Comments on: What’s the Point of Morning Time?

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:14:12 +0000

In reply to Julskaye. That's a great question and deserves an in-depth answer, so I'll give a full answer in a post. The short answer is that I prioritize. For instance we don't do as many out of the house activities as many families. It allows us to keep a slower lifestyle, gives the kids plenty of time for free play, and gives me time to focus on my top priorities.

By: Julskaye

Julskaye — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:06:51 +0000

Hi, I experimented with Morning Time at the end of last year and really felt like it filled some gaps just like you say. My question for you is this: what do you NOT do because you are taking time for this? A homeschooling mom only has so much time, and there are other things in her life besides homeschooling! Specifically, how do you handle keeping kids accountable for their other subjects, teaching Phonics, etc., and still have a reasonably clean house and food to eat?

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:55:11 +0000

In reply to Jennifer | Deliberate Homeschooling. Morning Time really does make a world of sense. For my family it's a time to gather and study together. The teenagers get a brief survey of what they're studying this week, while the preschoolers learn everything they need to know. I enjoy the time too. :-)

By: Jennifer | Deliberate Homeschooling

Jennifer | Deliberate Homeschooling — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:49:53 +0000

It’s funny how the concept of morning time has come up for me in the past week and I just started applying it on Tuesday and I LOVE it!

It just makes so much sense… I mean I like to pause, and ease into my day, shouldn’t it be the same for my kids? Plus I love the “richness” of what we cover in the morning. Bible, Art, Literature, Music Appreciation… it’s such a delight.

Thanks so much for sharing and congratulations on being featured at the #SHINEbloghop.

Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:23:40 +0000

In reply to amy. That would be beautiful! :-)

By: amy

amy — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:39:33 +0000

I heartily agree! Sometimes I wish that the whole day was morning time 😉

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:44:06 +0000

In reply to Tiffany @ A Touch of Grace. A quiet morning time sets a beautiful tone for the day, doesn't it! I love having both in my life. A quiet morning time for me, and another one for the children and I. :-)

By: Tiffany @ A Touch of Grace

Tiffany @ A Touch of Grace — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:16:23 +0000

I don’t homeschool so I wasn’t familiar with morning time. But I do enjoy having my own morning time for myself that’s for sure!
Thanks for sharing at the Shine Blog Hop!

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 20:47:38 +0000

In reply to Ana (@ANAWINSblog).

I’m thrilled my post cleared up the what and why of morning time! 🙂

To be honest, no we don’t do morning time on days that we don’t school. It would be a wonderful start to the weekends, but we’re usually distracted by other activities.

By: Ana (@ANAWINSblog)

Ana (@ANAWINSblog) — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:37:53 +0000

I have seen other posts about ‘morning time’ and have even listened to podcasts about it. yet, I always walked away still feeling confused at what it actually consisted of and WHY people do it in their homeschool. This post honestly has made all of that clear to me. So thank you for that! And now I’m starting to think of how I can incorporate it into our routine and school days. Do you do morning time on days that you don’t do school? Like the weekends?