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Something I can’t Live without: A Well Planned Day Homeschool Planner

The Well Planned Day 2011-2012
A Family Homeschool Planner by Rebecca Scarlata Keliher
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I had been eyeballing this planner all summer. I would have purchased it on sooner, but I was apprehensive on spending the $24.95. Dumb I know.. I had a perfectly good planning system I have been using since the dawn of time. WHY use a different one?
I was in Mardel's during their 20% off back to school sale, and grabbed one. I am really glad I did.
My old one was off of the "A Garden Patch of Reproducible Homeschooling Planning & Educational Worksheets" CD. (check it out HERE) I bought the CD of this and would print off a "weekly planning log" for each child, then fill out their stuff on each page; then hole punch the pages and put in a notebook. This is and was a great way to do it.. but I would find those pages ALL OVER my house and car. My older children would take them out of the notebook.. and not put them back. **The Garden Patch CD has TONS of other reproducible papers that I still love and use.

Household Finances Household Duties page..

Class plan
This is the spot where you an put a photo (I don't have one).. name, height, weight, strengths, challenges, goals, and what I love all the info on the books they are using.

Student Schedule
I wish we could keep one of these. This year our homeschool day was turned around because I'm taking #4 to speech at the public school..

Dinner Menu
I love this Dinner Menu section. It's on every weekly plan page. I do all my planning on Sunday night. Whatever I have in the house, is what I plan for dinner this week.. if I don't have it, I put it on the shopping list.

Shopping List!
This has perforated pages so that you can easily tear it out to take it with you.

Attendance Report

Monthly Field Trip & Enrichment plans

Field Trip & Enrichment activities

Overview of a planning week.

Big Calendar to plan out your month

Planning week filled out.
I really like that this holds all of my kids stuff in one place. If I actually used it for EVERYTHING it would do that would be good too. If you are looking for a all in one planner… check this one out!
Homeschool Books 2011-2012
I get asked a lot.. "What curriculum do you use?" I use a variety of stuff.. but here's what we are doing this year.

This is #2's little world. We tried something new this year.. his biology book is on his laptop. I'll let you know how that goes.
- Bible: Biblical Manhood
- Math: Math U See Geometry
- English: Writers Express 0669471631 and BK English 1580791166
- Spelling: Ed Helper Online
- Journal: his own blog
- Science: Prentice Hall Biology 0131902369 (TE)
- World History The Human Odyssey 0538423307 (TE)
- Handwriting: Start Write
- FACS: Cooking/Sewing
- State: Cantering the Country 1931397333
- Art: Visual Manna Mastering Drawing 0967738428
- Economics: Consumer Education and Economics

This is #3's desk…cute..
- Bible: Get a Life 0633088900
- Math: Switched on Schoolhouse
- English: Writers Express Inc and BK English
- Journal: Online blog
- Literature: Prentice Hall Literature Bronze 0137224060
- Science Interactions Glencoe 0028268571 (TE)
- History: US History Beginnings to 1877 0030412188 (TE)
- Handwriting: Start Write
- FACS: Cooking/ Sewing
- States: Cantering the Country
- Art Visual Manna and American Art Appreciation 0132995212

#4's Books..
- Bible: Growing with God
- Math: Paths to Math Success 0382348931
- Reading: Hooked on Phonics, and other workbooks
- Spelling: Ed Helper online
- Science: Real Science 0026338044
- History: Our Communities 0021492646 wbk 0021492325
- Daily Geography 9781557999719
- Art: Visual Manna: Art Basics for Children
- Handwriting: Start Write

#5's books
- Bible: Growing with God
- Math: Paths to Math Success 038240166
- Reading: Hooked on Phonics and other workbooks
- Spelling: Ed Helper Online
- Science: Harcourt Science 0153229187 wbk 0153237112
- History: People and Places 002149262x
- Geography: Maps and Globes 0739809652
- Art: Visual Manna Art Basics

Here's a shot of my desk.. with a mixture of books.
We've been remodeling the school room… it's not quite done. I hope it will be by this weekend.

A shot of our messy bookshelf…
Picking out Homeschooling Books…
While at the homeschool conference a few weeks ago, I wrote down the ISBN of books I wanted/needed. I thought I would share that list with you. (In no particular order)
1. Unjournaling: Daily Writing Exercises that Are NOT Personal, NOT Introspective, NOT Boring! (Paperback) ISBN 1402722419 Check it out HERE.
2. Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing [Paperback] ISBN 1877673153 Check it out HERE.
3. Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series) [Paperback] ISBN 0979226821 Check it out HERE.
4. Stick It!: 99 DIY Duct Tape Projects [Hardcover] ISBN 978-0762434947 Check it out HERE.
5. Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know [Paperback] ISBN 978-1550378146 Check it out HERE.
6. Beauty and the Pig [Spiral-bound] ISBN 978-1891206191 Check it out HERE.
7. One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Fabric Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric! [Hardcover-spiral] ISBN 978-1603424493 Check it out HERE.
8. Science Spectrum – Teacher’s Edition: Physical Science With Standardized Test Preparation (Hardcover) ISBN: 978-0030390975 Check it out HERE.
also: Holt Science Spectrum a Physical Approach [Hardcover] ISBN:978-0030543494 Check it out HERE.
9. Glencoe World History, StudentWorks Plus CD-ROM (English and Spanish Edition) [CD-ROM] ISBN 0078653800 Check it out HERE.
also: Glencoe World History ISBN 978-0078734601 Check it out HERE.
and: Glencoe World History ISBN 0078607035 Check it out HERE
10. Life on Your Own ISBN 0078615844 Check it out HERE.
* HomeSchool stuff.. You’ll find everything from curriculum, to goals, to whatever I’m thinking about… when it comes to the awesome task of schooling my kids.
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* Youth Group: I am the Middle High - Senior High Youth Coordinator at my church. I have posted my confirmation class worksheets on here. If you use them, let me know! 


