tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255877501892467740.post285227517672796180..comments2024-03-23T17:12:41.929-04:00Comments on Craft Knife: Work Plans for the Week of March 21, 2016: Long Division and Lots of Projects!juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18141123092139829629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255877501892467740.post-90058588344999335532016-03-24T16:52:58.368-04:002016-03-24T16:52:58.368-04:00HA! Sometimes it's hard to find the bribe that...HA! Sometimes it's hard to find the bribe that works, I suppose. I wouldn't have thought that access to her audiobook (or regular books) would be considered a bride. However, now that I think about it, I am sick of being shushed in the car because she's reading. Maybe having her do a few minutes of school work as soon as we get in the car before she can read would do the trick! <br /><br />Thanks for the timeline. I don't feel so evil then :0)Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611764295297526639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255877501892467740.post-68710141801601348802016-03-24T16:28:15.793-04:002016-03-24T16:28:15.793-04:00Well, they NEVER work steadily, so it's hard t...Well, they NEVER work steadily, so it's hard to measure. I'd say that math takes no more than half an hour, Wordly Wise takes probably half an hour total over the course of the week (although Will usually chooses to do the entire thing in one sitting), cursive takes probably five-ten minutes, and studying Mandarin about the same. <br /><br />Something that's more project-based will take a half-hour to an hour, probably. We probably spend an hour on science, including the pre-reading, my lesson, and the project. Same with art. <br /><br />Ongoing projects are more variable, because some days there's very little to do for their STEM Fair projects, for instance, but over the weekend I expect that they'll devote hours to it.<br /><br />So I'd say that I strive for no more than three hours of "work," whether it's seatwork or project-based, and if it's a day when we have another school activity during the day, like our volunteer gig or our homeschool's playgroup, then I strive for more like two hours. Considering that the kids spend much of their time doing really cool activities of their own choosing, and learning at home is much more efficient than learning at school, half a public school day seems reasonable for our homeschool.<br /><br />And yes to the bribes! I thought that I was going to astound all of my friends with this revelation at our homeschool playgroup, but it turns out that everyone else has already figured it out! They were all, "Well, YEAH they can't go there or do that or have whatever until they're done. Duh!"juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141123092139829629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255877501892467740.post-87813059933447831512016-03-24T16:02:45.553-04:002016-03-24T16:02:45.553-04:00I love all the photos you take of your kiddos! I v...I love all the photos you take of your kiddos! I videoed a short bit of Emma reading a picture book today. She read the entire thing with the funniest accent!<br /><br />How long, if the girls work steadily, do you all spend on school work? Emma throws a fit, complaining that having to sit through 2-3 subjects (so 2-3 hours) a day is torture. Maybe if I start bribing her with audiobooks, video games, and instagram she will work better. <br /><br />That is, after she gets back from another visit to Gramma in Iowa. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611764295297526639noreply@blogger.com