Schedules & Lists

I am by nature a list maker. I like to be organized so I can be sure I cover everything without any last minute chaos. Having said that I do see the need to be laid back enough that a schedule doesn't take over my life and stop me from enjoying a spontaneous and fun opportunity.
So with that in mind I am using this post to record a couple of wonderful sites I have come across...mostly prepared by other more seasoned hsers....that have some well prepared and time tested lists.

Core Foundations Blog - Has some really useful schedules for Apologia and Prentice Hall Science and Saxon math. She also has some blank schedules and some great ones for literature and history. This site also has a really neat list of texts that correlate to Story of the World history.

Donna Young's site has a slew of great planning, record keeping and admin forms for hsers

I'm sure I'll stumble on more as time goes on...and probably tailor some to suit our own needs.

Lapbooks

As part of our the History program we will be doing next year I am hoping to try some lapbooking and notebooking. It is basically just a more visual way to display the information the children are learning.

There is a really great explanation about lapbooking and how to get started here. You can use lapbook for any subject and any grade level...from Apologia science to a a preschool book about Christmas.

There are plenty of lapbooks that are available to purchase including Hands of a Child and Currclick. but the best ones are always the free ones. And you can find some terrific ones at Homeschool Share. They have a wide range available...all for free and they are regularly updating the site with new resources. Ohhhhh...I just love "Free"!