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I'm finding that following a more traditional curriculum with my 10 yo, a Montessori curriculum with my 7 yo, and unit studies/rabbit trails for both is pulling me in a lot of different directions. Before the other kids grow up enough to be added to the "official" mix, I need to get myself a little more organized.
What do you all use to plan? Do you keep lists in a notebook? Do you have a pre-made planner? A binder of your own devising? What sorts of tools help you keep everything in line?
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I have a "Teacher's Plan Book" that I got for free from Lakeshore Learning. Each week has the days of the week as rows, and then there are 7 columns across.
I use the first column to list things for each day that both boys do (ie. we always work on nature journals on Tuesdays). The 2nd column is for work specific to Colin, the 3rd column is work specific to Nate, the 4th column is a running list of the books we read during the week. The 5th - 7th columns are for adding in extra activities that happened, but I didnt' necessarily plan (like an elaborate Lego creation, or an hour spent with cuisineaire rods, etc. that I want to remember they did)
I try to plan the week on Sundays. Certain things don't change (like Nature Journals on Tue, Art lesson on Thursdays, Colin attends enrichment program on Wed) As things are completed each day, I simply put a checkmark next to them. Sometimes a plan for Tuesday won't get done until Friday, but I don't stress over it. I just check it off on the Tuesday plan.
Oh, and under each day name, there are a few lines available (so maybe there are really 8 columns available) I use this space to put in errands that have to happen (ie doctor appt, group park day, sport games)
It's simple, and has worked pretty well for me for now. I don't get elaborate at all -- just a short notation of each activity/assignment.
Melanie
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I use spreadsheets. I also use 30 boxes (30boxes.com).
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Hi Melanie,
Each of my kids get their own weekly plan sheet. The 13 yo is doing MODG. I have a chart with the days of the week across the top and each subject he is to do going down the first column. Each week I just write in page numbers or short descriptions of his assignments.
The 7yo does a combination of MODG and Montessori. She has a similiar chart but her subjects are different. For the Montessori part I just write the name of the presentations that I will be doing that week. So for instance next to Science, the boxes might look something like this (Mon) Science with Plants - read pg. 3-5 (Tue) Presentation - 3 part cards - parts of the plant (Wed) Montessori Choice (Thur) Presentation - planting bean seeds. I have a chart for my 5 yr old too. His is just for me and it is all Montessori. I leave the boxes blank on days when I don't have a presentation planned for a certain subject, but then I will record the material he chose to work with in the empty box. Hope this makes a little sense.
Becky
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Even though I'm just starting this journey, I found a software program that I've been using and really like. Homechool Tracker has a free download (which I use) and then the upgrade (which I haven't invested in yet). You can plan for each student differently, run reports, and even print out their "lessons" for the week. HTH 
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This year, for the boys, I just decided on using a plain old 5 subject notebook to keep track of their *daily lists*, because a weekly list didn't give me enough room to write what was expected. I can add in whatever, and though it's not pretty, it's functional and practical.
With the 5 subject notebook, I'm putting each quarter in one division of the notebook, then using the 'extra' section for reading lists/movie lists/documentaries watched/field trips, etc. etc.
So far, so good. When I make really elaborate things, I never end up recording ANYthing, other than on their quarterly reports, and then kick myself! 
For our 11yo, I'm using a binder this year, and writing her daily lists on filler paper. I need to get it in the binder, because I've probably lost some of the sheets. THAT's why the 5 subject notebook is a good thing for us! 
For ME, though, I use a binder for MY planning out the year. I use a different color for each one of the kids, and put in there the more 'finished' sheets for planning. But I don't update this daily, just probably weekly. I find planning sheets from online resources, or resources I've bought over the years. My favorite weekly planning sheets are:
Weekly Planning Sheet I LOVE their 2 page weekly planning sheets!
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I've been using this Corebook as I really like the spaces set out for poetry, memory lists, nature walks...nice little CM reminders.
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