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.)

The Christian Almanac

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!

Comments

Autumn

Fall is coming! I'm so excited. Many people seem to get a fresh jolt of energy at New Years - meanwhile, I'm still eating my Christmas stocking chocolate - but my yearly burst of energy comes in September. Fresh markers and pencils! Fresh schedules! Changing colors! Perfect weather for sipping tea! Bonfires! Mums! Pumpkin everything! It's basically got all my favorite things, PLUS, I have a sweater body. So. It's a win. Hot girl summer can go put a sweater on and calm down. Here are a few things on our fall bucket list so far... pumpkin pancakes family photos go look at fall colors in the mountains chai tea drink apple cider make leaf rubbings dry leaves in books take a fall nature walk

10 Ways to Happy Up a Houseful of Littles

This is an old never published post I discovered in my drafts - I'm guessing from around 6 or 8 years ago, when all my kiddos were really small. I've polished and edited it and added Amazon Affiliate links. Enjoy! :) Sometimes you just are all having a rough day. Maybe people aren't feeling well, maybe mama has a headache, maybe it's just a grey drizzly day and little bodies can't go work off energy outside. Generally I can't think of anything when we're all in the middle of the crankies, so here is a list for me (and you, if it's helpful!) of things to try to shake the sads and bring back the smiles for mama and her small fry. 1. Bubble bath! Break out the rubber duckies and enoy the soothing warm water. Take some plastic containers for pouring and floating. (Bonus: if your kids really enjoy the water, you can recharge it several times to keep it warm and supervise with a cup of tea and a book!) 2. Snacktime! A little something for the tum...

Five Health Hacks for Busy Women

1. Prioritize rest Yes, you are busy - too busy to crash from exhaustion mid afternoon or halfway through family dinner! Go to bed early, sleep in when you can, and try to listen to your body. Don't assume that what your body needs most is to wake up at 4 am to work out. If you're short on sleep overall, maybe it needs the sleep more. 2. Hydrate Always have water within arms reach when you’re sitting down. A good stainless steel or glass water bottle is a great way to do that, or a lidded mason jar with a straw. Caffeinated beverages - while wonderful - do NOT count for this! The Plant Nanny app is a great way to track and motivate hydration! 3. Routines Pick a healthy breakfast and make it every weekday morning. There’s nothing wrong with sweet potatoes and eggs for a week! You can rotate weekly, but just having a plan and being able to put a healthy choice on autopilot makes life easier. For me, breakfast on weekdays is always a rocket fuel tea latte ...

Olivesprouts Mama

Search This Blog