1,000 Gifts - November 13, 2012

Today I'm thankful for homeschooling...that within our homeschool there is flexibility and the opportunity to begin fresh. Much like God's mercies that are new every morning, we start each day fresh. And whatever didn't work yesterday, well, we get to try again OR try something new today.

And here I am...13 weeks into school realizing that there must be an easier way (for me) to stay on top of assignments and grading.

I was using a generic lesson plan - weekly template - that I found online. Perfect for what I was looking for at the time, but not ideal for the way my life and my mind works.

And the Lord, in His goodness, showed me how this might work...

So I made these for each kid...and even one for my preschooler. It's a little different format.

You're welcome to e-mail for these in PDF format.

Basically, I will write down their work by subject each day. The list will become theirs and they will check off on the far right corner when they complete something.

Once I grade their work, I will mark it next to the assignment and file each of these in a binder.

I may end up modifying this a bit to be a weekly template with the same general format, but I want to try this for a week or two first.

I want them to have more responsibility for their work...knowing what they need to do and making sure it gets done.