stephg Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 For logic stage, how many breaks do your dc get? And how long for each break? Are you finished by noon? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 We take breaks when they are needed due to hunger, bathroom needs or a child having maxed out on a particular subject. My kids get breaks due to me needing to work with another kid, also. I have one child who needs breaks or his brain explodes and a great deal of time is lost recovering from that. No, we are not done by noon. If I had one 10 year old and started early, we could likely be done before noon (looking at your sig), but not with adding another child of any age. I have found that my kids need a rockin' good breakfast in order to maintain through the day so that eats up a lot of time. I don't prefer to get up an hour early to prepare said breakfast so this means a later start than if I gave them a bowl of cereal rather than turkey sausage, hashbrowns, grits and fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Starting last year (with a 5th and 6th grader) we moved to no breaks except lunch. Of course, they use the bathroom when need and sometimes I'll bring them a cup of tea while they work. We started around 8:30-9 and finished by 2-3 with an hour for lunch. They like having time to play/talk/giggle for an hour rather than shorter breaks. Also, I switch things up a lot... It's not as if the girls do workbooks all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I don't think I have scheduled breaks. We start by 8am most days. DS takes a few minutes between longer subjects but likes to keep working through his list. He'll usually take 15-30min for lunch then finish his day by 1P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 My 5th grader did her hour of math first thing, then a 20 min break, then worked till lunch, usually 12-1, then finished up in the afternoon (1-2 hours, depending on the day) w/o an additional break. So 3 hours in the morning w/ one break, and 1.5-2 hours after lunch. Taking a break after an intense hour of math really helped her focus for the rest of the morning. She's a mover, a physical kid, so she needed that break to involve doing something physical, usually. And a snack - a slice of cheese or something else w/ protein/fat, to keep energy up w/o crashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephg Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks for the replies. I'm going to be implementing fewer and shorter breaks this year. It's nice to hear how other families do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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