how much table time for 1st grade

[momma aimee]

if you "school at home" as we do -- and have table work with work books, work sheets or assignments to be done --

 

how long does your first grader spend "at school"

 

NOT counting you reading a loud -- i am talking about math, copy work, phonics, spelling, logic, subjects like that -- table work or seat work ...

[SilverMoon]

My first graders, with full WTM-style work, spent no more than an hour a day on seatwork. That included grammar (FLL), copywork, spelling or phonics (not both), and math. My last one included some Song School Latin with that.

 

To go with that we have a family wide quiet reading time in the afternoon. Even non-readers are expected to sit quietly with a pile of picture books if they've outgrown napping.

 

After that my first graders do science or history (rarely both). For this age we focus on a read aloud and/or project time. No seatwork, unless you're counting the narration/discussion.

 

That's it.

 

I don't do early logic with mine until 4th-5th grade.

[Thia]

About 45 minutes spent on morning circle time and Bible lesson. About an hour of lessons/seatwork for core subjects. I know from experience that this will go up to as much as 2 hours by the end of the year. Another hour later in the day spent on a science lesson or history. The total amount spent doing independent seatwork averages an hour (less now at the beginning of the year, more at the end). I think.

[zenjenn]

I have a 2nd grader. She spends about 90 minutes doing table work. Last year I'd say it was 1 hr. My 4th grader is up to about 3 hrs now, so definitely a jump in investment. (Like you said, table work - not counting read-alouds, projects, music practice, physical activity, and other things that fill up our educational time.)

[SorrelZG]

I don't know what "school at home" means but we do sit at the table for Latin, writing (copywork, grammar, spelling, etc.) and math for about an hour per day on average. Probably half of it doesn't involve writing, though so I suppose half an hour for pencil and paper work. DS's writing stamina is a work in progress.

[Stef03]

Overall about 1 1/2 hours though it can go up to 2 hours.

[Julie Smith]

Youngest is considered grade 1.5 right now.

 

I admit that for him I think it's about 20 minutes of table sit down work. Everything else is covered by listening to books, and playing board games. (Which is sit down at a table, but I don't think that is what you mean)

[boscopup]

1-1.5 hours, from what I remember.

 

My 1st grader next year will probably do a bit less table work. DS1 was very accelerated, and DS2 is not. I still kept it age-appropriate with DS1, and he had VERY little writing to do.

[NASDAQ]

About two hours, but we school 6 day a week.

[blondeviolin]

About an hour here.

[alisoncooks]

We do about an hour on phonics/reading (R&S) and math (Singapore). This is our main "formal" schooling.

 

We also do Bible, fun history (Little House study) and science (though not the same day as History) but all of these are basically read-alouds, crafts/art, and educational dvds.

[mamamindy]

I've got a 1st grader! We have about an 1 hr that she has "table work" like our Singapore math lesson & WB, phonics, handwriting practice, WWE, FLL, Spelling. We have History/Science/Art/Music Appreciation/Bible together as a family. :)

[BoZeeCo's Mom]

About an hour here, too!

[theYoungerMrsWarde]

1-2 hours (depending on if he's speeding through or dragging his feet) for handwriting, grammar, reading (we're reviewing so it doesn't take as long as it will later) and math. We have yet to start writing or spelling. I'm hoping to start that in a month or so. I'm waiting for him to have a bit more confidence with handwriting.

 

History can take up to an hour, depending on the project, but we don't do it at the main table, and we do it later in the afternoon. We alternate with science which takes 30-45 minutes and again is done at the play table and couch.

[Twilight Woods]

So far we are averaging 2 hours...... I need to tweak things tho... She would much rather do science everyday and never do history :001_huh: .....

 

So I may have to only do coloring sheets while listening to the Audio of SOTW1 with her...... still debating.

 

Math/Phonics/WWE/FLL is our seat work.

[Mommy_of_4]

He is done in about 1 1/2 hrs.

[Tonia]

One hour of seatwork per day, generally four days a week.

[SandraK]

My 7 yo son (2nd grade) does about 45min to 1 hr of seat work 3 days a week. That includes Teaching Textbooks Math on the computer, Explode the Code Series workbook, and A Reason for Spelling once a week. But he is my child that cannot sit still and HATES doing repetitive work or worksheets.

 

My 5 yo daughter LOVES to do worksheets and zips right through her Get Ready for the Code workbook and Singapore Math 1A workbook 3 days a week.

 

My rule for worksheets is 1 page per year of age. So my son gets 7 sides of a page and my daughter gets 5 sides of page for Explode the Code. For Math my daughter gets 5 sides of a page for Singapore Math. My son has to do 2 complete lessons of Teaching Textbooks Math 3 every week.

 

That's the only "seatwork" we do. We mostly do read alouds, take turns reading, or hands on activities.

[blakereese]

We average about an hour each morning for my DD's seatwork (math, phonics, FLL, handwriting).

 

She sits in on history and science with her older brother sometimes, and will join in on some of the activities/projects. And she has quiet reading in the afternoon.

 

She ends up doing a lot more some days, just because she loves to "play school". :001_smile: I have lots of things that I print out for handwriting, dot to dots, art, etc...just to have ready when she needs something to do. She is the kind of girl who likes to always be busy!

[daffodil]

Less than an hour a day of seatwork for my 1st grader.

[Mrs.Gregg]

Typically total time 90mins-2hours but not in one total sitting.

[Slojo]

Not sure what counts as seat work, but not a lot here compared to others. We are heavily biased toward "walking work"/"using hands work"/etc...one of the reasons we homeschool was to have as active/movement focused a day as possible with the two boys. Let's see - what lends itself to seat work?:

 

- Math: 10 - 15 minutes of practice sheets or board work 4x/week - the rest is verbal interaction/working out math in their head and hands-on manipulation related to the concept (I do write down what they say in standard math symbols)

 

- Chinese: Two 45 minute sessions with a tutor where they are sitting, but only 5 - 10 minutes of a worksheet afterwards; another 2x a week/10 minutes of listening and word review work

 

- Science: No seat work - all demonstrations, observations, nature walks and discussion (no worksheets at this point)

 

- LA/Reading: 10 - 15 minutes reading practice 7 days a week; 2x/week about 20 minutes of LA lessons that's basically "seat work," including very light handwriting at this point (One sentence written to perfection before moving on to another).

 

- History and Social Studies: No seat work other than sitting for read-alouds or craft/hands-on tie-ins.

 

 

We sit for read-alouds, "sit" for art, handwork, and violin practice, but that was not included in the definition of seat work.

[ALB]

I'd say an hour tops of actual sitting down at table with pencil in hand. I'm only counting math and Language Arts (which we rotate subjects for, never hitting all in the same day). I'm interested in the pp's comment that this might extend to 2 hrs. by the end of the year. That's very possible. My dd would sit and work without complaining for as long as I required (my ds is another story), but I try to be careful to not burn her out.

[momma aimee]

:D:D:D:D:D

 

thanks everyone -- glad to know i am on track and "peer average" -- we are doing about 90 minutes; but in 2 sessions with a break.