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Homeschool Week of a 5th grader
Here is an idea of what Keegan does in a week for those who are new to homeschooling, I’ve listed what we did today (a Tuesday) and what I have planed for us for the rest of the week.  

Monday is our co op day at Classical Conversations from 8:30 (Brady), 9 (Keegan)-3:00.  Keegan has memory work for all subjects in the morning: Latin, history, science, geography, grammar, Bible and Essentials in the afternoon: Grammar, writing, and math drills, which I teach.

Tuesday (afternoon is with our hiking group from 1-3 ish)
Bible and History reading from Tapestry of Grace and Usborne Internet Links from Ancient Word Ency. - max 1 hour
Singapore (homeschool not public school version) 1 exercise or practice/review
Piano practice
IEW - Key Word Outline (on his own) and dictate (to me)
Essentials - Spelling (word search, on his own)
Math lesson
After hiking - finished up math HW, sometimes we do Read Aloud
(planned but didn’t happen today)
Cut out vocab
Essentials - go over punctuation rule, copy verbs chart, half
practice CC memory work
Read (I assign)
Read Read Aloud

Wednesday (baseball scrimmage this week!)
Bible and History reading
Start any history/Bible/geography projects
Math lesson
IEW - Write 1st para rough draft from KWO (mostly on his own), Edit (me)
Essentials - go over punctuation rule, copy half verbs chart, spelling dictation (written)
Read Aloud (fun reading, currently we are reading Cry From Egypt for the second time)
Read 
Review CC memory work
Science-Apologia Zoology 3 (finishing up a health book this week she we will start this next week)

Thursday (Bible Study in the morning, he does a Precepts study during mine)
Bible and History reading
Continue projects
Math lesson
IEW - Write 2nd para rough draft & edit
Essentials - copy half verbs chart, spelling dictation (oral)
Read Aloud
Read 
Review CC memory work
May cut out some since we have Bible study in the morning
Piano lessons in the late afternoon

Friday (will be field trip day sometimes)
Bible and History reading
Continue or finish projects
Math lesson
IEW - Type final draft and print
Essentials - copy half verbs chart, spelling test
Read Aloud
Read 
Review CC memory work
Science,  experiment/project

It may look like a lot but it doesn't take more than a few hours.  Plus a chunk of it he can do on his own, while I'm with Brady or Connor teaching math or going over Challenge (CC) homework for the week.  The goal is to be finished everything but reading and piano by lunch.  But he can get distracted.  

Here are a couple of pictures from our CC day yesterday!

 
Trying a new protein powder!
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I'm Allison Crowe, a homeschool mom of four boys, passionate about creating a calm, organized home, ditching toxins, and enjoying real food, family adventures, and refreshing me-time.

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Allison

 
Hey there! I’m Allison, a homeschool mom of 4 boys, married to Peter. Three of my boys have graduated, and I still have one in high school. 

We live in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Life here is beautiful, a little loud, and full of wrestling matches. We’re definitely a work in progress, and that’s real life.

A little about me and how I got here...

I started at Villanova studying accounting, then ended up working as a computer programmer building websites in the mid-’90s. A few years later, I became a stay-at-home mom and never looked back.

My wellness journey began in my 20s when I struggled with endometriosis. It opened my eyes to how much our daily choices matter. 

I started with food, then slowly learned more about what supports a healthier home and body.

That journey grew into a passion for helping other moms see they don’t need to do it all. They can start small and grow.

When my oldest was little, he once sprayed Shower Power in his mouth. Let’s just say Poison Control and I were a little too familiar back then. 

That moment stuck with me.

Even though I had already started making changes with food, it took me longer to connect the dots between cleaning products, toxins, and everyday wellness.

These days, I’m navigating life as a homeschool mom, college mom, and now a mom whose two oldest boys are married. We also have two girl poodles, and they help balance out all the boy energy around here. 

I love teaching about real life wellness, simple swaps, fitness, and homeschooling. I also love whole foods, exercise, pickleball, and reminding moms they need some alone time before starting the homeschool day. 

You can’t teach from an empty cup. 

Fresh milled flour has also become a big passion of mine. I love baking from freshly ground grain, and I believe a lot of what bothers people is the processing, not just the gluten itself.

I’m passionate about helping homeschool moms 35 and up create a calm, fun, organized home, reduce toxins, and feel more confident about what really matters. You got this. Let’s take it one step at a time.

If that sounds like you, I’d love to help.

Here is my story on YouTube.

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