When schools started closing across the country as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents began feeling a bit of anxiety around teaching their children at home over the next several weeks. I feel you!! With all of the uncertainties and changes to our routine, I began feeling some of this anxiety as well. I took this anxiety and turned it into action by getting started on some planning. After seeing some homeschool schedules floating around online, I decided to create one that works for our family. This schedule will absolutely be flexible, but it provides us with a great outline and some general expectations for the day.

Then, knowing that I CRAVE routine and consistency, and that I love a good rainbow color-coded schedule, I took it a step further and created a schedule for a literacy block and math/science block. This instructional schedule will help me to stay focused and organized when I go to plan out each day. It will also ensure that my kiddos are getting the balanced instruction that they need. I’ll spend some time tonight creating an overview of the content I plan to focus on this week and use the schedule below as a guide.

I hope this schedule can help you organize and plan your day while you are thrust into some unplanned homeschooling!