Comments on: UPDATED: Jamie’s homeschool day (with a 7-, 8-, & 9-year-old) https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jamilyn https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-819271 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-819271 Enjoyed reading this with your reflective comments throughout. Love all the self-care reflections especially.

]]> By: Jennifer Bardsley https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87314 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87314 Regarding the earlier posters who mentioned math… There are a lot of ways you could encourage your children to choose to learn math for fun, if you built up a big supply of homemade math games and manipulatives. I’m also in favor of Constructivist approaches rather than something that relies on rote memorization.

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87208 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87208 In reply to Rébecca.

We don’t avoid outings, but the post was getting a bit too long to mention them here. Daily outings were what I did with the kids when they were preschool age and the days felt soooo long otherwise. But now we do outings once or twice a week and that is plenty and leaves us with the downtime to actually enjoy our home. Currently we don’t have anyone in lessons, so I’m sure that helps!

]]> By: Emily https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87189 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87189 This is not fitting per the question, but I was wondering if you had a list or could lead me to a site with a good list of chapter books for elementary readers. I went to our tiny library today and grabbed the diary of a wimpy kid book without reading up on it and my son read the entire book in one sitting. After I read a review, I was unimpressed and a bit regretful. He is only 7 and I was shocked that he stayed in his room for 5 hours to read the whole thing. I am a bit desperate to find some books for him that have a good moral. Thanks

]]> By: KayBee https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87184 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87184 In reply to Jamie Martin.

Jamie, do you have a list on here of your curricula you use? Just curious…I like to see other’s stuff. And I’m not that familiar with Thomas Jefferson Ed…I’m eclectic with a Charlotte Mason bend. I’d love more info on what you use if you don’t mind. Thanks!!!

]]> By: Rébecca https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87170 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87170 I love reading other families schedules and yours looks like the days must flow pretty smoothly. However, you don’t mention outings or outside activities. How often do they occur ? I tend to plan out a daily schedule and get evrything to “fit in” nicely, all to discover it won’t work most days because of this or that activity that requires us to leave the house (grocery shopping, church activities, library outings, sports and music lessons, doctor visits… etc. and with 5 children -ages 8 and under, there’s always such necessities). Getting everyone ready takes time and outings wipe me out, and being a “home-body”, I just dream when I see a schedule like yours that seems to avoid them. How do you do that ?

]]> By: karen https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87169 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87169 Will you tell us about the stations thru the house…I love this idea because then we aren’t sitting at the same table all day. Would love to hear what you put in a station. Thanks.

]]> By: Wendy https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87167 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87167 Hi Jamie,
Homeschool schedules…boy, I have had several over the years! I have a problem with breaking off one task to do another, for some reason I need to finish what I start and before I know it the day is gone and I have “nothing” done.
This year I had a God send that has saved my life! I felt this was the perfect opportunity to share. For those with iPads there is an app called “Daily Routine” . What a time saver and less Chaos in my head! It was a bit challenging to understand how to set it up. Thank Goodness they included YouTube videos and after playing with it….not that difficult. Now I hear the dinger, I drop, and move on. My days have been extremely productive and I have to say stress free. It has made a difference for my kids as well…it’s their “school bell”. ; )
God Bless, Wendy

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87163 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87163 In reply to brooke.

Thanks for your comment, Brooke. We follow the educational philosophy outlined in Thomas Jefferson Education, and it takes a different approach to even the “core subjects” of math, writing, and reading. You can find out more here: http://www.tjed.org/

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamies-homeschool-day-2013/#comment-87162 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=22029#comment-87162 In reply to Kathy M.

It varies by child, Kathy. They all head upstairs at that time, but they can read or play quietly until ready to go to sleep. We typically have one who is an early riser in the morning and two who are night owls and like to sleep in.

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