Leo's Homeschool Schedule

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
🌅 Morning Routine
  1. Eat breakfast at the kitchen table, put on clean clothes, brush teeth and hair, and make your bed. No morning shower.
  2. Put a charged device, notebook, and pencil by your computer. You are ready when you have eaten and your class materials are set out.
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
⌨️ Ten-minute typing
Keyboard practice, not an extra writing assignment.
  1. Open a blank document in your usual writing app, and set a ten-minute timer. Copy a short paragraph from your book carefully, using both hands.
  2. Correct your typing mistakes, then stop when the timer rings. Do not share or submit it. If the app fails, use the computer’s normal text editor.
8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
📖 History carry-forward — Tensions Grow
Required Tensions Grow was due November 8; its completion remains unverified. Do not redo finished work.
  1. Click “History assignments,” and find “Lesson 8 — Tensions Grow Assignment.” It explains growing tensions between the colonies and Great Britain and asks you questions.
  2. If unfinished, use your existing printed “Tensions Grow Assignment” sheet, read the text, and answer every question. Do not copy the guided-notes answer key. If it is already complete, use remaining time on unfinished Samuel Adams or Loyalists vs. Patriots work from Monday.
  3. For finished paper work, the teacher says to take a clear photograph, upload it in its assignment, and use “Submit Assignment.” If access fails, keep your pages marked awaiting upload. Finished means your own answers are complete and submitted, or clearly waiting for upload—not that this time block ended.
  4. If both site and paper fail, read your history notebook and current book; keep the task unfinished. Keep unfinished work together for the next catch-up block.
đź”— History assignments: https://learner.outschool.com/classroom/d0fce040-2c0b-426d-92a7-aecb0914e735/assignments
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
📓 Thursday preparation — math & ELA
Optional review of real classwork, not extra generic math or writing. Do this Tuesday, not Wednesday.
  1. For ten minutes, open your math notebook to the latest decimal lesson. Rework two examples your teacher already gave, showing every step and checking with an estimate. If Monday’s lesson has not happened for you, review Thursday’s decimal multiplication notes instead.
  2. For ten minutes, find your ELA notes or Charlotte’s Web chapters 13–14. Say what happened and explain one sentence’s verb tense. Check any missed Monday ELA ending; keep actual teacher-required work unfinished until you complete it. This oral recap is optional, not a new written assignment.
  3. Put the notebook, book, and any actual finished work together for Thursday. If your notes cannot be found, read your current book for the rest of the block.
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM
đź’» Science setup
Five minutes for login/material setup, not homework.
  1. Open “Science learner classroom” in the next class block. Have the listed materials ready, and set a reminder for two minutes before class.
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
đź’» Outschool: Science Course 5: 5th Grade Science Course (Full Curriculum, NGSS) (10 of 36)
Material Properties, continuing November 10. Bring science notebook and pencil. Keep last week’s magnet and small objects (paperclip, pen, coin, or crayon) available; new lesson details are locked until November 15. Do not conduct heat/electricity tests at home on your own.
  1. Click “Science learner classroom.” Your Leo classroom opens with this class title. Use this tested learner link if “Join Outschool Class” opens a parent page.
  2. At the scheduled start, use “Join Live Meeting.” Participate until 10:40 AM. If access fails, reopen Outschool in your usual learner app and select this exact class. If it still fails, read your current book; attendance stays unconfirmed. Do not change a booking or create an account.
đź”— Outschool Class: https://outschool.com/classroom/17b06f14-ca56-4490-80a0-33125e0f904c?learnerUid=04c7b677-2fd7-4869-a8e7-e1ddaaa5a839&utm_medium=linked_calendar&utm_campaign=calendar_parent
đź”— Science learner classroom: https://learner.outschool.com/classroom/17b06f14-ca56-4490-80a0-33125e0f904c
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
đź’§ Break & optional science recap
Have water, then optionally name two objects from last week and one property of each, such as magnetic or flexible. No new experiment or worksheet is required.
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM
đź’» Philosophy setup
Five minutes for login/material setup, not homework.
  1. Open “Philosophy learner classroom” in the next class block. Have the listed materials ready, and set a reminder for two minutes before class.
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
đź’» Outschool: Philosophy and Critical Thinking: Ongoing Weekly (8-12 Pre-Teens)
Bring a notebook and be ready to listen, explain a reason, and consider another viewpoint. No current written recap, required prep, or printable found.
  1. Click “Philosophy learner classroom.” Your Leo classroom opens with this class title. Use this tested learner link if “Join Outschool Class” opens a parent page.
  2. At the scheduled start, use “Join Live Meeting.” Participate until 11:50 AM. If access fails, reopen Outschool in your usual learner app and select this exact class. If it still fails, read your current book; attendance stays unconfirmed. Do not change a booking or create an account.
đź”— Outschool Class: https://outschool.com/classroom/129a144a-9293-445a-83fc-a19cb472ecd9?learnerUid=04c7b677-2fd7-4869-a8e7-e1ddaaa5a839&utm_medium=linked_calendar&utm_campaign=calendar_parent
đź”— Philosophy learner classroom: https://learner.outschool.com/classroom/129a144a-9293-445a-83fc-a19cb472ecd9
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
🥪 Lunch in the kitchen
  1. Make a sandwich, choose leftovers, or prepare another simple lunch using equipment you already know you may use. Eat at the kitchen table or on the deck, without TV.
  2. Put your plate away when you finish.
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
📖 History carry-forward — New England Primer
Required Reading in New England Colonies was due November 1; completion remains unverified. Prioritize any unfinished current Samuel Adams/Nearpod work before this older task.
  1. Click “History assignments,” and find “Lesson 7 — Reading in New England Colonies.” A primer is an early reading book. Look at the attached image from the New England Primer, then use your existing printed “The New England Primer Questions” sheet.
  2. If unfinished, read the image and answer the questions. The teacher’s paper-work submission method is a photograph uploaded to the assignment, followed by “Submit Assignment.” Keep finished paper awaiting upload if the site fails.
  3. If already complete, or if you cannot access either the image or paper, read your current book. A fallback does not complete the assignment; keep unfinished work together.
đź”— History assignments: https://learner.outschool.com/classroom/d0fce040-2c0b-426d-92a7-aecb0914e735/assignments
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
🚶 Optional Willard Park walk
Recheck conditions before leaving. An outdoor option, not a promise that an adult is free.
  1. Notify Mom before leaving; this is notification, not a new permission request. If you cannot notify her, stay home.
  2. Before departure, open “Walking route — home to Willard Park.” Agree on this route: 2838 Woolsey St along Woolsey St and Hillegass Ave to Willard Park, 2730 Hillegass Ave, then back the same way. Return home by 1:50 PM. Make sure someone can let you back inside.
  3. Allow about 20 minutes walking each way, with a short park pause. Bring water and a weather layer, use crossings, and stay on the route. You have no phone, Watch, or keys; do not depend on contacting home while out. This is a walk, not a bike ride.
  4. If conditions are wet/unsafe, the route fails, you cannot get back inside, or the outing cannot happen, stay home: stretch and march indoors for 15 minutes, then build with LEGO until the block ends. Put the pieces away before the next activity.
🔗 Walking route — home to Willard Park: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=2838+Woolsey+St,+Berkeley,+CA+94705&destination=Willard+Park,+2730+Hillegass+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA&travelmode=walking
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
đź“š Read your book
Read in a quiet place.
  1. Take your current book and bookmark. Set a timer for this block, and read from your bookmark. If you finish early, choose another book you already have.
  2. At the end, bookmark your place, and put your book away.
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
🧩 Optional Blender review for Thursday
Last lesson used edit mode and the subdivision surface modifier to make pottery-like meshes. This is optional review, not required homework.
  1. Open Blender, the 3D-design app, and your saved model from last Thursday. Look at your pottery-shaped model, and name one thing you changed in edit mode. Do not start a physical print.
  2. If you want, make one small shape change using controls your teacher already taught; save the project. If you cannot find it or do not remember the controls, sketch the shape you remember and one question to bring Thursday. Stop at 3:15; no upload is required.
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
🧹 Cleanup & reset
Put away your book, LEGO, dishes, and project supplies. Clear your desk and floor. Keep unfinished classwork together; do not mark it complete just because the block ended.
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
đź’» D&D setup
Five minutes for login/material setup, not homework.
  1. Open “D&D learner classroom” in the next class block. Have the listed materials ready, and set a reminder for two minutes before class.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
đź’» Outschool: Dungeons and Dragons: Beginner-Friendly Weekly Club
The teacher’s November 3 post says the substitute one-shot was for November 10 and the regular campaign resumes November 17. Bring your usual character and notes. Do not enroll in the old one-shot campaign. Your displayed school day ends when this class finishes at 5:00 PM.
  1. Click “D&D learner classroom.” Your Leo classroom opens with this class title. Use this tested learner link if “Join Outschool Class” opens a parent page.
  2. At the scheduled start, use “Join Live Meeting.” Participate until 5:00 PM. If access fails, reopen Outschool in your usual learner app and select this exact class. If it still fails, read your current book; attendance stays unconfirmed. Do not change a booking or create an account.
đź”— Outschool Class: https://outschool.com/classroom/88070954-69b4-435c-85d3-5c505f5d6fe5?learnerUid=04c7b677-2fd7-4869-a8e7-e1ddaaa5a839&utm_medium=linked_calendar&utm_campaign=calendar_parent
đź”— D&D learner classroom: https://learner.outschool.com/classroom/88070954-69b4-435c-85d3-5c505f5d6fe5