent trips to the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Including reading , crafts , etc. We take about 90min- 2 hours / day and I was wondering if that is enough . 90m-2 hours for us but on days we do history it might be a bit longer. However, that doesn't include reading in the evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 This is our "official" schedule. I have yet to have a day that looks exactly like that. First, my ds has decided that he prefers to practice piano first thing in the morning. This is self-initiated, and he is doing very well with that schedule, so I'm going to let him stick with it. However, this delays the start of our school day. Also, our start time seems to be variable in general. Because it has been soooooooooo hot for sooooooooooooo long around here, we sometimes decide to take a 25 minute walk early in the morning. All of us. With the dogs. That counts as a wortthwhile physical activity, so I'm not going to say no to that. When school does begin, I try to whip us through Circle Time as quickly as possible. Sometimes the kids want to take a break to color or be silly for 15 minutes right after that. That is not unreasonable- they're in first grade and kindergarten. The we do the individualized RRR instruction (one of them is doing something independent at that time). Then it's pretty much time for lunch. Then we're all tired. What we get done in the afternoon just dependds upon the day. I made a decision before the school year started that I was going to focus on the 3 R's and not stress if "extras" such as history, science, and nature study don't get done. Those extras *are* getting done, at least to some extent, so I consider that a success. They are not necessarily getting done to the extent or at the pace I had hoped, but I really am ok with that. Really. I am. So, to answer the original question, not including breaks, or independent coloring/craft time, school for my ds in 1st grade seems to take @ 3 hours on the most productive of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) An hour to an hour and a half or so for seat work. He does: Horizons Math 2 - 1 lesson Singapore 1 - whatever I assign - usually about 10 minutes FLL CLE Reading 2 Copywork And then he reads. A lot. Usually I assign something fun or he finds something and I approve it. He also walks the dog, plays, annoys his sister. We do our ECC stuff later in the day, but that's lots of reading, map work, fun stuff. Same with science - usually the writing is charts, painting, etc. We have a pretty fluid learning style, and I'm intentionally making 1st grade really light and fun. Edited September 20, 2009 by Kayaking Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 We do 3-6 hours (experiments and art) on the weekends and 0-2 hrs. weeknights. 15 hours a week, I'd say, including coloring through Vox Music Masters, etc. introductory piano, and some home ec (what is a rolling boil, e.g.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Including reading , crafts , etc. We take about 90min- 2 hours / day and I was wondering if that is enough . When you include those things, mine probably takes about 2.5-3 hours. But she is a very sloooooow child. She's been known to take 10 minutes to write her 6-letter name and stare carpet lint for just as long. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 My 1st graders typically do academics for 45 mins-1 hr. I have taught 1st grade 6 times now.....never hurt them in any way!!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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