YMB #37 Loops, Blocks, and Other Schedule Options for Morning Time

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YMB #37 Loops, Blocks, and Other Schedule Options for Morning Time

We all know that we should read to our children, but there are also benefits to the practice of telling our children stories.

On this episode of the podcast Charlotte Mason educator and master storyteller Sheila Carroll is here to talk about the benefits of sharing stories, some techniques to use, and how to enchant your children with wonderful tales.

Links and resources from today’s show:

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Key Ideas about Loops, Blocks, and Other Schedule Options

  • There are a few different ways to set up a Morning Time schedule. You could use loop scheduling or block scheduling. The main goal of loop scheduling is to relieve some of the stress of the plan because you simply make a list of all the things you want to get through and then you simply move through the list one thing at a time.
  • Block scheduling would focus more on giving a larger chunk of time to a specific subject on a certain day. It is possible to mix loop and block scheduling by having a block for a group of subjects that are looped throughout that block. You can even have multiple loops happening in one day.
  • Setting time limits on activities in Morning Time will help keep things moving. You don’t want the day to get stuck on one thing for too long and keep you from moving on to the other subjects you had planned.

Find what you want to hear:

  • [4:05] Meet Dawn and hear about how she discovered Morning Time
  • [12:05] defining loop scheduling
  • [14:22] defining block scheduling and variations of it
  • [20:30] time limits in Morning Time
  • [24:30] mixing loop and block scheduling
  • [30:56] Latin in Morning Time
  • [36:02] how to loop schedule without confusing yourself
  • [38:25] using multiple loops in Morning Time
  • [43:00] setting up a loop schedule
  • [45:30] alternating subjects
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