Day in the life of a homeschooling family

Lisa Crews
Special for The Republic
Mar. 14, 2007 10:36 AM
Family: Faith is 10, Mercy 8 and Hope 1. Tim, the dad, works at home.

7:30 a.m.::Wake up and start morning routine. Kids -- make beds, get dressed, make/eat breakfast, unload dishwasher, clean up breakfast dishes, brush teeth; Mom -- showers, brushes teeth, changes baby, eats breakfast, loads dishwasher, makes bottles, feeds baby.

8 a.m.: Kids --collect and sort all laundry.
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8:15 a.m.: Mom --starts load of laundry

8:30 a.m.: Mom -- makes doctor appointment for baby and cleans kitchen counters and clears out refrigerator. Kids -- practice piano and keyboard then complete theory book assignments.

8:50 a.m.: Mom -- reads emails and news.

9:15 a.m.: Mom -- reviews with the girls long division from last week and answer questions; assigns word problems and more exercises; plays with the baby and reads her a book; focuses on new signs; changes out a load of laundry.

10 a.m: . Mom - calls her mother to work out childcare for the baby's doctor's appointment.

10:10 a.m.: Mom -- rotates out baby toys from those in storage.

10:12 a.m.: Mom -- chases girls back to math.

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