I love to lesson plan. It keeps my day organized and I look forward to the upcoming lessons.

Lesson planning in the classroom is very different than lesson planning for homeschool. For one, when I lesson planned for my classroom I only lesson planned for one maybe two subjects and I taught 6-7 classes. It was pretty simple.

However, lesson planning for my classroom has taken me a little bit creativity and it hasn’t been that simple until now. Rather than having a long list of things to do, I like to chunk my school hours into bite size sections.

Here’s how I do it:

1. Morning Time: Morning time is the section where we study Bible, hymns, folksongs, poetry, art, music, drill, and read tales and good books. It’s a wonderful way to begin the day. Morning time sets the tone of the day.

2. The Feast (family lessons) - History, geography, & science: I differ from Charlotte Mason homeschool education in this regard. These lessons can be done as a family. Narrations should be done according to age level and each student can be assigned a living book for a deeper understanding on the subject that is age appropriate.

Individual Lessons - Math, English language arts, and a foreign language: Students are always on different levels on these subjects and the mother-teacher serves as a tutor.

Tea Time: Tea is in the afternoon after quiet time. It’s a time to get back together and read picture books and do handicrafts. Note *** We don’t always get to Tea Time.

Anyway, this is how I section off my day. I feel so much more at peace planning the school day this way rather than having a long list.

Does this format work for you?

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