sillymommy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Spend on actual school work? I'm trying to create a schedule for my family for next yr. I'm wondering how much time my rising 5th grader will spend on school in the early logic stage. Don't include recess, lunch, etc. Just time spent on 3 Rs, science, Latin etc. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Depends on the hormones that day ;-) Seriously. Some days we do all subjects in 2 hours. And then some days one subject can be 2 hours. We don't have any consistency in time. I blame hormones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I agree, hormones have a huge effect at this stage! But 4-5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 4-5 hours. Smetimes 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyties Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Every day is a little different, but I would say anywhere from 4-6 hours. It depends on how motivated he is that day or what we are learning. If it is history day, he could sit there all day and learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 we average 5-6 hours here, but that includes a good bit of reading aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 If he's going on 10 (looking at your siggie) you still have one more year of relative efficiency :) I'd say about 3-4 hours. If he's going on 11 - oh ug. More like 6 ;) Be prepared for the "brain fade" that 11 yo boys experience, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillymommy Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks for the replies! I hadn't considered hormones to be an issue...need to mull that over. One more thing, is your 5th grader working independently? Do you just tutor, then he/she does the work? Or are you hovering to keep the child on task? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 What about girls? My daughter just turned 9, but she will be 5th grade next year as well. She already seems to be getting hormonal. (We just bought her The Feelings Book last night.) When do I have to start worrying about it really affecting her school work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ahhhh, independent work! the mantra we all chant, looking to that idyllic future . . . sorry, I'm back. It really comes and goes. I will say that with math, she is more independent this year - I will get her started on a lesson and then be around to help if she has trouble (with MM). She does LOF & Khan academy independently. She still has a hard time tackling harder problem solving stuff on her own - she can do it, but needs me around for reassurance, I think? or to reread the instructions to her, or something? I can't quite figure it out, she can do the work, but if I assign it to do when I'm not here, she falls apart. History has become independent - the reading and outlining, and then we discuss. Science we have a mix - we do SOS-Aristotle together, and she does Entomology & Equine Science independently. Writing with WWS is pretty independent, though I do go through the instructions with her to make sure she has, like, read them . . . The rest of LA we do together by choice, we use MCT. Reading of course is independent, except when I choose to read something aloud for lit - we're doing Huck Finn together right now. We're at the point where I can assign her a list of work to do on Fridays when I'm working, and it gets done. Or if I have to go to a meeting or something, I can assign her a couple of hours of work and it gets done. But she's definitely not "working independently" in the way I fantasize about it! But, she is more independent now than she was a year ago, and while progress in not linear, I think it's a good thing. I wish I was seeing more self-directed, interest led stuff. She is happy to do what I assign, but when I try and be more non-directive (i.e. pick a topic to write about, pick something interesting to explore for a science fair project) she kind of flails. Oh well, hopefully it will come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 What about girls? My daughter just turned 9, but she will be 5th grade next year as well. She already seems to be getting hormonal. (We just bought her The Feelings Book last night.) When do I have to start worrying about it really affecting her school work? About now, apparently! Seriously, for us it really started about when she turned 10. She has great days, and days when I feel certain that aliens have absconded with her brain during the night. And the emotions are just below the surface, ready to erupt at any moment. It takes a lot of calm, deep breaths, self control, and maturity - on my part - to deal with "those" days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 About now, apparently! Seriously, for us it really started about when she turned 10. She has great days, and days when I feel certain that aliens have absconded with her brain during the night. And the emotions are just below the surface, ready to erupt at any moment. It takes a lot of calm, deep breaths, self control, and maturity - on my part - to deal with "those" days. Yes, I know what you mean. Of course, this is the child who is gifted, and therefore, more emotional on a normal day. She still has the occasional tantrum, so I'm quite fearful for when the hormones really start kicking in! Fortunately, she does work pretty independently on most days, so maybe that will stick around for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have gotten rid of a lot of "stuff" from our schedule over the years. So we are on the shorter end, about 2-4hours depending on History/Science. Math takes 30 minutes to 1 hour (although with TT we do 2 lessons in 30 minutes!) Lang. Arts (Spelling, Grammar, Writing, Reading) about 90 minutes. History and Science have been a class once a week with some at home reading and activities.... maybe 3-4 hours a week. Thats over now since we're moving next week. Not really a big deal, I was the teacher and have all the curriculum so we'll just continue on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Depends on the hormones that day ;-) Seriously. This. Some days my kids (4th/5th and 6th grade) will still be doing school at 4 in the afternoon and complaining about it. Some days they are done at 10 or 11 in the morning. Missouri requires that you count hours. I hate that. Their most productive and inspired days count for less toward our total? :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 About 4 hrs of structured learning (excluding electives and documentaries, free reading, crafty things...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Four hours, including readalouds -- IF she's staying on task and not dawdling. Math might take 30 minutes, or it might take a couple of hours. Latin depends -- some lessons are a lot of translating, which takes a while, and other lessons are easier and faster because they're matching or simply introducing new vocabulary. And so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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