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🌅 Morning Rhythm (8:30–9:00 AM)

Focus: Calming transitions, grounding routines

• Morning walk, outdoor movement, or sensory activity
• Quiet read-aloud or music
• Circle time for younger students (Curious–Sprout Levels): calendar, weather, singing, memory verse/poem
• Teen journaling, prayer, or meditation (optional)

🕘 Morning Session (9:00 AM–11:30 AM)

Family-Style Group Time: Everyone gathers together

(With breakout or buddy work for older students)

Time 9:00–9:15

• Morning Recitation & Memory Work
  • Poems, Scripture (optional), quotes, foreign phrases

Time 9:15–9:45

• Composer or Picture Study / Nature Basket
  • Alternate days: short lesson + narration

Time 9:45–10:15

• Read-Aloud (Literature, History, or Native American Studies)
  • All ages hear the same spine; older kids narrate orally or in writing

Time 10:15–10:30

• Snack + Movement Break
  • Sensory-friendly options encouraged

Time 10:30–11:00

• Geography or Science / Natural History
  • Experiments, mapwork, or nature notebooking

Time 11:00–11:30

• Family-Style Handicraft or Life Skill
  • Cooking, mending, whittling, gardening, etc.

🍽️ Lunch & Free Play (11:30 AM–12:30 PM)

• Older students may prep lunch as a life skills activity
• Nature walk, recess, quiet reading, or sensory breaks

📚 Afternoon Session (12:30 PM–2:30 PM)

Independent or grade-level work blocks

(Use staggered rotations for 1:1 help with reading, writing, math, etc.)

Time 12:30–1:00

• Reading & Phonics (Curious–Creek Levels) / Literature (Field–Aurora Levels)
  • McGuffey, Baldwin, Sanders, free reading

Time 1:00–1:30

• Math (by grade level)
  • Ray’s, Numbers Stories, Everyday Arithmetic, etc.

Time 1:30–2:00

• Writing / Composition
  • Copywork, dictation, creative writing, essays

Time 2:00–2:30

• Rotating Subject: Government, Citizenship, Folklore/Myth
  • Small group or partner learning

🔁 Rotation Note:

Use “work-with-me” blocks where you rotate through 1–2 students at a time for direct help while others work independently, do hands-on projects, or listen to audiobooks/read alouds.

🌇 Late Afternoon Options (2:30–3:30 PM or later)

Optional or flexible for older students:

• Project Time: Research, science fair, art, music practice
• Reading Hour: Assigned, free, or buddy reading
• High School Specials: Logic, economics, civics, advanced electives
• Quiet Time: For overstimulated students or little ones

🧩 Special Needs Accommodations Built In:

• Short lessons (15–30 mins max per subject)
• Frequent movement breaks
• Sensory tools and flexible seating
• Visual schedules, checklist boards
• Oral narration in place of writing when needed
• Audiobooks/YouTube read-alouds for struggling readers
• Peer helpers or buddy reading
• Fidget-friendly crafts (crochet, clay, woodcarving)

📆 Weekly Subject Rotation for Family-Style Learning

Day 1 –

Group Read-Alouds

• History / Native American Spine

Shared Subjects Focus

• Composer Study, Picture Study

Day 2 –

Group Read-Alouds

• Literature or Biography

Shared Subjects Focus

• Science / Nature Basket

Day 3 –

Group Read-Alouds

• Geography

Shared Subjects Focus

• Handicrafts, Mapwork

Day 4 –

Group Read-Alouds

• Folklore / Mythology

Shared Subjects Focus

• Citizenship or Government