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How much one on one time do you give? - 7/22/2009 12:53:25 PM
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Homegrownkids
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With baby #6 coming this school year, I am getting a little nervous about schooling. I know my older children can be on their own to a point, but I still like to go over their lessons, correct & teach on the things that they are getting wrong. How much time during the day or week do you give to each individual child? Are you able to review their lessons with them daily, or do you do it only a couple times a week? I will have a high schooler this year, and another one next year. I feel like I really need to start staying on top of things, but how with a toddler & baby & one learning how to read and one in middle school and then of course High School and staying ahead in that.
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/22/2009 5:44:19 PM
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After reading my own post, I am realizing that this is probably a hard question for someone to comment, to. Everyone is different with different family dynamics. So maybe instead of trying to answer how much time you spend...maybe you could give me some organization tips, or some ideas, of how to get around to each child:) What works for you?
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/22/2009 9:46:32 PM
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Homegrown, have the middle and high schooler help make their own lesson plans. I would start them first and then do what you need to do with the toddler and baby. Maybe you could get the toddler to play quietly while the new reader is learning how to read. You could also get the plastic aphabet for the toddler to play with while the reader is learning phonics.
I have lots of good ideas but I will tell you what we did one year.
We had custody of 3 grandkids (We went from 1 homeschooling child to a family with 4 kids in a matter of 5 days...) We had to send the oldest to ps, and the 4 year old needed to be "socialized" (not my idea). We would drive gs1 to the elementary school, the 4 year old to preschool, and then try to homeschool with a 2 year old running around... To make a very long story about a very long year very short, make sure you have a naptime! The 4 and 2 year old would take a nap between 1 and 3. That was the only time we got any homeschooling done!
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/22/2009 9:50:22 PM
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Homegrownkids
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what if I'm the one that needs the nap time....lol
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/22/2009 10:17:44 PM
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Can you give ages and gender of your kids, if you're comfortable doing that? I forget...
Also, what curriculum do you use?
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/22/2009 10:20:25 PM
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what if I'm the one that needs the nap time....lol
Then you put time in your routine for a nap. If you are not getting enough sleep, you are not taking proper care of yourself. Maybe you could go to bed earlier at night and you husband could take over the night time duties. Either way, you need to make sure that you needs are being met. Enough sleep in not a luxury. It is an actual, physical need.
If I were in your situation, I would nap when the younger children do and would give the older children work to do while I was sleeping. If you have little children that need supervision while you are napping, have the older children do work with them like read aloud time, helping with math, baking, whatever will be of help to you and keep all the children engaged and occupied while you are sleeping. You should not feel guilty about needing a nap. If you were a lazy person my response would be different, but you have been on here a long time and I can say with certainty that you are not lazy and ought to be aware that taking care of your own basic needs is a responsibility, not an indulgence.
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/23/2009 11:04:35 AM
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Kids are 14, 13, 12, 7 & 2..and baby in October. 9th, 8th, 6th, 1st/2nd are the grades we will be doing. 7 yr old needs one on one to get through her lessons. My boys do their work on their own, but still need me to correct and teach, especially one of them in Math and writing complete sentences (lol). High Schooler does well, but I feel more comfortable NOT letting her be completely on her own. I will be making her lesson plans this year so that I can at least know where she is at in her books. She was on her own last year, she stayed on track, did fine with her tests, made her own lesson plans...but there were some subjects that I really wanted to check over and never did and I don't want to have another year like that. Mostly because she will be doing credits this year. She will be doing Apologia Biology and I'd like to see her do the lab work. Last year she just read through the General Science book and I didn't test her and she didn't do any of the experiments because she's not a hands on type. But, I think the experience would be good for her. So, I would really feel better about her schooling if I took the time to oversee it better.
Anyways, I guess I'm just looking for organization tips. Do you have your kids bring their pile of books to you and you correct things daily? Or do you correct every couple of days? I'm sure everything will work out this year, I just got the nerves. I shouldn't! Teaching High School shouldn't be any different than what we've already been doing...but I guess the thought of it is worrying me. Knowing how I didn't get to things last year, and now this year there will be a baby. I know other mom's do it...and I have no idea how.
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/23/2009 5:02:41 PM
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I have used curriculum that does not require me to do the checking on a daily basis for the older ones...only when there is a paper or project, or the actual test.....We have a space that is set up in full view of everyone for grading to remove the temptation to cheat on their daily work (not that that would help them on the test.....but its the principle!)....
Younger ones get more one on one time...but even with them, I only check every other day (stagger it) except for math. Math I check every day as many times the lessons need to be understood before the next lesson is done.....
As for lab work...we set aside days that were lab days. Tuesdays were for the 9th grader and Thursdays were for the 12 grader.....these were set days. We did anywhere from 1 to 5 experiments/lab projects on those days...but it worked for us to do it that way.
As to how much one on one time I give? It depends on when and who needs it.
There are times my Kindergartner this year had lessons put off because the 4th grader needed my attention, or conversely....both the lower grades were put off because my 12 grader or my 9th grader needed me...and there were times they all had to wait because 4 year old needed me...
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/24/2009 1:08:57 PM
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As for lab work...we set aside days that were lab days. Tuesdays were for the 9th grader and Thursdays were for the 12 grader.....these were set days. We did anywhere from 1 to 5 experiments/lab projects on those days...but it worked for us to do it that way. This is a good idea WOF! I may borrow it! We will most likely be at my parents for a while this fall & ds will be doing Apologia Biology! It would be better to not have to drag stuff out all the time, but get it all out at once & then be able to put it all away! We won't have anywhere that he can leave things out! You've given me something to think about!
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RE: How much one on one time do you give? - 7/25/2009 7:48:18 AM
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If it is a subject like math where there is an answer key, I have my kids grade their own work. I check it often enough so that I know they aren't cheating, and if they get more than 10% of the problems wrong, I have them review the lesson and do the incorrect problems over. A few times I've had the older two grade each other's. Some computer programs like SOS will let them know immediately if the answer is right or wrong before they continue with the lesson.
We do most of our schooling together. Subjects like history and Bible lend themselves very well to a sort of unit study method, and while they all hear the same lesson, their assignments (like reports or extra research) are geared to their abilities and interests. I've seen my younger ones absorb alot just from listening to the reading and discussions, watching and helping with experiments...
I believe it is important to have some sort of schedule. Your body, even with all its flexibility, must have a skeleton for support, and so must your time. I've found that routines make it easier for me to roll with the punches. As kids get older they can definitely have more responsibility around the house, and while they all have jobs that they aren't enamored of, I try to let them choose a few things that they don't mind doing. My dd likes cooking and doing dishes, while my 7 yos likes to make beds and sort laundry. My 12 yob... he's suddenly become allergic to work, but he will still do what needs to be done- he just acts like I've asked him to donate both kidneys.  Puberty is on the way- I can feel it. Even though he is 12, I can ask him to fix just about anything now, and he will try to figure it out, often successfully. Seth was like that too. Every once in awhile I will do one of the kids' chores for them, and I tell them I did it to show them what it feels like when someone takes some of the burden for you- they totally get it.
I think we get more done because we view the family as a team with mom and dad as coaches. We give our kids alot of responsibility and as many choices as we believe they are mature enough to handle. IMO this has contributed to their good attitude about school and chores, and we always reward their consistency with free time and extra privileges. This makes everything much less work for me- I'm not a cart horse and I am not going to allow my family to expect Ken and I to do everything. But if I didn't sit down, think things through, and plan our days, I do not believe we'd have so many teaching opportunities in our lives because I'd be too busy putting out fires.
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