We covered the basic things to record in the homeschool planner. These include pages devoted to a month at a glance, weekly plan, a daily to do list, and test grades, but a few more sections can be added in it to help you organize yourself better. Here are some suggestions that you may find useful.
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Field Trips Sheet
Add all the possible field trips that you would like to take in the given academic session and a few more that you may be thinking of for the future. Make sure you have all details regarding distance, how to get there, what to do, entry fees, phone numbers and the like all noted down here. That way in case a given field trip does not work out for the month or week you can substitute it with another one from this list.
Yearly Attendance Tracking Sheets
These sheets will help you track the actual number of hours that you have devoted to school work in the given academic year. Your curriculum will have mentioned the requisite number of hours that the child needs to finish it. Now compare how many hours you have done versus the actual number of suggested hours. Make up shortfalls and celebrate the excesses.
Chore Charts for Children
Having your children help with chores will make them responsible and give you some respite. Each child must have a chore to do every day. It could be something as simple as filling up empty water bottles and placing them in the fridge or making sure that their beds are well made once they get up. Make a chore chart in your homeschool planner for each child and give each child a list of his specific chores as well.
Note Making Sheets
You need to have some place to record the unexpected. This is where the things that you have not thought about go. It could be assignment tracking for the year, recipes that you hope to try out, standardized tests that you are considering for your children and a whole lot more. So leave a few sheets blank for such note making purposes.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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