Reader Sample Schedules: 3 Children or More

Please share your schedules for 3 children or more. These schedules should show how you worked your schedule each day with all of your children. Please share the age of each child and how the schedules worked together. As you comment, I will add the sample schedules to the body of this post.

Melody said...

Well this is my usual attempt, and it seems to be working. I have three children: Daniel (D)is almost 4, Madelyn (M)is almost 3 and Oliver (O)is 11 months. I have been "doing" Babywise since my first was 5 months old.

Having a schedule like that presented in Preschoolwise is a true lifesaver for me. So here it goes:

6:30 I try to get up, feed our horses and get myself ready for the day
7:30 everyone up - D & M get themselves dressed and have free play while I get O changed and ready.
8:00 breakfast (sometimes with Papa)
8:30 I clean up, start laundry, O plays in his highchair, D and M have seperate structured playtime
9:00 Errands out and about, or outside time in the garden, sandbox, etc.
10:00 O naps
11:30 lunch
12:00 clean up, O free play, D & M structured play time together
12:30 free playtime with cousins or outside time in the garden, sandbox, etc.
2:00 nap time, Mom gets stuff done
4:00 D & M video time, O jumps in bouncer
5:00 I make dinner, D & M have arts & craft time at table, O has structured playtime in pack n play
6:00 dinner with Papa
6:45 Papa and I switch off between bath time with kids and dinner clean up
7:15 PJs and then reading with Papa or I
8:00 Bed for the kids, we take care of our horses and chickens and then have quiet time ourselves


About The Griffin Chronicles said...

3 kids- Morgan (M) 4.5 yrs, Emma (E) 3 yrs, Viola (V) almost 7 months:

8:00 breakfast (bottle + solids for V), get dressed, M & E free play, V in exersaucer or on blanket w/ toy
9:15 M & E roomtime, V playpen time (20-25 min)
10:00 V nap, "School" time with older kids
10:45 video for M & E
11:30 outside time fro M & E
12:00 V gets up (bottle + solids), everyone has lunch. Daddy is home so we do couch time after lunch. Then the kids usually have some playtime w/ Dad. After that, puzzle time and free play time together.
2:00 everyone down for a nap/rest
3:15 M gets up from his rest, plays pbs.org games for 20-30 min
4:00 E gets up, snack time
4:30 V gets up (sometimes she is up at 4), bottle + solids; older kids usually do an activity- play doh, coloring, painting, etc
5:00 V has a 2nd playpen time; older kids go outside
5:30ish dinner, reading together at the table, clean up, family time
6:15-7:00 V (7 months) still has a 30-45 catnap about
7:00 begin picking up toys and getting ready for bed
7:30 V has her last bottle
8:00 everyone goes down for the night.

 
Penny said...

6yo boy, 3.5yo girl, 18month boy.


Weekends:
7ish: everyone up for breakfast
7.30: 3.5yo toilet, 6yo chores (teeth, get dressed, wash breakfast dishes), 18month old potty, mom supervises
7.45: mom & 3.5yo bathroom, then 3.5yo gets dressed then roomtime
8: 6yo roomtime, mom dresses 18mo then roomtime
8.20: mom gets dressed
8.30ish: mom preps lunch, plans day with dad
9ish:sibling play outside
10ish: morning tea
10.15ish: 6yo & 3.5yo table activity (playdough etc), 18mo highchair activity, mom hangs laundry
10.30: 18mo free play, mom preps lunch
10.45: 3.5yo & 6yo roomtime, 18mo free play, mom plays with 18mo (1-on-1 time)
11.30: lunch
12.00: 18mo highchair activity, 3.5yo chores (empty dishwasher), mom cleanup, 6yo free play
12.15: 18mo nap, mom plays with 3.5yo (1-on-1 time), 6yo free play
12.45: 3.5yo nap, mom plays with 6yo (1-on-1 time)
1.15pm - 3.15pm: MOM RESTS!!!! (devotions, email, reading), 6yo rests until 2.15 then free play
3.30: everyone up for afternoon tea
3.45ish - 5: sibling play outside, mom housework, laundry and/or couch time with dad depending on when dad gets in
5: 3.5yo bath
5.15: 6yo pack up outside, 18mo free play (will re-introduce playpen time here), mom last-minute dinner prep & supervise homework
5.30: 6yo bath, 3.5yo chores (set table or pack up toys)
5.45: 18mo bath, others tv time
6pm: everyone for dinner
6.30: teeth, potty, then quiet time; dad dinner cleanup, mom supervise children
6.45: 18mo bed, others quiet reading time followed by evening devotions with mom & dad
7ish: 3.5yo bed, 6yo reading in bed
7.15: 6yo lights out & sleep
7.45ish: dinner cleanup finished, mom & dad FREE TIME!!!!

I've posted our school day schedule under "Reader Schedules: Tandem Schedules", as most of my schedule applies to only 2 children on these days.

 
 
Angelle said...

3 kids- Leah (L) 5yrs, Erin (E) 3yrs, Adam (A) 8.5 months
during the summer

6:30 A wake and bottle
7 L & E wake and TV time (20 min)
7:30 breakfast for all, chores, get ready for day
8:30 A nap, free play
9 L & E craft/activity with mom
10 L & E sibling playtime
10:30 A wake and bottle
11 errands or outings
12ish lunch for all, TV time (20 min)
1 A nap, L & E roomtime
2 A nap, learning time (possibly on computer)
3 A wake and bottle, outside
playtime OR free playtime
4 Table/highchair play
5 Mom start dinner, L & E TV time (20 min)
6 dinner for all
7 start getting ready for bed (bath time)
7:30-8 all in bed

Schedule will be changing VERY soon with L starting kindergarten and E back in preschool in the mornings. Will post fall schedule when we know it!

Related Blog Post:

• Sample Schedules: Trio Schedules : http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2009/05/sample-schedules-trio-schedules.html