Leo's Homeschool Schedule

🌅 Morning Routine

Take a relaxed morning to be fully ready before ELA.

• Make bed; get dressed; brush teeth and hair
• Eat breakfast in the kitchen; check the iPad is charged

💻 ELA Setup

Five-minute setup: notebook, pencil, water, and classroom ready.

• Open the classroom link
• Be seated two minutes early

💻 Outschool: 5th Grade ELA Full Curriculum | Reading, Writing & Grammar (Full Year) (6 of 72)

Continue ELA with a pencil and notebook ready.

• Open the classroom link two minutes early
• Keep water and needed materials nearby

🧱 STEM Club Break

Take a short reset and set out the bricks for class.

• Water or bathroom break
• Clear a small building space

💻 STEM Club Setup

Open the classroom link and have bricks ready.

• Be seated two minutes early

💻 Outschool: Brick Building STEM Club - Challenge, Build and Share

Build, explain your idea, and listen to others’ solutions.

• Open the classroom link two minutes early
• Keep water and needed materials nearby

🍽️ Fun Friday Lunch

Make a simple lunch, enjoy it with a show, then put dishes away.

• Choose a sandwich, quesadilla, leftovers, or ramen
• Dishes cleaned

🎵 GarageBand Project Time

Continue one actual song or beat: choose one section to improve.

• Open the existing project
• Add or refine one track; save a new version

🚲 Independent Neighborhood Errand: Berkeley Bowl West

Bike the familiar route to Berkeley Bowl West for one small snack or treat, then come straight home.

• Tell an adult your route and destination before leaving
• Apple Watch charged and on your wrist
• Wear your helmet; bring spending money only if an adult gives it to you
• Be home by 2:10 PM

⌨️ Typing + Math & Japanese

A focused iPad skills block.

• 10 minutes of typing practice
• 15 minutes Synthesis Math; 15 minutes Duolingo Japanese

📖 Reading Time

Read your current book for a full quiet hour.

• Use a bookmark
• Read without screens

🧹 End-of-Day Cleanup

Put away the week’s papers, supplies, and devices.

• Clear desk and floor
• Plug in the iPad