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Jai Shri Mataji!
I was looking for a suitable timetable for Miss A to start our homeschooling program and found one online that suits us. I modified it and here it is:
8.00am - Wake up, brush teeth, meditation (2 mins), breakfast
9.00am - Sun time (cycling, walking in the neighbourhood), bath
10.00am - Sahaj Knowledge
10.15am - English
10.30am - Phonics
10.45am - Maths
11.00am - Science
11.15am - Malay
11.30am - Mandarin
11.45am - Music / Art / Dance
12pm - End
Everyday, her actual academic session is between 10am to 12pm and every subject gets 15 minutes only. You can adjust for longer time and modified according to your child. As Miss A sometimes wakes up at 9am, we cram everything in 1 hour before we start school proper. If she wakes up earlier, then we will do things leisurely.
During sun time, we like to cycle or walk around the neighbourhood and pick flowers for Shri Mataji. Recently Miss A received a portable swimming pool as a birthday present, so some days she will have an early morning swim before we start class.
After bath, I will ask her to pick her pyjamas and put for wash. This are the little things to get her to do on her own.
Since her attention span for her age is short, we try to squeeze each lesson in 15 minutes. Sometimes we do have time overrun and so we will end later. However, we do noticed that Miss A has better attention span that most 5 years old. She can sit for hours helping us to peel hundreds spring roll skin patiently.
After 12pm, we will have lunch and then break for the day. In her kindergarten, the timetable is from 8am-12pm. But they get a short break for toilet and snacks. Here between 10-12pm, no breaks and just continuous class. So far I find it suits her. Adjust if you need to. The main goal for us is not too academically based and incorporate some fun factor and not stray from Sahaja Yoga knowledge and to be discipline and responsible.
In the afternoon, she will either have a nap or play time or both.
In the next few posts, I will share what materials I have been using for her classes.
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