Getting Ready for Homeschool

For Planning My Education and What I'm Going to Do for Those I Mentor - I keep all of these in a notebook that I lovingly call "My Brain" with the following tabs: Curriculum, Planner, Each Child's Name, and My Name.

Curriculum Tab

• Course of Study - I type in all the books I plan on using for the family by subject and print it out.
• Curriculum Key - to keep track of what I abbreviated each item to be. (Ex. - Story of the World, Volume 1 = STOW1 in our planners.)
• Classic Book Lists - Classics For Young Children, Classics for Youth, Classics for Adults
• Curriculum Purchasing - I love this form to help me choose where to buy and the cheapest price I find it for.
• Other Curriculum Lists - School of Abraham Good Books List
  

Planner Tab

• Weekly Planner - to write in what we actually do. I do not plan assignments at all. The blocks are empty to write in whatever you need. It includes a To Do list and Notes area. My blocks are: Devotional & Read-A-Loud, Do Together, Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, and My Reading.
• NOTE: During the Transition to Scholar Phase, the Scholar begins taking over their own planner and book list responsibilities and reports to me as part of their accountability. This usually starts in about the Project Scholar phase.

Each Child's Tabs

• Book Lists - I fill in the books, journals, videos, etc. that each person uses. Scholars are to keep track of their own.
• Individual Forms - Scouting or Church Achievements or Awards that they are working towards. I have checksheets for the things each person is working on. (If you are LDS you can go to http://www.scoutsoft.net/sb05071.htm.)
• Misc. things that apply to each person.

My Name

• Moor House Academy forms - Educational Self Assessment, Family Vision, and Master Actualization Plan.
• TJed Notes - from A Thomas Jefferson Education and Leadership Education.
• Book Lists (same as children's).
• 5 Pillars Checksheet - This is an important part of my education. I keep track of my progress through the 5 Pillar Certification.
• 100 Books from the George Wythe College Reading List Checksheet - Again, this is another important part of my education. It feels wonderful to see my progress and know that I am truly moving forward in my own Scholar Phase.

Other

• I have to have a catch-all place for stuff I might need.