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Morning Time Routine - Winter 2020

Morning time!

We begin our Morning Time with singing The Lord's Prayer as our breakfast prayer.

This beautiful, simple tune is an ancient one and I love that we are singing it daily and my children will carry it in their memories.

Then, they begin eating and I begin reading! Here is our current version:


Morning Time Liturgy
The Lord’s Prayer (sung) (from Cantus Christi) (sheet music available here)
The Bible (we are using the Bible Reading Challenge plan so about 4-6 chapters a day. I start the audio and we all listen while I serve breakfast and the kids eat while I sip tea and watercolor.)
Victor Journey through the Bible (if there’s something that ties into our reading)
Life of Fred (we have been working through the series together!) 
(Other books are rotated through as time allows - spelling, science, history, fun read aloud fiction, manners, etc!) 
Psalm or Hymn from the Cantus Christi
Then I send everyone to brush their teeth and start their math time.

What they do during reading...
Handwriting
Free drawing
Handicrafts (hand sewing, crocheting)
Watercolor
Paper crafting
Magnatiles

We have been doing Morning Time consistently since last summer, and it just gets richer as we go!


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