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   MamaSnow
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   I am working on revamping our schedules to reflect the fact that my dd 6.5 is starting to do more independent work. Right now I keep everything on my master planning sheet and sort of tell her what to do as we go, but as she is gradually being able to take on more and more work, I would like to be able to just hand her a checklist of things she can do, rather than her coming back to me constantly saying "Mom, I finished ___, what can I do now?". I don't think a 'workbox' type system would work for us for a variety of reasons (space constraints, the type of work that we do, etc). I would love to see samples or ideas of how you keep your kids independent work organized.

   The stuff she is doing independently by the way, if this helps:
   - Math Drill on the computer (on the MUS site) and Math Facts Copywork
   - French Lesson (Learnables) or French Video on the Computer
   - Copywork (rotates between something of my choice 2-3x week, something of her choice 1x week, and an excerpt I have written down from one of her narrations 1-2x week)
   - Read a section from the Christian Liberty Nature Reader or More Busy Times and be prepared to tell mom something you learned (sometimes she reads out loud to me too)
   - Finish MUS Worksheet for the day (after we start it together to make sure she is on the right track)

   Thanks!
   Jen

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   HiddenJewel
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   I have a chart with all the subjects and dd writes what she has done for the day. That way I also know what lesson/page she did. It is on my other computer but if you want to PM me your email address I can send it to you in the morning.

   Also, donnayoung.org has a lot of different planner forms.

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   jawgee
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   I make a schedule in Excel, laminate it/use a page protector, and then let my children use dry erase markers to check off the things they have done as they work through the list. It worked excellent for my 10YO this year.

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   LDIMom
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   I have a checklist I made myself, and come to think of it I need to make a simplified version for our 7YO and 6YO. Anyway, I don't laminate b/c it is our record of what we've done, but I do have one week on one page so the paper trail is not too long. I use front/back and divide by days. And it really does have checkboxes.

   If you use the zapf dingbat font, you can make a checkbox using the shift/q keys. It is kind of scary how much I love using that checkbox for list making.

   I am finishing up our lists this weekend hopefully. I also have a master list for each child, and it has their reading books, science and math texts (and secondarly materials) and living books, etc. activities like taekwondo, Bible drill, etc. I use it just as an at-a-glance of what we did for the year. It has been fun for the children, myself and DH to look back at all they truly did accomplish this past year. And it is also a record should I ever need one of waht we are actually doing.

   Oh and I'd be happy to email you a pdf if you wanted an idea that might spur you onto something even greater. I also turn my paper landscape b/c I find it makes it easier to fit things on a longer line. I also have space at the bottom of each weekly plan page for a field trip box and indie reading log. HTH

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   LDIMom
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   Oh and for the first time, I am making myself a weekly plan page. I need to follow a more structure day myself. OOPS. I really want to manage my time better! A goal of sorts to get the more important things done first and to also set an example for my DC. BAck to working on my weekly plan page now. Have fun with it! List making can be fun!

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   TailorMade
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   Someone posted a link to the peaceful mom site earlier. This link has free printable forms that might work for you. http://thepeacefulmom.com/organize/
   Also, it's my understanding that forms can be printed from the CMO. That seems helpful. Once they check it off, you'd have a record to take back to the computer to enter and create the new chart each day.
   Becca<><

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   missceegee
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   We've tried a number of things, but what I've decided works best for us at this time is to have mini-term checklists, though it could easily be a weekly checklist. I do not care which day the work is done and so we just use checkboxes. I, too, love checkboxes, LDImom. 

   Here's what's working very well for us - https://www.box.com/s/5dddbeb142ccee2026fb. One side is the individual work, the other our family work. 

   Happy planning.

   Christie

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   MamaSnow
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   Thanks for the ideas all - LDIMom, I'd love to see your checklist, especially if you have something that your are using with your 6-7 year olds (although anything is fine just to kick start my brain!) I'll send you a PM with my email. I have a yearly/weekly plan that works for us and up until now it was sufficient, but now I am finding the need to tweak as my dd gets older and able to do more on her own.

   Happy Weekend, All!
   Jen

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   amandajhilburn
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   Christie,

   I am always amazed with your organizing ( ex. your school room pics) and planning. Your check list is awesome. I am soooo copying your idea. :) Thanks for sharing it!

    

   Amanda :)

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    Sue
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    @Christie:

    You use the SCMO, am I correct? So, how much extra work did it require to take what you put there and create the checklist in your pdf?

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    HiddenJewel
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    @Christie - What program did you create your schedule in?

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    amama5
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    Same as jawgee: "I make a schedule in Excel, laminate it/use a page protector, and then let my children use dry erase markers to check off the things they have done as they work through the list."

    Each of my children have their own tote with a handle, it contains their math book/copywork binder, reading books, etc.  They get their tote out in the morning, check off things as they are done, and move on to the next one without having to ask me what to do next.  Their schedule goes into the clear front of the copywork binder.  It has each day of the week on it with a simple schedule and checkmarks next to each item.  I don't have to write specific lessons because they know where they are in their books, just for example Mon.  MUS: mom checks, reading: narrate for mom, etc. 

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    HiddenJewel
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    For those of you who put the actual lessons on your schedules, how do you handle when things get behind in subjects? This has always thrown off the whole written schedule idea for us.

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    Sue
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    This has always thrown off the whole written schedule idea for us.

    That's exactly why I have been using an online organizer that will just bump assignments to the next scheduled day if they are not logged as completed. However, that is also why, when I write up our daily list to post on the refrigerator, I usually only list the subject name. Then I have to look on the computer if we are doing anything more than just reading for a subject. (My physical bookmark tells me where we left off in any given book.)

    Sorry, that doesn't help with the independent worker concept, does it? Unless the child is able/allowed to log in and check the computer for herself/himself....

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    HiddenJewel
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    Sue - What online organizer are you using?

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