It’s important to keep your child on a routine while they are home from school or daycare. A school day offers children a set routine they can count on. Try this at home to bring the stability they are used to having. For more ideas visit: care.com/c/stories/3772/101-exciting-things-to-do-with-kids-aged-9-12/
SCHEDULE FOR 9-12 YRS OLD
9:00 – 10:00 am
- Wake Up
- Breakfast and Clean Up
- Wash hands before and after eating
- Bring dishes to sink, load dishes into dishwasher or help dry dishes
- Brush Teeth and Wash Face
- Get Dressed
10:00 – 11:00 am
- Educational Activity or Homework
- Math activities: home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities
- Word games: home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/learning-activities-age-10
- Writing activities: home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-english-year-6-age-10-11
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Creative Play
- Teach your child how to make a meal from a recipe
- Tie dye t-shirts: care.com/c/stories/3341/5-easy-tie-dye-instructions-and-4-tie-dye-pat
- Use a video camera to create stop-frame animations
12:00 – 1:00 pm
- Lunch and Clean Up
- Wash hands before and after eating
- Bring dishes to sink, load dishes into dishwasher or help dry dishes
1:00 – 2:30 pm
- Quiet Play/Independent Play
- Read a book
- Do a puzzle
- Listen to music
2:30 – 4:30 pm
- Outside/Movement Play
- Nature Hunt/Fitness Hunt: care.com/c/stories/3833/8-scavenger-hunt-ideas-for-kids/
- Put together a time capsule and bury it in the backyard
- Set up an outdoor obstacle course
4:30 – 6:00 pm
- Electronic Time
- Play on iPad/tablet/computer
- Watch TV/movie
6:00 – 7:00 pm
- Dinner and Clean Up
- Wash hands before and after eating
- Bring dishes to sink, load dishes into dishwasher or help dry dishes
7:00 – 8:00 pm
- Wash up for Bedtime
- Bath/shower time
- Put on pajamas
- Brush teeth and wash face
8:00 – 9:00 pm
- Bedtime Routines
- Read
- Listen to music
- Sleep
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