tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post6618909411796496520..comments2024-03-28T04:36:56.831-04:00Comments on House Unseen. Life Unscripted.: Using a checklist instead of a schedule to homeschoolDwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-88122699705613755522015-09-16T09:46:55.578-04:002015-09-16T09:46:55.578-04:00Would love an editable version of this! Can't ...Would love an editable version of this! Can't figure out how to get those perfect little boxes after the text!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317949295406108420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-1841349491564008472015-09-08T11:55:05.711-04:002015-09-08T11:55:05.711-04:00I do a very similar weekly checklist for housework...I do a very similar weekly checklist for housework, and I'd vaguely wondered if it would work for homeschool (although we are a few years away yet). Good to know it does :-)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914343351803930748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-87244428551206084322015-08-31T00:33:57.210-04:002015-08-31T00:33:57.210-04:00Ack! I kept clicking the "x" on the scr...Ack! I kept clicking the "x" on the screenshot to try to close the window out! I think I need sleep....Burbank Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294114087442017977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-1550804322566890852015-08-29T19:03:40.894-04:002015-08-29T19:03:40.894-04:00Did you just use the phrase "this is so ghett...Did you just use the phrase "this is so ghetto"/ haha I told my first batch (#my20somethingyearolds) that moms were allowed to use this phrase. All I ever get is eye rolls if I dare say it. They have a whole list of blacklisted words I can't use cause I am a "mom". Gosh they sound so homeschooled. great post and checklist idea! amyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176105124307469377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-85638828582983960512015-08-29T10:04:31.211-04:002015-08-29T10:04:31.211-04:00I could reallllyyyy get into this ideaI could reallllyyyy get into this ideaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340295455924252285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-12694764964249809952015-08-28T10:33:39.925-04:002015-08-28T10:33:39.925-04:00You know how some people use lesson plan books tha...You know how some people use lesson plan books that have a set amount of work for each day so for example on August 25th you do this and then on August 26th you do this, but then life gets crazy. You have to skip a day here or just do Math and reading on another day and before you know it the date is October 15th, but according to your lesson plan you are sort of on September 20th and you spend the rest of the term loading up work on your kids so you "aren't behind." Maybe this is only my problem. Anyway, I solved this by no longer writing out a lesson plan per day. I just write out the chapter title, lesson number what ever and put it check list form. That way as we do each lesson it gets marked off and I don't get that "we are behind" feeling. I don't have a daily checklist like you do, but I like that idea so I might steal it. I hope this makes sense because I am going on around 4 hours of sleep and no matter how much coffee is consumed it isn't helping. Is it nap time yet?Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211815518205634400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53916826435101706472015-08-28T10:15:36.722-04:002015-08-28T10:15:36.722-04:00Love the whole checklist idea! I was home schooled...Love the whole checklist idea! I was home schooled until 7th grade, and my home school experience was very similar to this. We didn't have a physical checklist, but there was the understanding that "1 Saxon math lesson, 1 Science lesson, and possibly 1 spelling lesson a day" was good, plus some of my history book. But basically, once you got through math, everything else slid into place and you were home free. So some days we would double up on math lessons, science lessons, history lessons, whatever, and finish up the book that much sooner. Be done with my formal history book by March? That works with me! Or how about that earth science book which I dislike? Barrel through it so I can focus on learning science by reading horse-related books! :) <br /><br /> And for 3-6th grade, all of my schoolwork was always done by lunch time, leaving the rest of the day to walk to the library & read, reenact medieval archery tournaments in the backyard with my siblings (making our own bows and arrows out of sticks & twigs), or learning about all things Native American (because what girl hasn't been obsessed with Native American culture at some point?). The whole idea of checklists-for-schooling is the BOMB.AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-32485872533745445542015-08-28T08:40:25.779-04:002015-08-28T08:40:25.779-04:00I agree-six kids must be the magic number to have ...I agree-six kids must be the magic number to have no time to be on the computer. I can barely manage to type this as I feed my 2 year old my breakfast.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407682910747498724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-20494985025022872992015-08-28T08:20:49.815-04:002015-08-28T08:20:49.815-04:00Dweej, love it! PS The homestead-garden-farm yall ...Dweej, love it! PS The homestead-garden-farm yall have seems like such an amazing place. :D Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595294800560372520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-40794060632170509772015-08-28T08:16:21.623-04:002015-08-28T08:16:21.623-04:00I love this! I'm planning to try workboxes thi...I love this! I'm planning to try workboxes this year, thinking that my kids will really like the freedom of being able to go through their boxes at their own pace. But I'm starting to wonder if that it might be too much to reload the boxes every night, soooo maybe this is better?? Hmmm. Now I might need to rethink my entire plan for the year. Kidding! I AM going to tuck this fantastic idea away in my brain in case I need to change things up down the line, though.<br /><br />And I don't even know how to do a screen shot, so you're far ahead of me in the blog images department :) Amy @ Motherhood and Miscellanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241414313487391264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-43091984575172044092015-08-28T01:21:09.797-04:002015-08-28T01:21:09.797-04:00You did itttttt!!!! What's cracking me up is I...You did itttttt!!!! What's cracking me up is I just assumed this was all about chores and household duties until you mentioned "subjects." Priorities right on track over here (how do I get them to cleannnnn?!?!) but I APPRECIATE YOUBlythe Fikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083711888523698156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-38783712926311477702015-08-27T23:33:16.967-04:002015-08-27T23:33:16.967-04:00Love the checklists! I am writing up weekly plans ...Love the checklists! I am writing up weekly plans right now, a la Kelly Mantoan, and I'm using Mater Amabilis as my jumping off point. I was trying to figure out a loose daily schedule that would make sure we covered the bases, but the checklist will work so much better with my weekly plans. Thanks for sharing! Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036334286142271626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-27610608336825562102015-08-27T22:28:32.978-04:002015-08-27T22:28:32.978-04:00I think I need to look into Mater Amabilis! I am o...I think I need to look into Mater Amabilis! I am only very vaguely familiar with Charlotte Mason, but intrigued by what I've heard. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699055172049185864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-80110958017310148962015-08-27T21:15:41.333-04:002015-08-27T21:15:41.333-04:00Oh my goodness- ever since you posted about Mater ...Oh my goodness- ever since you posted about Mater Amabilis, I refer to it so often. I have a Kinder and tag along, and we've been working our way through the reading lists, especially geography. Those books are wonderful! Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters?!!! One of many that we have LOVED! Wish I learned geography like that when I was little. Thanks for the rec and love this approach too with checklists. So much more freedom and flexibility. Always a good thing. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for still making time for the blog amidst all the demands on your time. Yours is one of my favorites. :)Deliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418236116157756262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-24815849206235608282015-08-27T21:15:40.269-04:002015-08-27T21:15:40.269-04:00Oh my goodness- ever since you posted about Mater ...Oh my goodness- ever since you posted about Mater Amabilis, I refer to it so often. I have a Kinder and tag along, and we've been working our way through the reading lists, especially geography. Those books are wonderful! Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters?!!! One of many that we have LOVED! Wish I learned geography like that when I was little. Thanks for the rec and love this approach too with checklists. So much more freedom and flexibility. Always a good thing. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for still making time for the blog amidst all the demands on your time. Yours is one of my favorites. :)Deliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418236116157756262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-59489612303514884722015-08-27T21:14:46.148-04:002015-08-27T21:14:46.148-04:00Oh my goodness- ever since you posted about Mater ...Oh my goodness- ever since you posted about Mater Amabilis, I refer to it so often. I have a Kinder and tag along, and we've been working our way through the reading lists, especially geography. Those books are wonderful! Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters?!!! One of many that we have LOVED! Wish I learned geography like that when I was little. Thanks for the rec and love this approach too with checklists. So much more freedom and flexibility. Always a good thing. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for still making time for the blog amidst all the demands on your time. Yours is one of my favorites. :)Deliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418236116157756262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-12119113568489353282015-08-27T20:33:22.767-04:002015-08-27T20:33:22.767-04:00Sweet. We are like homeschooling soulmates! This i...Sweet. We are like homeschooling soulmates! This is our first year and we are using Mater Ambilis as well and after the first couple days of trying to do school with a schedule, I made up a weekly checklist and yes if that way they want to do a lot of lessons one day and not so many the next.. as long as it is all done by Friday that is fine! Tisha Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824288134110845779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-82278361781804740832015-08-27T19:23:19.469-04:002015-08-27T19:23:19.469-04:00It'll be the next trend in Catholic baby names...It'll be the next trend in Catholic baby names, you just wait and see!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-61707490003362320602015-08-27T19:19:48.306-04:002015-08-27T19:19:48.306-04:00But seriously, this looks pretty darned cool. Than...But seriously, this looks pretty darned cool. Thanks!Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-17192206756614944272015-08-27T19:18:33.155-04:002015-08-27T19:18:33.155-04:00Narloozibeth!!!! Such a great name! I want it for ...Narloozibeth!!!! Such a great name! I want it for my next grandchild. And I don't even care if it's a boy or a girl.Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.com