The School Schedule

I know that everyone does it differently, that most do it differently each year, that some are uber-schedulers and others are schedule-phobic, but I'm going to share what the plan for this year is. I will say that this is different to how we've done it in past years, but each year that brings a new student into the fold requires some rejigging.
This year, I have a fifth-grader, a fourth-grader, a first-grader, a pre-k, a nursery/toddler and a nursing infant. You'll notice I've got nothing much planned for the babe-in-arms - I figured he'd be eating or sleeping most of the time...
This schedule is by no means set in stone, but it's nice to have a framework to start with, and I'm happy to make changes along the way as the need arises. I'm basically planning to work on a 45-min-on, 15-min-off plan. The 45 min should give the big kids sufficient time to get the bulk of their work done and the 15 min will give everyone a chance to relax, use the bathroom, change a diaper, etc. I've had to plan in more rest time than I would normally do, considering the broken sleep I'm anticipating, but hoping that will eventually give way to time to exercise or be creative. The schedule has also reflected the opportunity to train my big girls in helping to prepare meals and oversee clean up. I'm thinking that will serve everyone. :)

	Mom	Abi	Anna	Noah	Ellie	Dan	Caleb
8 – 8:45	Bible with Noah & Littles	Chores, inc piano/ Read	Chores, inc. piano/ Read	Bible with Mom & Littles	Bible with Mom & Littles	Bible with Mom & Littles
8:45 – 9	Check chores	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
9 – 9:45	Read & Geography with Littles	Literature	Literature	Read & Geography with Mom	Read & Geography with Mom	Read & Geography with Mom
9:45 – 10	Check work/ diapers	Make Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack/Diaper
10 – 10:45	Watch over Math	Math	Math	Math	Play	Play
10:45 – 11	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
11 – 11:45	Bible with Girls	Bible with Mom	Bible with Mom	Play	Play	Play
11:45 – 12	Prepare lunch	Prepare lunch	Prepare lunch	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up
12 – 12:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:30 – 1	Rest	Clean up & Read	Clean up & Read	Read	Read	Nap
1 – 1:45	History with Girls	History with Mom	History with Mom	Lego	Nap	Nap
1:45 – 2	Break	Break	Break	Clean up	Nap	Nap
2 – 2:45	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Nap	Nap
2:45 - 3	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up	Wake up	Wake up
3 - 3:15	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
3:15 – 4	Rest/ Exercise	Play with Littles	Play with Littles	Play	Play	Play
4 – 4:45	Special	Special	Special	Special	Special	Special
4:45 – 5	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up	Clean up
5 – 5:30	Dinner prep	Buddy wash	Help out	Help out	Help out	Buddy wash
5:30 – 6	Dinner prep	Help out	Buddy wash	Help out	Buddy wash	Help out

                  Specials: crafts,

                   computer, movie

The grammar and history slots may end up flip-flopping if I am too tired to do history at 1pm, we'll see. I've planned it so that whatever the girls don't finish during their allotted time, they'll have to do either during playtime or in the evening, under the watchful gaze of their father - they're less inclined to mess around with him.
Since we're doing co-op this year, I'm not sure that the schedule will apply at all for that day, if we'll just try to pick up where the schedule has us when we get home, or if it'll be a make up day/afternoon for things we're behind on. Again, we'll have to just see how it goes...
Homeschool moms, what's your plan (or are you planning not to plan)? Feel free to share in the comments, ask a question or post a link!