Share your homeschool day in the life

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1. 9-, 13-, 14- year-old children in our 7th year as home learners & we are still growing! Join me in my day in the life, learning with Thankfulness. http://www.themacrak.blogspot.com/2013/02/joyful-socks-homeschool-day-in-life.html
   Ready to read all these lovely posts! Thanks everyone for sharing.

2. My girls are 6 and 8. My post is at..
   http://jill-foleyjourney.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-homeschool-day.html

3. My children are 8 & 12 but both are advanced 2-3 grade levels depending on the subject. This is why we chose to homeschool after I taught public school for 13 years. Check it out at http://www.sarahdemmer.blogspot.com

4. My children are aged 8 & 12 but are both advanced 2-3 grade levels from where they should be. This is why we chose to homeschool after I taught public school for 13 years.

5. Homeschooling a 7 and 2.5 year old in New York. My friends always ask how it’s possible to have your kids with you ALL day! That’s why I wrote “Inquiring Minds Want to Know: What Do Homeschoolers Do With Their Kids All Day?”

   http://parentables.howstuffworks.com/family-matters/inquiring-minds-want-know-what-do-homeschoolers-do-their-kids-all-day.html

6. My kids are 18mo, 3yo, and 5yo… here’s my day: http://ifonlytheywouldnap.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/a-day-in-the-life/

7. My kids are 7, 5 and 9 months. Our day looks a little different than most because my husband and I both work full time. Thank you for giving us a place to share!

8. Rhythm…very important. As I trained singer, I learned at 5 how much rhythm is important. My challenge is that I am a melody kinda girl and do not do well holding down the rhythm section. (perhaps that is also why I married a drummer.) Although, I depend upon rhythm being my foundation of creation, I like to be the one that moves out of the box, pushing all the limits. So, I end up rebelling against myself, or so it seems. I read recently that Bach was the one who brought the experience of harmony into music. Yet, one way he achieved this was by also creating dissonance. He created an experience of tension in order to really feel the relief and bliss of harmony. and let me tell you…I LOVE harmony. ( Simon and Garfunkel anyone?) SO on some levels I need dissonance. I need challenges and monkey wrenches thrown in where I think there should be smooth flow of rhythm. The opportunity or challenge I see for me is trying to create a rhythm of my own while still being able to push the limits of life and create new and interesting melodies.
   Which brings me to mornings. Ah, mornings…I dread. I wish I woke up bouncing out of bed with a mary poppins whistle coming outta my mouth. Alas, that is not me. I feel NOT ready. I’d rather sit, read and write and think about the complexities of life for about two hours while I drink coffee. I’ve tried to get up before the little ones in order to achieve this ‘balance’ but find it incredibly difficult to peal myself from the bed. Wow, reading this makes me sound depressed. maybe I am. Yet, I don’t think so. At about 10 am I feel great and ready to go. I love my kids and my life. I love being with them most ALL the TIME. So it’s not that I dread my life. It’s just that I like to live it at my pace. And with Kids that is not possible. Add a tiny house (well not as tiny as some, but it’s tight at 1200 square feet for five. and we share a bedroom.) and a hubby that works from home. (he at least has the garage) I should also mention that I am 8 months pregnant, it’s the middle of winter and I may have gestational diabetes and cannot have grains or sugar. ARGH! pull the covers up please and wake me in spring with the bears. I think what I am experiencing is more like burnout. Not enough time alone nurturing my needs. Trying to get it all done and live up to the ridiculous standards in my head. Like I need to get up and be able to be with my kids right away! Instead, I want to have the courage to just have free time first!
   I thank all of you for your focus and dedication to your kids. That’s why we do this, isn’t it? We love them. The ‘day in the life’ has been really good for me. As long as I can stop myself from the comparison game and instead give myself the right to go at my own pace. another reason I chose this lifestyle anyhow. So I could have more control of what my life looked liked in stead of being run by the school system. SO who’s in charge? Me, my kids, or how others do it better? I am taking back my power to claim my rhythm…now I just have to have the courage to know (I mean listen) to who I am and what I need.
   Anyone else out there have ‘bad’ mornings?

   1. Hey Jai,

      EVERYONE has bad mornings, so don’t believe anything different! We all have rough days and feel like pulling the covers over our heads … and at 8 months pregnant we’d think you were crazy if you DIDN’T want to stay in bed! Good grief! Just know there’s a random girl out there (me) who’s praying for strength for you today and I just hope you feel encouraged! There will be plenty of days for homeschooling, I hope you can just rest and enjoy those littles (and some coffee) today. Hang in there sister!
      -Kari

9. My kids are 13 and 9. I’ve homeschooled them for all but two of their school years.
   http://postcardsfromseattle.squarespace.com/postcardsfromseattle/2013/1/15/day-in-the-life-of-homeschooling-ages-9-and-13.html

10. I have a 3 yr. old and a 6 yr old (1st grade). I homeschool the first grader 3 days a week and she goes to on-site classes 2 days a week. I also work from home on the days I homeschool her. Here’s a look at one of our homeschool days: http://www.morethanmundane.com/2013/02/01/day-in-the-life-2013/

11. I shared our day in the life homeschooling a 9 and 7 year old, both 3rd graders.
    http://journey2excellence.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-day-in-life-mid-year.html

12. I’ve really enjoyed reading these posts! This isn’t a whole day-in-the-life but I shared a bit of our homeschool routine here: http://www.karipatterson.com/2013/01/08/habits/
    Thanks for doing this, Jamie!

13. HOMESCHOOLING MY SPECIAL NEEDS TEENAGER — I’ve got a unique homeschool situation. I’ve been homeschooling my special needs (almost) 17-year-old daughter for the last three years. She has moderate cerebral palsy, walks with a limp, has limited use of her right hand, cannot speak (at all, altho she makes noises and uses sign language fairly fluently), and academically functions at a fourth grade level (altho her math skills arre at ending first/beginning second grade level).

    I’ve got the rough draft done on the story of our journey with her and am about halfway done with re-writes. I blog every Thursday about some of the highlights of things we studied during the previous week.(I blog most weekdays about other topics with my daughter.) Hope you’ll come visit my blog and learn about the trials with a special needs daughter as the student!

    http://brielleandme.blogspot.com/2013/01/thursdays-teaching-highlights-crazy.html

14. I love getting a glimpse into everyone’s days! And looking back at the years before also.
    We homeschool a 16 yr old, almost 13 yr old and an almost 9 yr old. 2 girls and a boy. My post is right here:
    http://acontentedcommonlife.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-thursday-in-our-homeschool-life.html

15. Hi we are a homeschooling family of 6! Our children are 3, 7, 9, & 12 (in 10 days)!! We are a fly by the seat of our pants, passionate, crazy family! Hope you enjoy the peek from this week!! It’s so fun to peek into everyone’s day, this is a favorite series!
    Thank you Jamie!!

    http://www.bestbookslearning.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-day-of-our-homeschooling-life.html?m=1

    1. Loved it! Thanks for the reminder to trust in our children to learn and enjoy it!

16. This is my first year with homeschooling and so far I think we’re having a great time just going with the flow! 🙂 Here’s my post about a typical day at our house: http://www.creatingpurplefire.com/2013/02/a-day-at-the-school-of-awesome/

17. http://Www.turnertimesct.blogspot.com

    6, 8, 9, and twin 11 year olds (non English speaking – newly adopted from Ethiopia:)

18. Our kiddos are 6 and 8.
    http://www.ourheavenlyhomestead.com/2013/02/a-homeschool-day-in-the-lifewith-a-6-8-year-old/

19. 7, 10, and 11 year-olds, plus a 15-year-old nephew.
    http://embracinggirlfriday.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/a-homeschool-day-in-the-life-of/

    Thanks for doing this series! Very insightful!

20. Love reading about everyone’s homeschool days. We just started about a month ago. My oldest is almost 5 years old, so our days are pretty simple right now

21. I have an -almost- four year old, a nine year old, and an 11-year old. Here is our day: http://familyinlebanon.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-homeschool-day-in-life-with-almost.html Dear Jamie, I love reading about everyone’s day – Thank you for hosting this!

22. I’m apparently a day late, because I’m doing my homeschool post today… so it’s a work in progress. 🙂

23. We have a 5, 3 1/2, 2 and 8 month old.
    Happy Reading
    http://lifeasahomeschoolingmom.blogspot.com/

24. We are new to homeschooling, ds is 9 (nearly ten) and is/was in the fourth grade. I too love reading about how everyone homeschools and getting new ideas! My blog has been mostly for my own venting/sharing with family purposes in the past…

    1. And this is my first time linking up! Guess you need our address:
       http://www.munstermansion.blogspot.com

25. It is our first year homeschooling with a 3 month old, 3, 4.5, and 6 year old. Here is a peek at how a day at our house usually goes.
    Thanks!
    http://www.nakedbeautybathandbody.com/3/post/2013/01/a-day-of-homeschooling.html

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