Winner Routine

So as most of you know, my kids are 9, 6 and 3 years old.  And I have found the most lovely routine in which we start our days at the moment (Dankie Hannabananna!).  This is obviously bound to change and undergo some metamorphosis as we go on!

We start our morning with the oldest making breakfast for himself and the two girls, while I have some QUIET time in this time space.  After this we go have our coffee with the kids and this is also the part where we create the opportunity for us to get into some serious social issues-, Bible study-, God type conversations in the living room.  After this everyone goes of to finish his or her chores - which includes self care (combing hair, getting dressed, brushing teeth) as well as making their beds, feeding the animals and opening curtains.  When all chores are done, we have some outside time.  Going for a bike ride, a run, going to the park, having a jumping rope competition and even some garden work!  After all the bodies have had some good moving around,  I start reading to them while they start drawing/ playing lego/ do something more quiet.  This has opened up a whole new world to them!  As I take non-picture, round 300 pager books they hang on my lips as we start and finish a story in about two weeks time.   I have also found that this develops their vocabulary, opens up another set of conversations we wouldn't necessarily otherwise have had and opens their world wide up for whatever scenarios plays out in the book.  After this we have a tea break and start with some old-school school stuff :)  This would include a specific subject for the day together with a little maths every time.  Our old-school school time would generally be focused on a theme, such as underwater creatures etc, in which we interweave all other subjects.  And then.... that's it.....  School's out! :)