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 smfeet2001 asked, "You said you have a teachers binder. Can you go into detail what you have in the students section? Also can you go into detail what is in it and the sections? I am trying to do this but struggling with this."

Holly, thank you for asking about my teachers notebook.

I use a three ring-binder and I have dividers for different sections.

Legal stuff - This is where I keep my copies of Notice of Intents and attendance.

Lesson plans - This is where I put, in pencil, any unit studies I write. I take about an hour on the weekends to plan 2-3 weeks. I don't always follow it to a "T" but it gives me something to look at and my husband also likes to see on paper what the kids are learning so he can interact with them more. Because I have 4 children I love unit studies because I can teach the same thing to them.

I also have paper to make lists of any supplies I need to purchase for any activities or crafts we do. We do a lot of hands on stuff.

Personal 'teacher' journal - Here I write my prayers for our homeschool. I depend so much on the Lord's direction in our homeschool and this is a place where I can put my thoughts and any write down any direction I get from the Lord. My children and I have about 3 minutes of journal writing a day. While they are writing in theirs, I write in mine.

I have dividers for each of my children. (Four of them) - In each one I put down ideas the Lord gives me for each child, ideas and interests that my child tells me and also what things I feel they need to learn or things my husband suggests. Many times character traits are written down here. =)

To Do list - I only have 5 things on my to do list per day. If there I don't get one done then I put it on the next days list, but I do not do more than 5.

I also have a house cleaning routine and menu planner in the back.