dalynnrmc Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 It's finally dawned on me what I need in a planner. I'm very visual - what I need is a daily lesson planner in a graphic organizer style. Meaning, a box with a border for each subject, 7-10 boxes per day, probably covering a 2-page spread. (Yes, that'd mean an awfully lot of pages, 2 pages for each day. Does it help if we only school 4 days/wk? ) I went to Teacher Heaven today to browse their planners. They didn't have such a thing. I browsed graphic organizer books. Not helpful. Yes, I can print them out. I was really hoping to be cost-effective, though, and just buy a book. Even one month at a time would work. Does anyone know of a planner like this? Link me! TIA! (Psst. I also browsed CBD just now, and am headed to RR to look as well. I'm beginning to think that maybe they don't make what I need.... Imagine that! Seems to be the norm around here. :glare: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Did you consider just a DayRunner type of planner? You can buy the calendar refills in many types of formats, both dated and undated. Check with Office Depot or Staples, and they should have something that might work perfectly for you. HTH :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalynnrmc Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 I hadn't looked there yet, but will go later this week. :) Thanks! I'm really floored that I haven't seen anything yet. Maybe I should write to Jan Brett and ask her to make me one. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Go to www.elanpublish.com and look up their student planner edition SO-8. I love it! It has boxes for 8 subjects per day, 9 if you use the homeswork study schedule box, plus Saturday and Sunday boxes. It includes a place at the back for recording grades for one student. It's been a life-saver for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I found *my* planner this year. I needed to see the whole week, every subject, and all the kids on one spread. This is what I use: http://www.amazon.com/Mead-Teachers-Plan-Book-11in/dp/B00006IDM1 I got it at my local drugstore- of all the places! I put subjects down the left Bible Math Latin Language Arts (has two squares) History/Geography Science Electives In each box I write the child's initial and assignment. Example: Monday 5/19 Math R: Singapore 6a exer 1/ Lesson 7A,B,C C: 27 B,C T: Test 14 N: Chart counting, M&M math All my kids check the plan book for their independent work in the morning and put a small check over their initial when it is completed. It's only taken me 7 yrs to figure out what works for me. ;) Best wishes to you on finding the planner that works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalynnrmc Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Thanks for replying! I'll go look at those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 My favorite planner is called The Plan Book With Pizazz. It's printed by Frank Schaffer, and the ISBN is 0-7682-0595-6. I've used it for the past three years. It has a wide format, with enough room for as many as 16 subjects across the two page spread. The columns are separated by a color change, though, not a solid line, so you can use two columns together for subjects that take more room (I do this for history and science). The days of the week (with a space to write the date, and special notes) are down the left hand side. There are monthly calendars in the front, along with some other stuff you may find useful. There's also a pocket in the front cover for storing stuff (I keep my attendance chart there). I like it because it's purple. :o) Anyway, you can see it here: http://www.learningisfun.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=91915 Or at http://www.FrankSchaffer.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Homeschool Planner :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalynnrmc Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Hahaha! Purple. That's my favorite color, too! I'll go look! As an update, if anyone has ever looked at the Heart of Dakota products (Little Hands to Heaven, for example), that is extremely similar and almost exactly what I'm talking about. A box per subject; the only difference is that I'd want two pages worth of boxes for each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I always make up my own. I use the yearly planner page from www.donnayoung.org to rough out my year, then I make up pages the way I want them--currently I'm using the one I'll attach below. I just can never find exactly what I'm looking for! And I like that I can customize mine as I go each week (plus I really need to see everything on one page if I can, otherwise I start losing info!). Anyway, I hope you find what you're looking for! Merry :-) Oops...guess I can't add it, sorry. If you like color & can use Word, I'd be happy to email it. It's only 49 K, but this board limits to 19 K. Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummix3 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 This is the best $15 spent while on my HS'ing adventure. This CD includes forms for planners and so much more. There are over 150 forms on this CD to use again and again as you like. http://www.themasterplanner.com/ Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalynnrmc Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Thanks, ladies! I'm really hoping to find something that I dont' have to print out, but I will look at these! I just think that for what I want and need, it probably won't be very cost efficient to print it. If that's all I can find, though, it's better than nothing! I'll check these out! Merry, I PMd you my email. :) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalynnrmc Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Bump, in case someone knows of a great site to check out, or happens to have already made one of these I might can take a peek at through attachments. :) TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisN in NY Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I've been making up my own forms for the last 10 years or so. I'm very visual, like you, and have purchased colored paper for my forms -- one color for each dc. I don't think it's terribly expensive to print your own forms on your print at home; it's usually much more expensive to buy a book! White paper is less than a penny a sheet, and black ink for my HP is also less than a penny a sheet. One thing that helps with the printing is to set the "preferences" or "options" to fast draft or everday or some similar term (it varies by machine and manufacturer). HTH, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 The Daily Log Book from NARS is a two page, 9 (horizontal) subjects, 7 day (vertical) week spread that lays flat. It's intended for high school. http://www.narhs.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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