LCC: The Reality Edition (Part I)
This is the first in a series of articles from parents sharing "a day in the life" of their LCC homeschools. Enjoy!
Whitney writes:
I have 5 children. My day goes like this:
1) 9:00 Latin forms drill with 7th grader and listen to Latin lesson on the CD (Memoria Press LCI) together. I assign the rest of the Latin lesson and her arithmetic lesson for independent work. Arithmetic is Spectrum Math 7 and some Keys to....series. She also does a Rosetta Stone Spanish lesson. She does it all right away.
2) 5 min Math facts drill (7th and 4th grader)
3) I repeat pretty much the same with my 4th grader who is doing Prima Latina and Spectrum Math 4, but no Spanish. She does her independent work during quiet time.
4) Then 9:30-10 I take my 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and preschooler for a bike ride.
5) We come back and read aloud. We've started reading all the different book suggestions in LCC for Classical, Christian, and Modern Studies starting as low as some of the K suggestions. I hate to skip anything.
6) Then I assign my 2nd & 3rd grader their independent stuff which consists of Spectrum Math, copybook, and reading. I taught them to read using Spell to Read and Write so we also do some phonogram flashcards and worksheets. They do their work until lunch and sometimes during quiet time.
7) Lunch
8) Quiet Time
9) Memory work (Latin chants, new Latin vocab. for week, Artner's guide basic facts, and poetry)
10) Afternoon read aloud of same stuff as morning (7th grader does not participate)
11) Play and sports practices. My kids are heavily involved in sports.
12) PM read aloud in bedrooms before bed. Currently Blue Book of Fairy Tales (Lang) for younger set and a Shakespeare storybook for older.