A homeschool day with 6 kids, ages 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
One parent, six children, four hours. You teach each child one-to-one in turn while the others work on their own, and you all meet twice for things you do together.
Never two at onceEveryone is done by 12:40.
- 8:30AMMorning timeTogether · 15 min
- 8:45AMHistory and read-aloudTogether · 45 min
- 9:30AMScienceYou start, then on their own · 10 min
- 9:40AMScienceYou start, then on their own · 10 min
- 9:50AMPhonicsWith you · 20 min
- 10:10AMMathWith you · 15 min
- 10:25AMPhonicsWith you · 30 min
- 10:55AMMathWith you · 20 min
- 11:15AMReadingWith you · 30 min
- 11:45AMReadingWith you · 30 min
- 12:15PMGrammarWith you · 25 min
- 12:40PMEveryone’s done1 hour 50 minutes to spare
Abe · 2
- 8:30Morning timeTogether
Cora · 4
- 8:30Morning timeTogether
- 8:45History and read-aloudTogether
- 9:30Puzzles and coloringOn their own
- 9:50PhonicsWith you
- 10:10MathWith you
- 10:25AudiobookOn their own
Ben · 6
- 8:30Morning timeTogether
- 8:45History and read-aloudTogether
- 9:30HandwritingOn their own
- 9:45AudiobookOn their own
- 10:25PhonicsWith you
- 10:55MathWith you
Ava · 8
- 8:30Morning timeTogether
- 8:45History and read-aloudTogether
- 9:30Science10 min, then own
- 10:00MathOn their own
- 10:30SpellingOn their own
- 10:50TypingOn their own
- 11:15ReadingWith you
Eli · 10
- 8:30Morning timeTogether
- 8:45History and read-aloudTogether
- 9:40Science10 min, then own
- 10:10MathOn their own
- 10:40SpellingOn their own
- 11:00TypingOn their own
- 11:45ReadingWith you
June · 12
- 8:30Morning timeTogether
- 8:45History and read-aloudTogether
- 9:30MathOn their own
- 10:10WritingOn their own
- 11:00Piano lessonSet time
- 11:30ScienceOn their own
- 12:15GrammarWith you
Why this day works
- You have 9 turns with one child at a time, and you’re never needed in two places at once.
- While you’re with one child, the others work on their own or play, so nobody sits waiting for you.
- History and read-aloud is taught once, to five children together, not five times.
- Abe, the little one, joins morning time, then plays nearby.
- June’s piano lesson stays at 11:00; everything else fits around it.
- School is over by 12:40.
Questions families ask
How do you homeschool 6 kids at once?
Take turns. Teach one child at a time while the others do work they can do on their own, and teach what suits everyone together, once. In this day you have 9 turns with one child and 2 times all together.
How long is a homeschool day for a 4-year-old?
Cora’s lessons here add up to 2 hours 5 minutes, with play in between. Young children need far less time than a school day, because one-to-one teaching goes quickly.
Can I make a schedule like this for my family?
Yes. Planpaca plans each day of your week like this from your own children, books and school hours, and moves the rest of the day when something runs long. It’s free for 14 days.
More sample days
Planned by Planpaca’s own planner, for one parent. The children are made up; your own day follows your children, books and school hours. Make your own day free.