The 2009 Schoolhouse Planner

I will be the first to admit I have a serious addiction to planners and forms and this 375 page e-book is enabling that addiction! The 2009 Schoolhouse Planner from TOS magazine's Schoolhouse Store is jam-packed with home and school organizational pages as well as informative articles and even some recipes thrown in for good measure. There is sure to be something in this pdf for every homeschool mom. Here's a summary of what's included:

Monthly Calendars (pictured below) - Starting with July, each month's calendar is given its own 2-page spread with large boxes for writing or typing (yes - this is a pdf e-book but it's been formatted so you can type on the pages!). Every month also includes an informative article covering various topics, a handy chart or outline that correlates with that month's article, a list of resources that The Old Schoolhouse provides to enhance the subject, and, to round it all out, 2 yummy recipes.

The monthly articles are from various individuals - Michelle Miller, Steve Demme, Jay Wile and Amanda Bennett, to name a few. Each article focuses on a specific subject - Karen Mohs writes about the importance of Latin and Greek and included you'll find two charts of important Latin and Greek word roots. An informative article titled "American Government Basics" is accompanied by a wonderful chart of federal, state, and local government offices as well as some useful internet links.

Informational charts - The next section of the planner includes some wonderful charts and outlines that can be really useful to the homeschooling parent, including a listing of U. S. Presidents, famous artists and composers, and countries and capitals.

Homeschool forms - Now we come to the fun part of the planner (at least for those obsessive planners like me)! You'll find goal charts, daily and weekly planning charts, lesson planning pages for 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 children and so much more. Report card forms, transcript pages, book report forms, and the list just goes on - over 100 pages of homeschooling forms! Plus, each one is formatted so you can type on them (or, if you prefer paper and pencil - print off as many of each as you need and fill them in).

Household forms - You won't find just homeschooling forms in this e-book, though. There are also more than 50 pages of charts and organizational tools that are helpful in the home - cleaning schedules, chore charts, daily to-do lists, grocery lists, menu planners, Bible reading schedules, garden planning pages, an address book, and many, many more helpful pages.



This planner is a wonderful way to organize things in your home or your homeschool - there are sure to be pages and forms that anyone would find useful. As much as I love the planning pages, I really love the monthly articles. The information included is wonderful and the charts and outlines are very effective in rounding out the monthly articles. Along with the list of resources, it will be so easy to pull together a simple monthly unit. If you've been looking for a way to organize things in your home or school, this e-book would be a very useful tool. I can't think of any other planning pages that could have been included - they've got 'em all!

If you are interested in seeing more of The 2009 Schoolhouse Planner, just click on the link provided and you'll get a small preview of some of the pages included in this wonderful resource. The planner retails for $39 and is available for download right after purchase. Or, if you'd like to read what other homeschooling moms are saying about this product, check out the TOS Homeschool Crew Blog.