With only one child you could easily work it out. There are 4 lines per subject. So in the Enlish section you could use one line for L/A, one for Spelling, one for Vocab etc... There are 5 sections labled Bible, English , Math, History and Science. There are 4 lines within each subject. There is also one blank section (with 4 lines) that you could label yourself. I think with one child, this planner will definately be what you are looking for. I like the way another poster put it, there is not alot of "fluff". It is pretty and practical.