Timetable for kids??? When is it most appropriate??..

[sleepy]

My dd ignores her timetable. After a while, I gave up trying to ask her to stick to one… so I discard that timetable.


Now, I have a general weekly guide instead. Eg. learn spelling or tingxie if there’s one that week, revise worksheets if there’s test that week, and target to write 1 essay each week, so on & so forth. Everyday I will tell her what’s her deliverable for that day, after factoring in the amount of school assigned homework she has that day

[e3nity]

Vevey:

I don't buy assessment bks so DS1 only needs to finish his sch homework over weekends. DS2 is 3.5yo so he just plays day in day out.

Vevey that is when yr DS1 is P1.. How about when yr DS1 is K2? Do you have a timetable/schedule for learning??

insider:

I would term it as a 'routine' or a 'schedule' than a timetable.............................. Above applies to children of 'regular' temperament.

Insider your kids are reali wonderful to be able to stick with routine.. you reali did a good job :salute: :salute: ..

My DS noes he has a schedule to follow but tries to bargain everyday.. Thats y i thought its better to have a standard agreement on the wall to state the duration for everything.. i believe he is not the regular ones.. he is 'cunning' he tries his luck all the time.. :stupid: Till now i still can't adjust his slping time.. he will only slp when he is too tired..

IJJ:

Mine works well with schedule. W/o one, eveything can go haywire for her..... It does optimise the use of time.

IJJ, how do you do the daily timetable when she still can't read time? Do you have a picture of the timetable u made for her?? i got to start working on one once i know where to start.. :oops:

janet_lee88:

I find the idea of a time-table aka schedule useful.....................and don't know where to fit in this topic/subject.

Janet_lee88, care to share some tips in setting a time table for kids? How did you manage to get ur DS faithfully follow the schedule? So when it comes to CA or SA are you the one setting the timetable or did ur DS do it himself??

sleepy:

My dd ignores her timetable. After a while, I gave up trying to ask her to stick to one.... so I discard that timetable.........
the amount of school assigned homework she has that day.

Sleepy, wah every day got to remind.. :udawoman: i guess i will give up if DS need me to remind him non-stop.. monitoring spelling ting xie n homeworks are driving me crazy apart my part time studies..

However, do please share your weekly guide and tips in setting it.. perhaps its a better option for inconsistent mommy lke me.. :oops: Weekly program always change.. :clubmyself:

[janet88]

Hi e3nity,

I set schedule the moment from the time he returns home from school and also those days which he has suppl lessons…very demanding but with time is so tigh,t I just can’t afford.

For eg on days when he has no suppl lessons, 145pm Bathe/2pm Lunch/245pm Homework/345pm Nap.
He needs some time to unwind on the bed before knock-out. These days, we have been revising much later into the night since he’s very tired after school.
I plan CA/SA still…bcos have to dig out all his books and look at daily schedule to see how to slot in diff topics/subjects. Dare not let him plan.
My son is more willing to listen as compared to younger daughter. He bargains and complains when he has to do more work during SA revision but will still do.

[e3nity]

janet_lee88:

Hi e3nity,

I set schedule the moment from the time he returns home from school and also those days which he has suppl lessons...very demanding but with time is so tigh,t I just can't afford..................................................... He bargains and complains when he has to do more work during SA revision but will still do.

Hi Janet_lee88, ur DS very guai.. i should say.. DS is in Childcare whole day.. So basically on weekdays he will be home earliest by 7.30pm.. aft bath and makan.. it will be about 8++ going to 9pm.. He will watch his cartoons till 9.30pm before he starts his spelling or ting xie.. Bed time can be as late as 11.45pm.. haiz :stupid: seriously don't know how to adjust his timing.. I can only do revision and assessment with him on Sunday.. I'm wondering if 1hr for english and science den 30minutes break followed by another 1hr for maths and chinese too long for K2? He is making a big fuss everytime we have 'tuition'.

[IJJ]

e3nity:

IJJ:

Mine works well with schedule. W/o one, eveything can go haywire for her..... It does optimise the use of time.

IJJ, how do you do the daily timetable when she still can't read time? Do you have a picture of the timetable u made for her?? i got to start working on one once i know where to start.. :oops:

When she could not read time, I use pic, like a sun coming out to represent morning, sun in the mid sky for afternoon. setting sun/moon&star for evening & night. Then I just put the tag with the planned activiy beside the pic for the time of the day. I hope you get what I mean. I moved and did not bring the old timetable along.

[e3nity]

IJJ:

When she could not read time, I use pic, like a sun coming out to represent morning, sun in the mid sky for afternoon. setting sun/moon&star for evening & night. Then I just put the tag with the planned activiy beside the pic for the time of the day. I hope you get what I mean. I moved and did not bring the old timetable along.

Thanks for sharing.. :love: i'll think how to implement the timing part.. DS will most likely try to match the 'real' weather conditions with the timetable if i do so.. haha.. think i'll go bonkers n start exploding again..

I'll try to do the tagging with pictures..

[sleepy]

e3nity:

Sleepy, wah every day got to remind.. :udawoman: i guess i will give up if DS need me to remind him non-stop.. monitoring spelling ting xie n homeworks are driving me crazy apart my part time studies..


However, do please share your weekly guide and tips in setting it.. perhaps its a better option for inconsistent mommy lke me.. :oops: Weekly program always change.. :clubmyself:

Me another inconsistent mum. I only have a mental timetable, and it's very flexible, changes from time to week :lol:

The general overview I have in mind is target to write an essay every week, read up on Science, learn some Chinese. And all these can only happen during her spare time, after CCA and after completing school work. Actually, not much time left to do extra work. She sleeps early around 9am. Typically by 5pm, she stops all academic work. She would practice her instrument while I'm cooking dinner. After dinner, play with her sister & read storybooks. Then bedtime.

Now I'm feeling a bit insecured after reading Janet's ds schedule. Think my dd is too relaxed :!:

[e3nity]

My target is at least to finish the assessment i bought for DS which consist of 300 page.. 1 book in Chinese and 1 book for English Maths n Science.. i'll try to work hard.. mayb coax my mom to monitor DS till i finish my part time studies which is ending in 3 mths time.. then i'll self monitor the hell-like drilling.. :spank:

[Vevey]

e3nity:

Vevey:

I don't buy assessment bks so DS1 only needs to finish his sch homework over weekends. DS2 is 3.5yo so he just plays day in day out.

Vevey that is when yr DS1 is P1.. How about when yr DS1 is K2? Do you have a timetable/schedule for learning??

I happened to keep a copy of Dec 2008 sch hol time-table when DS1 was 5.5yo. His K2's should b similiar except for the time spent in sch.

I tried to \"sugar-coat\" the activities w fun-sounding names & there's only 1hr of learning vs 2hr of TV (I let him choose his fav shows & tried to spread them out; luckily some of the shows were screened 2x a day).

I also allowed ample time for most chores & buffer them w non-essential stuff like playing w his brother that can b shortened w/o affecting the more critical tasks like piano practice (Make merry music). Eg. if he were to delay his practice, then he would hv less fun-time.

I also allowed him to switch some activities ard but he still must do the critical ones later. I gave him choices w those slashes (/), as long as it's quiet games bcos his brother would b napping.

Usually I'll bring both kids out to roam ard the neighbourhood at 6pm but I didn't want to commit it to writing in case of bad weather etc, so i just gave it a more generic name (play w brother).

Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri\t
8am\tRise & Shine
\tBrush Teeth
\tWash Face
\tEat Yummy Breakfast
\tChange Clothes
9am\tTV - Sesame Street
9.30am\tPlay with didi
10.30am\tChinese
\tEnglish
\tMaths
\tScience
11.30am\tTV - RobotBoy
12 noon\tTV - Transformers
12.30pm\tRest & Relax
1pm\tDelicious Lunch
1.30pm\tArt & Craft/Activity Book/Play
2pm\tTV - Rupert Bear
2.30pm\tRest & Relax
3.30pm\tMake Merry Music
4pm\tPlay with didi
5pm\tArt & Craft/Activity Book/Play
6pm\tPlay with didi
7pm\tHappy Dinner
\tBrush Teeth
\tSoapy Shower
\tPyjamas Time
\tSticky Stickers
8pm\tStory & Fun
8.30pm\tCuddles & Sleep

If we went out, we either skip the time-table totally & zoomed into the critical tasks when we were at home or just 4get it for the day.
The time-table is to help us & not stress us.
hehehehe...

As he had Yamaha class on Thurs, it's slightly diff in the evening:

8am\tRise & Shine
\tBrush Teeth
\tWash Face
\tEat Yummy Breakfast
\tChange Clothes
9am\tTV - Sesame Street
9.30am\tPlay with didi
10.30am\tChinese
\tEnglish
\tMaths
\tScience
11.30am\tTV - RobotBoy
12 noon\tTV - Transformers
12.30pm\tRest & Relax
1pm\tDelicious Lunch
1.30pm\tArt & Craft/Activity Book/Play
2.30pm\tTV - Clifford
3pm\tRest & Relax
3.30pm\tMake Merry Music
4pm\tPlay with didi
5.30pm\tChange Clothes
6pm\tYamaha
7.45pm\tHappy Dinner
\tBrush Teeth
\tSoapy Shower
\tPyjamas Time
\tSticky Stickers
9pm\tCuddles & Sleep

I left weekends unplanned then as DS2 was still young, so we let his nap(s) take priority & planned activities/outings ard it.

For ur DS, since he is in childcare, perhaps it would b more feasible just to plan his weekends & place more emphasis on ting xie/spelling at his optima peak hr. Quite poor thing 4 kids to learn these at nite leh...
Hope this helps!

[Vevey]

e3nity:

My target is at least to finish the assessment i bought for DS which consist of 300 page.. 1 book in Chinese and 1 book for English Maths n Science.. i'll try to work hard.. mayb coax my mom to monitor DS till i finish my part time studies which is ending in 3 mths time.. then i'll self monitor the hell-like drilling.. :spank:

I think i bot those books too! DS1 has the Nursery for english, maths & science since mid N2 & we only finished it when he was in K2! :lol:
We had the Kindergarten Chinese bk since mid K1 & managed to finished most by end K2. Only let him do those more appropriate for P1 during his P1 june hol.