It can be used for anything random that doesn’t fall into the other categories or anything important that doesn’t get finished during another time block.

Just wondering… when do you work? Is that during the productivity block also? I will be homeschooling my 3 kids this year and trying to figure out when work (likely from home) will fit into my day. You clearly have work on your plate. Or do you do that after your kids go to bed? Thanks.

Yes, I think so. It will have to be adjusted for each person’s needs, since everyone’s schedule will vary…

Awesome! I’d love to hear more about how you help your little ones be self sufficient for 3 hours. My older kids are very self sufficient with homeschooling, but not the 4 and 6 year old. I find that in my productivity block I am not very productive because of people needing help with school work (especially math) and little things that come up with the littler ones, plus that I find 3 hours a long time for the young ones to be self sufficient. I am impressed that you get so much done while also single handedly schooling and mothering six kids. Please share tips on this. (Maybe even a separate blog post. I think it could really help other mothers working from home without any other support.) Thanks so much!!!

The kids are here the whole time and those blocks include homeschooling and outings/time with them. They do schoolwork during the productivity block and I work on stuff during that time as well. They are relatively self sufficient in school and I’m available for questions. Then, the outing block usually contains their activities like gymnastics, pole vaulting or piano, which gives me time to run errands and finish up other jobs.

You absolutely can! Block scheduling looks so different for each person but I’m able to get a lot done at times during their school time.

They’re here the whole time 🙂 They have their own things to work on for each of the blocks. Productivity block is school for them and the outing block is often their activities like gymnastics, piano or pole vaulting.

Homeschooling fits into our productivity block and usually takes only 2-3 hours if that. The kids are relatively self sufficient in school unless they have questions so they work through their schoolwork and then make lunch as they finish.

That’s often during the productivity block but often the kids all make their own lunch as they finish school and get hungry.

Homeschooling does add a whole new layer into scheduling for sure! I find that school fits into a 2-3 hour block for us and is usually in the productivity block. Outside of school time, I make sure the kids have plenty of time to play outside and do creative activities and these are often the times I get the most done

School fits into our productivity block and we strive to have the kids as independent on schoolwork as possible as early as they are able. Often, we complete school in 2-3 hours

Hugs to you! The baby phase definitely seems to be the toughest for staying on a schedule and it’s more of a guideline at that point.