Tips for Setting Up a Ramadan Schedule

(From 2014): I'm just now getting into the Ramadan organization mode and sat down today to try to put together a schedule for our Ramadan days.  I find that they are more productive when we have some sort of schedule in place even if it is only loosely made or followed.  

Here are a few tips/things to consider when setting up your Ramadan daily schedule:

1. Set up a regularly scheduled time to prepare sahoor

2. Set up a regularly scheduled time to wake up the rest of the fasters

3. Decide on post sahoor/post fajr activities:

Examples:

Go back to sleep

Exercises

Recite Quraan

Schoolwork

Housework

4. Set up a time to wake nonfasters

5. Set up a time for nonfasters� meals and snack times

6. Decide on regular afternoon activities (read quraan, school work, etc)

7. Set up regular time for reading quraan (juz a day or whatever you choose)

8. Set up a regular time for preparing iftaar

9. Decide on normal after dinner activities (read quraan, housework, family time, etc).

10. Set up appropriate bedtimes for each family member

11. Set up a time to do any needed prep for suhoor to make the next morning go more smoothly, in shaa Allah.

Sample Ramadan Routine

• Wake Up/Say Duaa for Waking Up/Make Wudhu/Pray Tahajjud
• Prepare/Eat Suhoor
• Pray Salatul Fajr
• Read or Memorize Quraan (family members can take turns reading)
• Clean up
• Brief Ramadan family meeting (discuss how fasting is going so far in the month, discuss what the day's plan is, read an Islamic article, read Quraan together)
• Free Time or Nap
• Non-faster (kids) wake up/eat breakfast/get dressed/clean up
•    Learning Activities, such as from TJ Ramadan :)
• Pray Dhuhr/Lunch for non-fasters
• Nap for little ones (and fasters if desired)
• Pray Asr
• Read Quraan or Ramadan related articles or story or ahadith or Ramadan Craft
• Clean Up; Get Dates/water ready for breaking fast
• Break the Fast
• Pray Salatul Maghrib
• Eat Dinner
• Clean up
• Pray Isha
• Brief Ramadan Family meeting (discuss how fasting day went; review meal plan(make sure have everything for next day�s suhoor); review behavior charts
• Free Time/Read Quraan/Clean Up/Bedtime for younger children
• Prep for suhoor in the morning, if needed
• Go to Bed 

If you have a facebook account, you can get some more inspiration from the sister at Creative Motivations' wonderful schedule for her family.