There’s been a big upheaval to life lately and we’re all feeling the effects. That’s why I’m sharing our daily schedule for three different ages because it works for us. Which is to say you may need to tweak it for your family’s needs or pass it up all together depending on your objectives. I do however, believe that the categories can apply to anyone home schooling.

First you can see the Google Sheet to view the multi age schedule here:

Multi Age Home School Schedule Doc

You’ll notice that there is a number of color coated items. Each color represents a type of activity.

Teal Green is representative of meal or snack times, even bottles for the littlest ones.

Yellow is for movement. Our first section is usually a walk, the second sections rotate outdoor sports if applicable or indoor activities such as Cosmic Kids Yoga and gross motor exercises.

Orange is variations for types of learning. We start the day with work sheets (rotating English and Math), centers are based off of my oldest’s school (Monday = Music, Tuesday = Art, Wednesday = P.E., Thursday = Media, and Friday = Fun Time). In the afternoon I use learning time to focus on individual needs or science projects that need more attention.

Green for creative time like painting, drawing, music, dance, sensory fun. If you have a drawer, something fun to try is “LUNCH DOODLES” presented by Mo Willems.

Red is for age appropriate chores. Here’s a good article from Web M.D. that highlights chore practices and expectations if this is a new practice. Also some great ideas for chores in all age categories.

Light pink – play time for infants while the older kids are working independently or finishing up their projects. For example, when the self guided learning and computer lab time takes place, there is a specific window in which the baby’s additional needs can be met such as physical or sensory therapy or sign language lessons.

Bright Pink marks the place where screen time leaning is scheduled. We have daily practices directed from our school but there are also lots of free resources floating being shared at this time. A great resource I found was this list that divides them by age and category.

Blue is obviously for rest, whether it’s a break or sleep. I will note too that the day naturally is broken in to segments by teal green bars. Every time tasks are completed, we move on to the next one until the segment is finished allowing additional break time before meals.

You’ll notice there is little or no time as a parent for breaks. Here are a couple of tips I have to address that: 1) I purposefully allow them until 9:00 am to be downstairs and ready because it allows them to start the day with decision making and me more time to get organized, 2) I have them working as independently as they can during the day to allow myself chance to complete tasks (ie. a chore might be washing the windows so I can make lunch and switch the dishwasher), 3) I quit when they go to bed. That last one has been a struggle for me because normally that’s the time I get to work but I’ve allowed the dishes to wait and it’s been SO worth it!

I hope in some way this can help this all be a little more manageable.