Logic of English

A while back I purchased Logic of English (affiliate link). I can honestly say that the first week it was here in my house had me convinced it was very worth while! The kids love it! They beg for it every single day. They love the games and Jackson loves learning to write in cursive and I love that it's completely scripted! The only problem I have is that Jackson is really far beyond the reading and slower on the writing. If he was completely a beginner all around it would be perfect. That being said the review does not hurt him in anyway! I think my favorite thing about it is that there are a ton of different activities to use for practice all of the skills and you can choose what works best for your child/children. Anna sometimes tries to participate, though don't even remotely think she's ready. It's fun to see how she has all of the pieces she just needs a little bit longer to put them together.

Scheduling

I am not good about keeping a schedule, or even really planning well. I always want a plan, but I hate fallowing it so I've invented my own system that works well for me.

My planner starts out looking like this

I start with the  Ambleside Online  reading list for the week and try to spread the stories out so we aren't trying to cram everything in. I try to add the subjects I want to hit everyday to my checklist, but I don't actually worry so much if they don't always get checked off, I just want to remind myself to try to fit them in and record what we do end up doing.

The things I keep on schedule are math, reading practise, nature study, poetry, some weeks we do one of Jackson's spelling words every day, and if I feel like we're slacking I'll add a reminder to do something physical and call it PE. 

Nature Study

On top of these things I add Logic of English (affiliate link),  science, and whatever read alouds we're currently doing at least once a week.

 I also always leave myself space to record all of the spontaneous learning that happens and the things that thew kids randomly ask to do.

He has been very into ancient Greece and Rome

Once I have everything planned out I do something from the days list whenever an opportunity arises. Often I read while the kids eat or play and I will intentionally keep the hands on projects for Lincoln's nap time.

 Jackson will sometimes ask for something specific and I'll try to drop whatever I'm doing to accommodate him. If we miss something I might try top hit it over the weekend or just shift the next weeks schedule to allow for a make up day.

It usually ends up looking like this!

I'm really considering switching over to a bullet journal style planner, but I'm not sure if I will or not.