Would you like to win a copy of The Schoolhouse Planner? Sure you would! Read my review below to find out why you want it, then find out how to enter at the end of this article.
A "one size fits all" planner from the office supply store just doesn’t have enough hooks to hang the many hats of a homeschool mom. Someone needed to come up with a planner to fit the varied, busy, and unique world of homeschooling, and Paul and Gena Suarez (along with some great contributors!) did exactly that.
Ever since it arrived in my inbox last week for review, I’ve been scrolling through the wealth of goodies that pack this great e-resource. I must say I’m impressed! (And for me to be impressed with an e-book planner is... impressive!)
Let me explain that little parenthetical statement up there. First I’ll admit, I’m a control freak with a renegade streak. I like to do things my way, and am not good at following another person’s system. Second, I’ll admit that I usually shun e-products, believing that in most cases, "A book in the hand is worth two on the hard-drive." For this particular product though, I’ll make an exception to both my prejudices.
The Schoolhouse Planner overcomes my planner-phobia by providing just the right amount of structure and balancing that structure with an amazing amount of flexibility. It overcomes my e-book phobia for being exactly what an e-book excels at: This planner is internet linked, up-to-date, and reproducible in a way that pre-printed planners just can’t touch.
The calendar boxes are roomy enough to allow lots of notes that would suit any planning style and the weekly planning logs and grade charts fit a wide range of needs.
Just to give a glimpse: There are charts to keep track of Bible memory work, extra-curricular activities, and highschool transcript credits. There are Nature Journal pages and Science lab sheets. There are Unit Study forms and Unschooling record sheets. The household pages include places to record wish lists and gift budgets, garden planning, emergency phone numbers, grocery lists and chore charts–and so much more.
Perhaps the most appealing thing about The Schoolhouse Planner is that it is friendly! Personality and encouragement are interspersed throughout in articles, recipes and useful references--indeed even the forms themselves have personality!
The Schoolhouse Planner contains nearly 250 pages to facilitate home and school planning from from groceries to geography.
So, how do you enter the contest? Write a blog entry about planning your school year--any aspect of it. Then, leave a comment linking me to your post. Make it funny, make it informative, or make it a true confession--–it really doesn’t matter (except for our reading enjoyment!), because I’ll have my 3 year old draw a random name. Comment with a link to your blog post by noon on Monday, July 7th, and I’ll announce the winner in Tuesday’s Taming The Chaos!
Domestic Chaos Tamer and Homeschool Mom of Five, Dell writes about home, heart and hearth
Comments
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11:08 AM, Jul. 1, 2008, posted by
Suzanne
Hi! Here's my "attempt" at posting an entry about my planning: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Suzanne/554961/ :)
Blessings,
Suzanne
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Please enter me. Here's my post about planning:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/diamondsintherough/554977/
Go to my profile to email me when I win. :o)
Thank you! ~
Sally
Enter me
3:01 PM, Jul. 1, 2008, posted by
humpty
I plan a lot, but can't seem to stick with anything all in one place. Maybe this would be the key. My post: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/humpty/555053/
Liz
Entry
I started a blog just to enter. Does that make me desperate?
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/homeschoolshelter/555318/
Edited by homeschoolshelter on Jul. 2, 2008 at 2:02 AM
The Schoolhouse Planner contest - Help for High School & more
I missed the Planner deal at the store and WOW! Dang it's a shame when you miss something you really need.
I've given it a whirl here http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/brite00eyes/555328/ on my blog. Enjoy!
brite00eyes @cox.net
The Schoolhouse Planner E-Book.
4:26 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
Tweety
So funny I just write about how I am looking for some seasoned homeschooling mom's to help me out, on how to plan the school year. In my blog, that I posted the question for help in a support group for R&S. Then I check my in box and voila a contest.
God is so good!!!
Teresa
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Faith2002/
The Planner Contest.
6:21 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by Anonymous
http://bishopfamily.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-upcoming-school-yearthe-upcoming-school-year
Here is my plan. :) We used to have a homeschoolblogger account, but it just wasn't customizable enough. LOL!
Planner contest
7:41 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by Renee
Here is my link for planner contest. Thanks for the opportunity; http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/homexfour/548844/
The Planner
7:54 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by Anonymous
Here is my submission on how I didn't plan last year! I really need to figure out what I am doing for next year!!!
http://weblog.xanga.com/moritchey/664268292/homeschool-planning.html
Thanks!
Monique
Enter me please!
I blogged about my old stanby planner....the spiral notebook(LOL) I can't wait to get an Old SchoolHouse Planner! Maybe then I can get organized!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/tupperwaremum/555348/
tupperwaremum@yahoo.com
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My feeble attempt to plan usually gets interrupted so I don't plan.
www.homeschoolblogger.com/Stormwatcher/555365
Edited by Stormwatcher on Jul. 2, 2008 at 7:48 AM
Planner
It's pretty funny, I had just written an entry about how I plan my school year when I ran across this contest! So here's the link. (I hope I win!)
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/fieldsofharvest/554568/
Jennifer
Homeschool Planner Contest
Pick me! Oh, pick me!!!!!!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/choochooboysmom/555373/
Contest
9:26 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by Anonymous
Thanks for the contest-hope I get it!!!
http://valleyviewhomeschool.blogspot.com
Kim L
Contest
9:35 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
mom2knk
Here is my blog entry.......http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/mom2knk/
This is all brand new to me.........blogging and homeschooling so I'm not sure what I shared even makes sense but here it is!! :)
thank you!!!
Planning
I posted an entry about planning. I would really love to win this planner. Planning is my weak spot and this will probably help me tremendously.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/momof4intn/555400/
Kathleen
planner contest
9:40 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
Wendylh
Well, here is my blog on planning and believe me it is quite "bloggish"(I'm a newbie blogger but I can ramble!)
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/hoffman/555401/
Thanks for the contest!
Wendy
Edited by Wendylh on Jul. 2, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Homeschool Planning
9:47 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by Anonymous
You can find my blog entry at my blog entry http://eightsummers.blogspot.com/2008/07/planning.html
God bless,
Kipplyn
planning
9:48 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by momofour
I keep planning to plan, but don't have a plan.
HELP!
reaching5678@yahoo.com
My post for the Planner
9:49 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
sikoraaj
Okay, so here is the link to my post! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/sikoraaj/555410/
Pick me, pick me!!!! I LOVE LISTS!!!!
my planning
10:12 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
ladidy
Here is my blog!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ladidy/
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I hope your 3 yr old can dig deep! There's going to be a lot of names to draw from! :) Well, atleast after there will be lots of paper to play with! With this much Paper, you could make your own snow scene! (Christmas in July!)
www.homeschoolblogger.com/4krazykreyssigs
mom2kyle1123@yahoo.com
Homeschool Planner
11:37 AM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by Deb Peck
I would LOVE to win this planner. I desperately need to get my act together, and I KNOW this planner could help me do this. With all of the forms, I could have everything in one place and life would just a little bit more organized:)
My school plan post
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iowashelly/555510/
This isn't the best, but I haven't really formally planned my year yet. Shelly
Contest
3:12 PM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
Kelley
May the Lord bless you as you continue to encourage homeschoolers. Thanks for your many contests.
Kelley
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelley/555555/
What a Cool Planner!
4:12 PM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by
tinbeez
Check out my entry on planning. It's not profound, but hey, it's me. What a great prize for the winner! Here's my link: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/tinbeez/555577/
Here's hoping
5:05 PM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by summervw
http://summervw.blogspot.com/2008/04/can-i-do-it-should-i.html
I'm convinced now, more than ever, that we're going to be schooling from home. How funny that I would find this giveaway now!
win the planner - that would be something else!
7:32 PM, Jul. 2, 2008, posted by danellpribis100@hotmail.com
It seems for me the chaos comes with clutter. It doesn't matter if my time is cluttered; too many things to do. If my home is cluttered with actions and behaviors that are ungodly life seems chaotic. The things that get in the way and need to be organized, put or thrown away cause chaos when I have to shuffle through just to get to where I am going or do what I need to do.
When it comes to studying, correcting, getting information or scheduling for my children's school it seems a daunting task.
I am a gatherer. I seek out information, get it altogether - even have it organized to be able to schedule, hopefully, efficiently. Inevitably though, I get to a point and freeze or have no clue how to continue on and get it all in hours and blended with all the needs of each child I have, (6, all of which are schooling this year - ages 5-14). I come up with a schedule but it seems to take so much time. It doesn't seem that I "have it altogether" either.
If I could just have it all laid out and clearly organized it could be helpful to alleviate some of our chaos.
I would also like to train my children to be able schedule efficiently. I look at this planner and think it would be the trick to have these forms and ideas to present to my children.
D
planning help? HELP
7:22 AM, Jul. 3, 2008, posted by Anonymous
Planning? What I need to do is look the word up in the dictionary. I write down everything I want to do for each day then hopefully., well you know how it goes. Planning help, I need it!!!
autumn1175@yahoo.com
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7:25 AM, Jul. 3, 2008, posted by
tel4him
I would love to win this! I know I would use it!
Here's a link to my blog: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/tel4him/555877/
God bless!
Theresa
Count me in for the drawing!
8:08 AM, Jul. 3, 2008, posted by Anonymous
http://daybydayinourworld.blogspot.com/2008/07/craziness-in-july.html is my blog entry with mention of planning for the new school year.
Laura
just for you =)
2:08 PM, Jul. 3, 2008, posted by
eutre
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/eutre/556032/
Here it is!
2:44 PM, Jul. 3, 2008, posted by
ElCloud
My post on planning ...
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ElCloud/556049/
April
Contest Entry Please!
Here is the link for my blog entry about homeschool planning: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/momishome2/556959/. I am a very organized person and love accumulating things (like the new TOS planner) that can help me to be even more organized. My blog, Confessions of a Homeschool Mom, is all about organizational helps for homeschoolers, so please check it out.
Edited by momishome2 on Jul. 5, 2008 at 6:03 PM
A New Year
I have looked at the preview of the planner. It looks fantastic. Looks like even I might be able to follow it! Keeping everything all together!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jamie8Bing/557541/
Entry
I would like to be included in this as well. Thank you so much.
Brandy Lindsey
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thelindseymom/557559/
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11:20 AM, Jul. 10, 2008, posted by
Dell
My apologies!
I'm so sorry that the winner announcement hasn't been posted! We did the drawing on Monday, and I had the article announcing the winner all set to post for Tuesday's column, but due to some technical issue beyond my reach, it never made it up! I'm trying hard to contact the right people to get it up there. I'm really not trying to increase suspense!
I love all your blog entries on planning, and am excited to announce the winner!
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