We are still very new to the world of homeschooling and our daily schedule has changed a lot from our ‘trail run’ earlier this summer. I am sure our schedule will change often throughout our homeschool year as we see what works and what doesn’t work for us – it’s already changed from our first day of school.
I love using my Weekly Editable PDF Planner and the visual daily routine chart from Homeschool Creations to help keep us on task for the day.
We started out with some circle time that included a group reading, prayer and calendar. Then we work on our math, reading, and writing independently with a little help from mom when new tasks were being introduced.
We had some fun File Folder Game time before we baked some banana bread and had a lesson on how to cut celery and peel carrots. Hunter did excellent with the knife and was following every safety rule that I gave him.
While our bread baked we got some chores done. We make chores part of our ‘school day’ in order to encourage a clean workspace and appreciation for what mom and dad do on a regular basis. I’m still trying to figure out a better chore system and have looked at Accountable Kids but it’s out of our budget range now.
We also tried to do a Freshstiches pattern but I don’t think they are quite ready for that and it made Hunter very frustrated as he kept dropping the loops. So that crochet lesson may have to wait for a few months.
We finished out our day with some I Spy reading and matching, quiet reading time, and building with our magnetic blocks.
So what does your Homeschool Day look like? Link up with us at iHomeschool Network ‘Not’ Back-to-School Day in the Life Blog Hop!
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Hello. My name is Alaina and I'm a app junkie. whew... I feel better. I'm raising four boys to be outstanding husbands and spectacular human beings. Thanks for stopping by and finding that little something to giggle about with me! 
Thanks for sharing your day. We’re unschoolers in Australia and love hearing about other homeschoolers’ lives and meeting them as we travel!
Sounds like a great day to me! I like how you are incorporating important life skills into your days.
The great thing about homeschooling is that you can change anything that isn’t working and adapt to fit the circumstances. I have a sick kid today, so we skipped our planned nature study and math games and did “sofa school” instead! (Reading and movies.)
I love the photo of the big boys doing school next to the baby! He’s going to know everything by the time he’s old enough for school!
It was actually an argument who got to play their game next to him! Yes, I’m loving it more and more every day