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Posted: June 02 2008 at 1:33pm | IP Logged Quote mumsrea
I am just wondering what everyone's daily homeschool routine looks like, especially those of you who have kids who are pre-casa and kids who are already into the more academic pursuits.

I am wondering if you scheduled yourself in terms of giving certain amount/type of presentations every week?

i am thinking that there would have to be some teacher momentum in this regard given that homeschools are not totally prepared environments just waiting to be discovered, but rather they would have to be evolving in most cases.
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 2:22pm | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm
I wrote a while back about one of our typical days here:A semi-typical day
Keep in mind that this is only one version of life here where there is really no such thing as typical!LOL!
As far as presentations, I schedule them as needed, usually not too far in advance.I keep an eye on the kids and try to anticipate what will go over well and meet their needs at any given time.Sometimes this means several presentations in a week, sometimes none.

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I try to work with the older children in the morning. They do most of their academic type work then. In between lessons with them, I tried to offer a presentation to my toddler/emerging preschooler. He used the morning to make a choice and pull materials off the shelves to work with. If I didn't offer a new presentation, I would encourage/sometimes direct him to some profitable work to keep those little hands (all 8 of them) busy!

My 7 yo would alternate between reading, academics, and choice time. I offered choices to him - thousands chain, multiplication with the decanomial box, fractions puzzle - and he would make the choice for his work. It's not complete freedom. I don't have the room or the budget to offer everything a Montessori classroom would. But, I do try to be sensitive to the materials my children are showing an interest and a particular need for and make sure I offer work like that. I encourage Montessori work throughout the day because both my boys need to be doing something productive with their hands. I try to harness that power for the good, 'cause if I don't, they use it for the destructive. Have you ever wondered what 402 maple helicopter seeds (that your daughter lovingly collected and counted) look like helicoptering from the second floor loft into your hallway???    I can tell you.

I don't schedule myself, but I do watch for momentum and interest to wane with a particular work and I then look ahead to plan more presentations. In the fall, I present a lot and more frequently. By the winter and early spring, I'm mostly just rotating materials on and off the shelves to accomodate needs. If I didn't rotate materials - items would easily become bombs or swords or just generally mis-used.

If something is not being used as I presented, I might try re-presenting. If it is a question of abusing a material it is put away in my rotation closet immediately. This has worked really well for us in instilling a respect for the Montessori materials as the children's work and not just pretty toy shelves.

HTH!    Not sure if it really answered your question though. My children have never been in a formal Montessori environment.

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