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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny here to 4.5 yo twins.  Here is our daily routine right now:

Wakeup, get dressed, sunscreen, brush teeth.

They free-play with legos for about an hour while I prep for the day (unload DW, make breakfast, pack snack, prep lunch, fill water bottles, prep family dinner)

Eat breakfast

Around 9:30/10 we do “Morning School”:
One kid uses a learning app on my phone while the other does a one-on-one reading lesson with me.  First we do one lesson from a boxed curriculum called “Learning Dynamics,” then they read me two Bob books (one that they have read before and one new one).  Then switch kids.
Finally they each do the same page in a Handwriting Without Tears workbook.

By this time it is about 10:30/11 and we head out for an outing (hike or scooter/bike ride or just go to a big field near the house and bring some toys to use).

We get back around 12:30/1 and have lunch then they lay down for a rest around 2.  At 3 they watch one episode of tv in their second language.

After that we do “Afternoon School” which consists of them observing the caterpillars we are raising and the garden we are growing.  Then they do a journal page for each topic, which consists of them drawing something they noticed and writing a one-word label for their drawing using inventive spelling.

After that we do a guided activity such as a science project, board game, art project, etc. for about half an hour.

Then they free-play with cars or magnatiles for an hour while I do laundry and make dinner and tidy up from our day.

After that it’s dinner/bath/reading/bed.

As you can see we have a planned curriculum and they are making good progress in math, science, reading and history but most of our day would look like coloring or goofing off.[/quote]

That sounds like a great routine! Perfect mix of learning and play[/quote]

Np. What do the parents do that there seems to be zero involvement?  They dont even put them to bed?  Nanny is raising these twins for sure.[/quote]

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