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Here are example homeschool schedules for One Hour Homeschooling.. I choose to cover 6 subjects for 10 minutes each - one quick hour of homeschooling, then on to other things. It may not sound like much, but you will be surprised about how much a regular 10 minutes of a subject adds up. 
Home School Ideas
- Maths -
- have some ten minute maths worksheets ready. A good place to find some is The Math worksheet site - remember to print out a several days worth. We also like Cross Numbers -these sometimes take my younger child longer than ten minutes so he gets to practice using a calculator!
- Languages -
- this would be a good time to play a language game, or look over some flashcards. See how many new words you can learn each day - Learn it Lists will provide you with 10 foreign words a day (free).
- Art -
- Drawing or painting (but have the materials ready). Either work on the same picture for 10 minutes each day (watercolours are good for this), or try drawing the same picture each day (an animal?) but with a 'focus' word (small, angry, red, funny, invisible). If you are feeling really desperate, then just have some coloring pages ready.
- Working in a Journal or Homeschool Ideas Daybook -
- Exercise
- A quick burst of activity. Try skipping or dancing - or learning to juggle! This is a good one to put in just before the last activity - to keep everyone interested!
- History and Geography -
- one possible way to cover these in 10 minutes is by doing quizzes. I set things up like Mastermind - each child rushes to the chair and answers three questions - then it is the next child's turn. I usually just make up questions based on what we have been doing, but you may like to use a quiz book.
- Science -
- OK - I have to be feeling brave to attempt this in 10 minutes, but its a good use of those 101 science experiments for kids books you see everywhere.
- Story time -
- Read 10 minutes of your current read-aloud book. If you need some reading ideas see the books page.
- Educational PC Game -
- Watching an educational video clip or DVD -
- Discovery video clips are about 10 minutes long.
- Music practice
I often pick several of the subjects and work them in rotation during the week. We have found this a fun schedule when the pressure is on. If you are interested in other viewpoints about homeschool schedules, then Paula Cleary has written an interesting article Learning must take place 9-3, Monday to Friday in Term-time!.
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