The vast majority of people struggle with the inability to organize all the things in their lives. With so many priorities and things to remember - the challenges continue to grow, as does the stress. If you’re a homeschooling mom, dad, or grandparent, then I feel you endure a greater degree of stress.
Sadly there aren’t too many options available to assist us in our organizing dilemmas. While some people have the incredible gift of creating their own “all in one planner,” most of us have to search multiple places in the hunt for what we need and want, only to end up with smorgasbord of stuff that only adds to our original predicament. I’ve experienced this first hand. We began homeschooling in 2007, and by 2008 I knew a good quality planner was essential for my home and classroom. However, I decided I would create what I needed with a compilation of what I could find online and in the book stores. Well, no matter how hard I tried I could not create, nor find, quite what I need or wanted. Well, thanks to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine (TOS), my organization/planning crisis has been solved.
TOS has done the leg work for us, creating what I call the ultimate “all in one planner.” This planner has virtually everything you need to organize your home, life and school. And guess what?! Not only is it 614 pages long, (yup, you read it right, 614 pages), but it’s ONLY $39.00! You can’t beat that price!
The 2010 Schoolhouse Planner: Making a Plan for School and Home offers -
To organize your home and life
Chore list
Daily to do list
Car maintenance reminder
Craft planning
Multiple recipes – including many GFCF recipes
Meal Planning forms
Budget forms
Party planning forms
Website password reference sheet
Natural cleaning recipes
Multiple links for creating more natural cleaning products
Homemade soaps recipe
To organize your classroom…
Calendars for 2010 – 2013
Informative articles
High school transcript forms
Alphabet writing pages - print, italic, and cursive
Monthly calendar pages
Daily and weekly schedule
Assignment charts
Book report/books read forms
12 years worth of planning pages
Unit Study forms
Science lab pages
Bible study
Extracurricular activity log
List of Schoolhouse Store resources
Report cards
Writing prompts
Education websites
Multiple educational goodies to enrich your classroom - covering some fun “must-knows” for your students.
Timeline of Jesus Christ’s life
Modern art movements
Cloud Types
Scientists & their discoveries
Famous people who would be considered special needs
Animal classification chart
Study of logic
Different branches of government
US Presidents
US States and capitals
Countries and capitals
Scientists - their discoveries and timeline of inventions
Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners
Bible memorization record
Bodies of Water
Multiplication Table
World Geography
Statistics on The Thirteen Colonies and Mountain throughout the world
Basic information about the planets
The previous three lists only include a SMALL taste of what this planner has to offer. You will NOT find another planner which offers you such a tremendous amount of educational information, articles, consumable forms, charts, pages, etc…
So not to overwhelm the user, the planner is broken down into small manageable sections.
Monthly: July – June: every month includes different articles, forms, charts, resources, recipes, and more.
Calendar pages for 2010 – 2013
Miscellaneous Educational Information
Forms & Instructions -
Objective/ Goals
Planning Sheets
Progress Report/ Evaluation/Report Cards
Schedule Forms
Score Recording Sheets
Log Sheets
Journal Pages
Unit Study Forms
Co-op Sheets
Convention Planning Forms
Preschool Forms
Writing/Alphabet Forms
Misc. Forms
Important Information to Remember
Housekeeping Pages
Schedule Forms
Shopping/Meal Planning Pages
Chores
Budget
Party Planning and Gift-Giving
Bible
Garden
And more Miscellaneous Forms
Since the planner is 614 pages, some printing options for you could be -
- Print out all 614 pages, allowing you to physically touch and flip through planner - deciding as go, what you wish to use and when.
- Print out only the pages you wish to use each month.
- Print out only the pages you wish to use each month for each student.
A great way to store the planner (printed pages) is in a three-ring binder. This helps to keep everything neat, in order, and in one location. Once you purchase the planner, it is yours to what you wish. So, do whatever is most convenient and useful for you.
At ONLY $39, you CAN’T go wrong!
Disclaimer: I’m a member of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Review Crew. This posting was created as part of an advertising contest via TOS. I received this planner for free, however I do use and enjoy it. All opinions within this advertisement are my own.
