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Hour Requirements

Overview of the hours of instruction you must provide your child, based on Missouri Law.
💡 Please bear in mind that the amount of hours suggested per month and day assumes that you homeschool year-round and only on weekdays. It is meant to be only a guide, and is definitely not a rule, or a legal requirement.

⏳Total Hours of Instruction:
0000
1000
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⁠

Missouri Law states that you must provide your child with at least 1000 hours of instruction.
Assuming you homeschool year-round, ideal progress per month is
83.3
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⁠
Assuming you homeschool year-round and only on weekdays, ideal amount of hours per day would be approximately
4.2
⁠
.

🍎 Total Hours of Core Subject Instruction
0000
600
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⁠

Missouri Law states that of those 1000 hours of instruction, 600 must be dedicated to core subjects (reading, math, social studies, language arts, science).
Assuming you homeschool year-round, the ideal amount of core subject hours per month would be
50
⁠
.
Assuming you homeschool year-round and only on weekdays, the ideal amount of hours per day would be approximately
2.5
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.

🏡 Core Subject Instruction in Regular Homeschool Location
0000
400
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⁠

Missouri Law states that, of the 600 hours of instruction of core subjects, 400 of those must occur at the “regular” homeschool location.
Assuming you homeschool year-round, ideal amount of core subject hours occurring in “regular” homeschool location would be
33.3
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.

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