I was home schooled from 1st grade to 12th grade, now I am teaching my own son 1st grade and I am wondering how many hours each day it takes you to teach a full 1st grade curriculum?
That depends on the student. We HAVE to average at least 5 hours a day in order to meet our state requirements. My oldest had NO trouble filling more than 5 hours a day with just the basics. On the other hand, my current 1st grader is done in less than 2, easily. So he's working ahead when he wants to and we're adding all sorts of other activities just to meet our hours.
It depends on what you are doing. Some programs are more time-intensive or teacher-intensive than others. I think the typical first grade program may take 1-2 hours.
1-2 as well. I don't think we've ever had a 5 hour school day...unless you count stuff that I normally don't like chores and stuff.
Yeah, and that's kind of what I have to do. Well, ok, not for real this year, since he's 6 and we don't have to track until 7. But if I were tracking, I'd count all the stuff I count for my 3rd grader, like cooking, playing outside, housework, games, etc. My oldest just works at the pace of molasses. So EVERYTHING takes him 2-3 times longer than it would if he just did it and 'got it over with.'
Yeah, I could see how I could add in stuff to make 5 hours, I'm glad we don't have to though. :lol: <-- lazy!
OK, I was wondering because even if I really drag things out it takes 3 1/2 hours maybe 4 at the most, I am using BJU curriculum.
I would say 1-2 hours if that. Even now my 10 year old does his daily lessons in 2 hours tops and we use Calvert. Calvert’s recommended schedule is 4-5 hours I think, but it never takes him that long. When he's done he's done. I really don't care how long it takes him as long as he gets it and it's done neatly and correctly.
I'm teach a 1st and 2nd grader this year and our sit down lessons take 1-2 hours per day, then they get a page or two of work to complete independently to show me they did more than just listen to the lessons, which take around 15- 20 min to complete (they goof off a little), then if we have any projects or crafty stuff we do it after and who knows how long it takes.
I have never used BJU in the early grades, but if it is as comprehensive as the later grades then I wouldn't worry no matter how long it takes.
I think it depends on how quickly the student is working. I could have had lessons done faster in grade one if my DS would have cooperated with his work. But writing one sentence could and still can take over one hour!(He refuses to get going.) Sooooo that being said if you and your students are fine with how much time you spend doing the lessons then don't worry about how much time it is taking just have fun with it.
Wow-sooo relieved to read this-I was just about to post the same question! It's our first year homeschooling, and I am feeling like we are done waay too quickly! I am following the same curriculum they would have done if they had gone to the private Christian school they went to last year, and it takes us only about 2 hours! I am hsing my 1st and 2nd graders, and am wondering if I need to be supplementing-it all seems too easy!
We do approx 4hrs a day & my son actually works pretty fast. This also includes 30 minutes of read alouds a day....we do what I would consider a lot of work, but it's what works for us! ETA; We do subjects daily, that most only do 2-3 days per week...such as Science & History. Maybe that's why our days are longer....idk.
I'm doing 2nd this year, and it's appx 2 hours a day (sometimes less). Last year it was more like 1 hour a day. I'm not the type to drag things out. I either work until the work is done, or I work until he's decided he's had enough (which you can tell by body language much faster than mouth). Some days he's up at the crack of dawn and can't wait to get started. We'll work all day on days like that. Some days he falls out of bed with a can't-do attitude, so we'll skip school entirely. I want school to be something fun, not something forced or hated. I use school as a reward. I know the rules and ages in some states & families don't allow that, but for us, he's already ahead of where he "should be", and there are no regulations here, so I'm able to say "if you're going to act like that, we're not doing school today." That's the end of the discussion most of the time.
I started school with my son a year early, we were uncertain that he would be able to do 1st grade work this year, but he is doing great, on average (if I don't try to drag things out ) we are finished in about 2 1/2- 3 hours, he enjoys doing school work and he is not having any problems it.
I have a pre-schooler, a 6th, 7th and 12th grader and it takes us 4 hours each day. Some days a little longer, but usually 4 hours.
