There are many different terms to describe this portion of a homeschool day. Some call it “morning time” others “morning basket time.” As I was working on assembling the resources below, I came up with “morning moments.” For that truly is what it is. These are the first moments of our school day where we will gather together for group learning. This time often follows a loop schedule meaning that you cycle through the different topics to cover instead of covering everything each day. This gives a variety to the learning and keeps students more engaged.
When my children were little, this was the foundation of our homeschooling. I drifted away as they got a bit older and life got busier. As I’ve been preparing and praying over the 2025 school year, I felt the Lord bringing me back to this idea. I am out of the season of having a newborn and struggling to get the morning rolling. The morning is now the time of our day where we are most fresh. I desire to start our days circled around the table or piled on the couch together. There will be time later in the day for individualized instruction, but this is the time where we draw close and learn together.
There are also certain subjects, topics, and memory work that is better done in group setting. We will begin this time with our opening devotions having a quick time of prayer, singing, Scripture memorization, and Bible study (see resources below). From there, we will cycle through the other resources as time allows for. I have given an hour of our school morning to these assignments. I think that will give plenty of time for us to get through a variety of things without overwhelming the kids with information or cutting into the rest of our lessons too much.
Below, you will find the resources I have complied in my Morning Moments binder.
Bible
-Bible Reading Record: A list of each book in the Bible, and it’s chapters. We will mark each chapter as we read through various portions of the Bible together.
-Family Ways (Our 24 Family Ways by Sally Clarkson)
-Scripture Memory Passages (Genesis 1:1-5, John 14:1-6; Psalm 24; Luke 2:8-14; Psalm 1; Matthew 5:3-12, Matthew 5:13-16; Hebrews 11:1-6; Matthew 6:9-13; Exodus 20:3-5, 7-8, 12-17; Psalm 100; Matthew 22:36-39; Psalm 23
Language Arts
–Vocabulary List for Fix It! Grammar: Town Mouse and Country Mouse
-Poetry
–Simple Studies: Heroes & Hope
Geography
–Global Exploration: A Voyage Through Maps by Liberty Lions Academy
–Landforms Unit Study by Stephanie Hathaway
Science
–Rocks and Minerals Journal by Raising Up Wild Things
-List of Australian Birds
Art & Classical Music
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