Another Planning Question

I LOVE the planner and couldn’t do without it.  So in regards to your questions about books.  Here’s what I do.  I go in and made my own resourse that just says Personal Lit Books.  Then use the word “book” for chapter, lesson etc.  Then I give it like 15 (but you pick the number) numbers (oh in the spot where you pick the number and it pulls them down.) but I don’t write anything in there.

Then I schedule it for each one of the children seperately and for our family.  So now each day on there schedule it will say Personal Lit Book – Read alone and in the “note” section I write the title and author of the books.  Each day they do there reading I hit for it to be worked on.  When they are finished I hit finished and the next one comes up the same as the first but will say #2.  Again in the notes I write the information.  Anyway I hope that helps on how to do the books.  I like that cause I can also tell how many days it’s taking to read a book for each child.

For me it’s well worth it.  I know how long they spend on any one lesson in math, grammar, etc. based on how many days I check worked on verses finished.  I can then print (and do) the detailed report at the end of the school year that will have all that information on it for me.  I love the organizer and scheuler and couldn’t live without it.  That’s just my 2cents.  Misty

Couldn’t you add the book as a resource, with no divisions (maybe a subject of Extra reading or something?)

Then you can mark “Worked on” if you want, or just “Finished” when he is done?

This is just from watching the video’s….  I’m scared to try the free trial as then I might have to find money to use the organizer… lol

I did try it one time in the past and although I’m on the computer alot for other things I had a difficult time *looking* at it as a schedule for everyday use.  List/schedules that are not written in my own hand confuse me. 

I do belong to a charter that keeps track of all  of the books my kids read, math they’ve completed, history their working on, etc.  I also keep a book list for each boy and highlight those they have read and those I’d like them to read (I’m working on getting my ducks in a row for next year and how I’d like to see that run better).  Anyhow, what I also do is handwrite a schedule for each week for class time, sports, field trips, etc., It changes from week to week depending on any appts. we may have as well.  If I don’t see it in my own handwriting it’s like it doesn’t  exist or I am unable to recognize what it is saying if I didn’t write it.  What a weirdo,  I know.

Anyhow,   I use a blank weekly template that has the words *Got School?* at the top and just Sun-Sat across the top with vertical rows for me to write out our schedule.  I add anything that needs to be considered in that weeks schedule.  Then it goes on the fridge and I refer to it each night  and set out our items for that  next day, etc.  I cross off each thing we accomplish so I know what else we need to do.  I also add that night’s dinner at the bottom.  Menus are planned for the week but I consider what may be going on that night and what would be easiest/fastest to get to the table.  I don’t do enchiladas on the evenings I have a meeting or something crazy going on.  We may have a sandwich and soup night instead:)

Do you all think it would be worth it for other reasons.  Like even just for  the book list part or something that would really relieve some stress for me.