Since I have been stuck on the couch or in the bed in between sick Leah and Sam (who have the flu) since Wednesday afternoon, I have finally gotten our second semester of school planned. I do the vast majority of my school planning in July, but I only type and print checklists through December. I usually make some changes in the children's school work over Christmas break, so I have to make updated checklists.
When I copy and paste these tables from my document, they look normal on my blog (as I am typing my post). But when I preview or publish, the lines of the table all disappear and the spacing gets messed up too. So picture these checklists as charts, complete with tight spacing and boxes to check off as the child completes each subject.
I typed and printed out only 3 weeks of charts for the children, making note of the days that Jimmy would be off work since we don't have school on those days. Things change, children get sick, and unexpected travel can come up, so I have learned that printing out checklists for 3-4 weeks at a time is best. I save the checklist charts, so all I have to do is change the dates, and update the boxes that have specific assignments. It really doesn't take that long. The more I do in advance to organize the children, the more schoolwork they can complete independently.
We plan to resume school today after a long winter break (5 or 6 weeks!). Leah and Sam are still stick, but I think I can conduct school from my couch with Leah and Sam wrapped in blankets on either side.
Olivia's 10th Grade Checklist
| Jan. 17-Jan. 21 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| World History |
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| Spanish |
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| Art |
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| Chemistry |
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| Geometry |
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| Writing: Story Starter |
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| Wordly Wise |
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| ACT Review |
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Olivia's writing assignment is one of four things, and she has one school week to complete each assignment.
1. Story starter (this is fun, and allows her to be completely creative). I use this website for all of the children for story starters.
2. Essay
3. Book Critique (a book she is reading for history or literature)
4. Informative paper about a history topic (kind of like a one page report).
Julie's Checklist 8h Grade
| Jan. 17-Jan. 21 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Read alone | Homesick pp. 53-65 | Homesick pp. 65-76 | Homesick Ch. 4 | Homesick Ch. 5-p. 112 | Homesick pp.112-123 |
| Math |
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| Easy Grammar |
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| Daily Grams |
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| Wordly Wise |
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| Spanish (2) |
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| Writing | Mind mapping LA p.15 | Write from the mind map | Finalize paper | Story starter from website | free |
| EHE |
| Local Lingo |
| Country Lifestyles Mapping Choose Adventure | Just the Facts Notable Names Local Lingo |
| Science |
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Clay's Checklist 6th Grade
| Jan. 17-Jan. 21 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Read alone | Homesick pp. 53-65 | Homesick pp. 65-76 | Homesick Ch. 4 | Homesick Ch. 5-p. 112 | Homesick pp.112-123 |
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| Easy Grammar |
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| Daily Grams |
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| Copywork |
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| Wordly Wise |
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| Typing (2) |
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| Spanish (2) |
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| Spelling |
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| Writing | pp.3-5 | pp.6-7 | pp. 8-10 | Story starter on website | free |
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| Local Lingo |
| Country Lifestyles Mapping Choose Adventure | Just the Facts Notable Names Local Lingo |
| Science | 128-131 | Notebooking activities | Crossword puzzle | 133-135 | 136-137 |
Leah's Checklist
1st Grade
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| Calendar
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| Copywork
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| Phonics
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| Writing
| Journal | Pen pal or story book cards | Story starter website | Doodle loops | Sketch and Scribe |
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| Read to Mama
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| Flashcards
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Leah's checklist actually has cute little clip art under each subject title so she knows what to do. The pictures did not make the copying and pasting!
If you have any questions about these charts (I wish I could make them look right on the blog) or any of the subjects or their contents, please ask. Most of what I have learned about homeschooling, I have learned by asking questions to other homeschooling mothers.
I always wonder how other moms organize the assignments for their kids!
ReplyDeleteI plan our assignments out in a teacher planner (one semester at a time), and then transfer each day onto a sheet of paper to put into each child's binder. I write it all out by hand, which is tedious, but just seems to work for me. The kids highlight each assignment for the day as it is completed.
I do hate it when we have to miss a day for whatever reason, and things get thrown off! :)
I also use a table for check marks, but mine is for the entire month with M T W Th F SPACE M T W Th F SPACE ... basically each week going across is separated with a space.
ReplyDeleteI also use a gray scale to emphasis certain subjects, both going across and down.
I like your organization!! We have been looking at Sonlight to use for P4/5 for our oldest in the fall. I like hearing how it works.
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I love the half-marathon distance though! I am doing one in April with the goal of completing it in under 2 hours!
I love the idea of doing this for myself with my litle one. I often lose track of what I need to do during our busy mornings, this would help greatly!
ReplyDeleteCould you possibly email a copy of your 1st grade checklist? I have been trying to get this all figured out my girl and I think I need to see this!!! We are about to try to implement workboxes but with a checklist. Thanks!
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