Daily schedule with toddler and infant3/16/2024 ![]() ![]() When they’re done snacking they grab their chore charts and get to work. Sometimes I will pull up an audiobook for them to listen to, and other times they just read independently while they munch and I nurse. They grab some books to read while they eat. Snack, Stories, Morning Chores, and Free Play // Daily Cleaning Tasks and Cleaning LoopĪs soon as we get home from our walk, the big kids prepare a quick snack for themselves and the toddler. On our walks we like to listen to music, tell stories, and look for interesting bugs or animal tracks.ġ0am - 12:30 p.m. There are a few different routes we can choose to give us some variety. We are fortunate to live right by a greenway, so we walk to the entrance and hop on. I pop the baby and toddler in the double stroller and the big kids grab their bikes or scooters. This is something new we have added to our rhythm to help schedule in some exercise for this postpartum mama and to start our day out with fresh air. When Morning Time is finished we get ready for our Nature Walk. To read about how I find quality picture books, click here. We often add things in to involve him like fingerplays, puppets, or read some board books. My toddler plays nearby or sits on my lap. During this time we do our Traceable Calendars and Weather Charts, read and recite poetry, do picture study, and I read a picture book. We say goodbye to my husband, clear the breakfast table and begin Morning Time. Each morning includes Bible reading, discussion, scripture memory, and a time of praying together. I will share a review of it in detail soon, but in the meantime you can watch this highlight on my Instagram. We recently finished Our 24 Family Ways and absolutely loved it. My husband leads this time using a family devotional. During this time I also pack my husband’s lunch so he can leave right after Bible Time. I head to the kitchen and make breakfast while the kids are playing and my husband is getting ready for work. When they wake up, they are allowed to come into the bed with me and read quietly or go play until breakfast. The other kids start waking up between 6:30-7. The baby usually wakes up sometime during this period and I nurse her in the bed and lay her next to me while I finish my time. I wake up and make myself a french press or latte, light my bedside candle, grab my books and journal, and spend some time reading, praying, and preparing my heart for the day. My infant isn’t on a schedule in the least bit yet, so a part of the rhythm that isn’t written below includes nursing her about every 2 hours, changing her, and helping her fall asleep throughout the day. My children are currently 7.5 years, almost 6 years, almost 2 years, and 2 months old. Our most recent changes are that we have another new baby in the house and that the two oldest are more “seriously” homeschooling now than they were in the previous rhythm posts. You can read about our homeschool preschool rhythm and this post where I talk about how to homeschool with a baby in tow (my third was 9months at the time). I do love sharing it, though, because I know it really helps me to peek into other people’s days to get a grid for how I can potentially set up my own. I have blogged multiple times about our daily rhythm because it has changed so many times. I have also learned that our rhythm is an ever-changing element, always needing to be adapted to the changes in our home life. I the Daily Rhythm Cards from the Daily Rhythm Bundle, but in the past (before the kids could read), we have used these chore cards from The Peaceful Press and these daily rhythm cards from StephanieHathaway Designs. It brings so much peace to him to have a visual schedule with boxes he can check off as we go throughout the day. My children are highly visual and my oldest son particularly feels out-of-control when he doesn’t know what to expect of our day. ![]() While I do set actual times for the events in the day to help me stay on track, it is more about the order of events than times, and the times vary depending on the day. With so many responsibilities and roles that come with being a mom of four and home educator, creating and sticking to a daily rhythm is the only way I feel I can be intentional with our time. A daily rhythm is a less constricting word for a schedule or a routine. ![]() If I have learned anything since beginning home education, it is that having a daily rhythm is crucial to my sanity, my children’s peace, and our consistency in lessons. ![]()
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