MommyInTraining Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 What is your favorite resource for planning? Do you have a favorite planning book that you use? I think I would prefer something on paper vs. computer. I think part of the reason I don't like open and go curriculums is because they are "open and go". I don't know what is coming next unless I sit down and read through it myself before doing it with the children. Thus, partly defeating the "open and go" of it :). Does that make sense to anyone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'm not there yet, but wouldn't an A4 diary do the job? You can note down what was done today, and what is up next for tomorrow... Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I make a weekly list on a piece of scrap paper for each child; this goes into a clear folder. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyInTraining Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 but wouldn't an A4 diary do the job? Rosie Rosie, What is this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Oh. You guys use foolscap sized paper, do you? I meant a large diary, rather than a small, novel sized one. Rosie- dialect differences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherryTX Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I was using Excel, and printing things out. However, I have started to use https://www.homeschoolskedtrack.com/HomeSchool and LOVE IT! You can print things out if you wish. It takes a bit to get everything entered in, but once you get some basics set up, it is very handy. http://www.myhomeschoolplan.com/ is pretty good too - quicker to set up, but I like all the bells and whistles that Skedtrack offers. Both are free - and I believe they were posted here, and that is where I found out about them a few weeks ago. I guess if you just want paper based, you could just get one of those lesson planning books for teachers at an educational bookstore or off the internet. Or you, could even create a tickler index card system - that may be more complicated in the long run though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in MD Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Oh. You guys use foolscap sized paper, do you? ......Rosie- dialect differences! Who are you calling fools?!?!?! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtroad Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I like to plan my own also. Some things need more time & some things can be skipped! I have never been good at "following the curriculum plan"... it always needed tweeking. I try using the standard black spiral TEACHER planner notebook. I get it from Rod & Staff each year. However, I must admit, I do not do as well as I would prefer. I tend to turn it into a calendar & diary. My best tool is Excel. Sorry, I know this is computer & you were looking for pen/paper ideas. But, were it not for excel & word.... I would fail at what planning I do manage.:001_unsure: Very hard job - planning. Best wishes! If you develop a great system, please remember us & share!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Oh. You guys use foolscap sized paper, do you? I meant a large diary, rather than a small, novel sized one. Rosie- dialect differences! Uh, yes, but we refer to it as "letter" (as opposed to "legal") sized. :D I used to use a regular teacher's planner from the education store. I've been using Homeschool Tracker, which I love for the record keeping and scheduling, but I may need to go back to transferring the weekly lessons to the book... once I schedule in HST, I tend not to look in there, let alone print. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elw_miller Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 You could create your own planner template in Excel or Word and print them off to use hard copy. I prefer to make my own since I don't like trying to shoe-horn myself into premade templates that always seem to need tweaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 For ds1, I use this: http://www.clp.org/product/student_planner_1786 For dd, I plan it out in a spiral notebook and then write what she did in The Homeschoolers' Journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Legal pad. I tried planning software and calendars and such. I tried typing up my plans on the computer. I go through my curriculum for most subjects and jot down notes/plans. I used to enter them onto a calendar or computer planner. One day I realized that my neatly written notes on a white legal pad were sufficient. No need to type them or enter them. I felt so free when I just tore the page off the pad and stuck it in my son's folder! I comb through each subject and jot down a general weekly plan (this many pages, or read these books, or this experiment followed by this reading), without dates so I never feel behind or ahead. My biggest hurdle was supplies. Now at the beginning of each "term" I make a supply list for each week, also on the legal pad, go shopping and keep all the supplies in the closet so they're available when I need them. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Who are you calling fools?!?!?! :lol::lol::lol: Not you unless you have a fetish for silly hats. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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