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Switching gears for Fridays ...

Instead of planning my week from Monday through Friday, I am going to stop on Thursday. We get a lot of work done the first 4 days.

Fridays will now be ... spelling/vocab test, map skills/geopgraphy, computer time, math, and religion (mostly reviewing Sunday school work). I would like to say that some days we can take a field trip, bake, and just do some fun crafts.

I can do this because I CAN!
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nutmeg said…
Amen, sister. That is exactly what our Fridays look like. Except we only do Math and Spelling tests. Then it's off to the lake or something...

:)
12:11 PM
thesixburghmom said…
That sounds like a plan, Elaine. I know quite a few homeschool Moms who do the same thing.

We totally skipped school yesterday because I was having a yucky day. I figure we'll fit it all in this weekend.
3:06 PM
Joannof10 said…
We have followed a four day week for years now. We use it for a make-up day, or a play day, or just a day to do nothing. We do this because we can also.
10:11 PM
southernjoy said…
Sounds perfect to me. I think the flexibility would be great!
10:14 PM
Anonymous said…
So true. You CAN! I say that to myself a lot. You'd think after four years of homeschooling, this would be second nature, but after the third year, i struggled with a defeatist attitude. Now, I think about the things I want to accomplish (they are more realistic than they used to be) and I think, "I am the one in charge here. We can and will do these things." The way you are setting up your week is what we did all of last year. It worked really well.
10:09 AM
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