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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to hear more! I have very similar kids and have been struggling through DL.

I got laid off and am realizing the since my entire industry is destroyed that it will be a while before I am back in the workforce.  So maybe leaning into homeschooling would make sense for us right now.
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OP back, copying what I wrote in another post again for more detail.

We are still working the kinks out, but here's our schedule so far.  I list out 15 lessons per week (3 per day): 4 math, 4 ELA, 2 science, 2 history/social studies, and 1 each Art, Music, and Health.  Every day each of us picks one from the list (DS1, and DD2, and Mom).  We spend 45 min - 1hr per lesson, roughly, and we're always done by lunchtime.  After lunch they have to play outside for an hour before they get screen time; this is when I get my work done.

Math is the easiest on me.  They just read through their Beast Academy guidebooks and do the exercises while I sit in between them to help as needed (the guide contains all the teaching, but I answer questions and help them work through hard problems).   We do math based on time, not on material covered, but even so we get through a chapter in 2-3 weeks.  I do minimal advance planning for math, just open the book each day and go.  But, I do try to do the topics (chapters) in the same order that our public school friends do, which requires a little skipping around; any planning time I spend on math is for this purpose.

ELA is the most work for me. I bought two book guides from the Bravewriter curriculum, The Dart for Charlotte's Web, and The Arrow for Harry Potter.  I teach both books to both kids, but I give more/harder assignments to my older kid.  The book guides break them into weeks, and each Sunday after they go to bed, I break each week into 3-4 days worth of activities and discussion.  Getting their buy-in on books they enjoy has made a HUGE difference in what my 5th grader will write.  I will probably add some original writing assignments gradually over time, using other guides from Bravewriter.

We are trying out curriculums for social studies and science; I like them so far - Curiosity Chronicles' Medieval History and Real Science Odyssey Physics.  History we do one chapter per week, and I spend one "lesson" on reading the chapter and doing the worksheets, and another lesson on a hands on activity that so far has "counted" as Art.  For Science I try to do 1 lab for 1 lesson, and a related science video for the second lesson, with a Kahoot or quiz or discussion after.  Both the history and science curriculums offer the first 3 chapters for free, so you can try before you buy.  I'm going to gradually add some additional follow on reading / writing work for my older child.

[b]I'm still floundering a bit for art[/b], music, and health, but I figure we can add more depth there gradually. Music may become "pick an instrument and sign up for online lessons". PE is covered from various sports they are already signed up for.

I spend a few hours every Sunday evening working on my lesson plans and prep for the week, and another ~15-30 min or so each day after class is over for bookkeeping. Then I do my day job in the afternoons, 3-4 hours/day.  DH sometimes takes the lesson just before lunch if I need a break, or helps with afternoon herding if I have video calls.

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For art we signed up for online classes at VisArts. You pick up a big bag of art supplies before the start of the 6-week session and classes are once per week. The classes are really small and my kids have started talking about day-to-day things and stuff going on in their lives to the teacher while they're doing art. It's been surprisingly therapeutic.
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