use our school plans. seriously.

I’ve decided to try the whole “balanced schedule” “year round school” adventure this go round.

We started a few weeks ago, actually.

(The kids and I called the first days our soft launch.  Just a little testing of the waters.)

As I was prepping for the year I kept running into the same problem I have run into in previous years.

I could not find a planner that truly suited me.

I used this one two years ago.

It was pretty encouraging but I wasted two pages every single week because of the extra items they put in that I never used or found helpful.  I couldn’t stand to waste that much every week.

I used this version one year.

I thought it was going to be the solution, but I still found myself wasting lots of pages and then not having enough room for all of the kids and for what I did actually need.

My fellow homeschooling buddy Jo and I were chatting on the porch one summer afternoon and we said, “Let’s just make our own planners.”

We shared ideas, exchanged files, bought adorable binders and said, “Why on earth did we wait this long to try this?”

We purchased pretty paper – because everything looks better when it’s cute.

I’d love to share these pages with you – if you want them.

Here’s how we can do this:

1.  Look over the list of forms we created.

2.  Email me at SoEveryDay@gmail.com and tell me which forms you would like to receive.

3.  I’ll send you an e-mail back with the papers in a word document and you can print and use them however you desire.  You can change the names from my kids to your kids – because that only makes sense.

4.  You can feel free to send me a donation though Paypal if you’d like.  (I’m planning on sharing the donation love with Jo since this was her idea too!)

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The List of Forms

Month by Month Year at a Glance

First Page – Cover Page

A Child’s Individual Reading List

Daily/Weekly Schedule or Routine

Progress Report for One Specific Child

Record for School Attendance

Field Trip Blank Form

Books Read As a Family Blank Form

Weekly Check List Per Kid

Reading Lists – Suggested Reading for Various Ages

Family Curriculum Blank Form

Individual Student Curriculum Blank Form

Hymns to Learn This Year

Individual Student Curriculum List

Daily Schedule – three different varieties

My Charlotte Mason List of Attainments

A Formidable List of Attainments For a Child of Six