Dolphin Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 :tongue_smilie: With almost 75% of us homeschooling our our Pj's, are we also morning people...or not? What time do you aim to have the kids start working on their school work by (most days)? *this is skewed assuming most of us start in the am* Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Motivated, morning-person ds10 (who wants to play outside ASAP) starts at 8:00 most days. Bleary-eyed preteen dd starts by 9:30. I try to start with the younger kids by 9:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We're lucky if we get started around 2pm-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom2011 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start school between 9-9:30am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start around 9-9:30ish with Spanish lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I'm an awful morning person. So, it's kinda whenever mama is functional. When I wake up, my eyes are dry and blurry, I'm dizzy, my muscles are stiff, my thinking is cloudy, and my throat is dry, and it takes awhile for these things to go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knit247 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) When it's light out early (which can be 5:30 AM or so), we usually start NLT (no later than) 8:30. Nov.-Feb. we are lucky to start by 10:00. Edited January 19, 2012 by knit247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I try to start by 10 am, 11 is more realistic. Yesterday....9:00PM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ds11 starts at 7am. Ds9 is getting breakfast then showering at that time. We school until 11am and the boys take schoolwork with them to my parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 NLT 8:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 NLT 8:30 What is NLT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Depends on how the baby slept. If I was kept up all night I won't bother trying to function properly until 9:30 or 10:00. If I got enough sleep I'll be ready to go by 8:00. Since my kids are still little (oldest is 7) our schedule depends a lot more on me than it does on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start at 8:45, and I am kind of harsh about it. I am so not a morning person, and I have an early riser, one who would sleep until 10:30 and one somewhere in the middle. I have struggled with the "let them sleep" mindset, but have found when I do I am never finished with school until after dinner. It drives me crazy and makes me crabby. So we get up and get dressed and meet at the school table at 8:45. We aren't always happy, but we almost always make it and get started by 9. It makes the afternoons and evenings much happier for everyone when we can have free time, play with friends in the neighborhood and have time for other things. After reading all the posts this morning about pjs and starting times I am feeling like a mean drill sergeant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start at 9am, but that's because we like to lounge a bit in the mornings. Fully dressed, of course! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start with piano practice and animal care at 8am, 8:30 if I am having an off day. The goal is to be sitting down with the breakfast basket by 8:45am each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatYoung17 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I try to aim for 10 Am, but a lot of times it's 11. My dd (7) needs a lot of sleep (11-12 hrs), so that's where we are right now. My ds (3) is more of an early riser & doesn't seem to need as much sleep as his sister...so once he starts to do schoolwork, I will probably do stuff with him earlier... But don't feel bad if you start late, that's the beauty of homeschooling...you don't have to be at the school bus stop by 6:30 Am (like the elementary kids in our neighborhood!):001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It depends on the day. Most days we start before 9am, but on Wednesdays I have meetings from 9 until noon so the kids don't start school work until noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We usually start at 8:30, because that's when I get back from dropping my younger ds off at his school. If for some reason we're all up really early, (say, for instance, the tornado sirens are going off at 4 a.m. and nobody can get back to sleep...not that I'm saying that's happened recently or anything), we'll start earlier, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start at 10:15 everyday, our official start time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 9:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I have a teen who was a bit late in her growth spurt. She is having sleeping problems and so on days she doesn't need to be somewhere earlier (3 days), she gets up somewhere between 9-10:30 and starts about half an hour later. I get up much earlier. She goes to either classes or robotics team and on those days, she leaves 8:15 or 8:40 respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 I should put ours too:D ds starts DWF (daily work folder(Independent work)) by 9 am, but usually closer to 8. So I put 8-9am He doesn't usually need me until 9:30 or so. Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 7 am! When they all wake up at 6 am, it's logical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I hate mornings. I keep trying to have them outlawed but it hasn't worked yet. So, I have to function within the parameters of the rest of the world. Thus, our school starts at 8:30. That way we can be finished by around 3 pm, in time for chores and playtime and extracurricular activities. That said, my crazy children will sometimes choose to get up early and get a head start on the day's work. Today, for example, both kids got up at 6 am! Ugh! Not me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Goal: 9, reality 9:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I voted 8am-9am because that's what we do most days, usually starting between 8:15-8:30. If we have homeschool group meeting in the morning, then we start around 1pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 The boys are up for Bible Study at 7:30 with dh before he leaves at 8:00. Then they dress & eat, and we aim to start by 8:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 6:30 a.m., usually M-Th. We often swim until close to 9 p.m. on Thursday nights, so Friday is a "start when Mom can see straight" start time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start at 8am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 8:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Circle Time starts about 8:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start at 10 AM. It works well for us. We try to do LA and math before lunch and history and other subjects after lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 the days DH leaves early to be at his desk my 6:30 (HEART them days ;) ) I can have the boys at the table and working before 6:30 -- they are great great days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We were going through a really rough patch of my son not waking when his alarm went off and sleeping through me waking him at least twice after that. So, for the last couple of months, we've been having Dad wake him before leaving for work at shortly after 7:00. I usually get up right around the same time, but take the dog for a walk for 20-30 minutes then. He is supposed to start schoolwork while I'm out walking, and does so most of the time. This morning, though, I found him fast asleep with his head on his desk when I came back inside. So, it's still a work in progress. I make him breakfast and read aloud while he eats. After that, he gets dressed and starts schoolwork in earnest. That is supposed to happen by 8:00, but often doesn't until 8:30 or sometimes 9:00. Still, it's a lot better than 11:00, which is where we were before the new regime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 2nd and 5th grader start between 8:00 and 8:30. The 7th grader starts closer to 9:00 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Huh? 75% in their jammies?? Well, we have never schooled in our jammies...but I will say the kids have slept in their clothes and just started the day in the same ones...but not often. I guess living on a farm we are early people...horses need to be fed early, dogs need to be walked by 7am...breakfast around 7:30 and we start school around 8am...take breaks around 10am...start back...girls were finished by 1 today and my son still has about 2 hours of Physics to complete...I just finished cleaning out the horses hooves, moved them to another pasture...have the girls work to check over and help son with Physics...then off to rowing...these days pass sooo fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I am surprised by the 75% in their jammies. We've done it once in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 8:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start around 10 am and finish by mid-afternoon if they stay on task. They both like to stay up reading, so they sleep late. I like to get the housework done before school, so this suits me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 When we started back after our Christmas break, dh and I decided to get everyone up at 7 a.m. and start school at 8 a.m. We've stuck to it and it has made a huge difference in how our school day goes. I actually feel like dc are learning and concentrating. I've also stopped checking my email and Facebook before we start the day. :) We used to just start whenever I could gather everyone together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in MI Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 dd13 takes 2 morning classes at the ps and she also eats lunch there with her friends most days. So she gets home around 11:30 and starts school work. The days dd14 is home she usually doesn't get started with her school work until 10ish. Everyone else starts around 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We usually start around 8:30, after breakfast, clean-up, showers, getting dressed, brushing teeth, and morning chores. If we take showers later that day we start school around 7:30 and take a break around 9am for showers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 My girls get up at 8:00 and we start school at 9:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We start about 9am unless it's a day like today where we have errands to run in the morning. In those cases I try to start about 8:30 so we don't have so much to do after lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 My oldest starts at 7:45 am, and ds after 9 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We aim to get started at 9:30 we usually get started at around 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 We used to get up when we finished sleeping, have breakfast, and get dressed. It was a very gentle and quiet time. :) On Mondays and Tuesdays, which were our Official School Days, we were usually ready by 9ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 On weekdays, except co-op days (24 Thursdays a yr) the morning is theirs to do chore cards, study AWANA verses, have personal prayer/devotion time, eat breakfast and play. We eat lunch at 12 noon and start school between 12:30 and 1:00 at the latest. We finish up around 5:30 on Mondays, at 4 on Tuesdays, and 3 on Wednesdays and Fridays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I put obligatory other. Ds 12 wakes up before me anytime between 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. He works on cursive, spelling, reading by himself. We start formal stuff at 11:00 after hubby leaves for work, break for lunch, then continue til 2:30 - 3:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I have kids with a pj preference. We start school at 9:00 on the dot. I chose other, because I felt 8-9am poll option was too early; 9-10am was too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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