Comments on: An Easy Morning Time Schedule to Follow

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:27:41 +0000

In reply to Leisa. We're trying to keep it to 30 minutes. My high school kids have a full day of studying ahead of them, and the preschoolers' just don't have the attention span for longer. As for how it's going, it's going in spurts. ;-)

By: Leisa

Leisa — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 08:52:35 +0000

Sounds great! How is it working out? Are you up to full schedule?
How long does your morning meeting generally take? I’m struggling to keep it a short morning meeting here – I’m always wanting to add more things!

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:42:56 +0000

In reply to amy. We've enjoyed it! :-)

By: amy

amy — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:57:56 +0000

Interesting, thanks! I’ve heard people say that they liked the activities, but didn’t think there were enough (too many coloring pages and such), so it’s nice to know that it’s all good depending on what works for you and your kids. I’ll probably pick up a copy =)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:07:45 +0000

In reply to Amy. Yes, I love the activity book that goes along with SOTW. The kids color while I read the chapter, we use the discussion questions as conversation starters, the map work is excellent and age appropriate, and the recommended books to read are AWESOME! I didn't realize how many wonderful picture books we'd missed until I started to work through SOTW's recommended books in the activity guide. We never did many of the activities, but the other resources were used and loved. :-)

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 17:50:28 +0000

Sounds good! Our morning time usually consists of me reading out loud (usually something related to history), and then going through our memory box (which covers many subjects). Some days there will also be a little extra something, but usually not.

Hey, do you use the activity book that goes along with SOTW? I just bought the text book to assist in our studies next year and am trying to figure out if the activity book would be helpful. I wondered if you might have an opinion on that =)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:19:59 +0000

In reply to Terri Presser. Thank you, I'm glad you like the idea. :-)

By: Terri Presser

Terri Presser — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:52:14 +0000

What a good idea. Thank you for sharing this at Good Morning Mondays. Blessings

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:01:25 +0000

In reply to Barbara Bianchi. Thanks, Barbara! :-)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:01:06 +0000

In reply to Gentle Joy. Life keeps throwing curve balls, doesn't it. I've found it's a balance between being flexible when needed and structured enough to get things done. :-)