Pregnancy Checklist - Printable, Downloadable, and FREE!

I thought I would post a sample page of the Pregnancy Checklist I made just so you can see what you will be downloading.  This is the Week 34 page:

So... that's a sampling of what you get if you download the 8.5 x 11 version.  The 5.5 x 8.5 is similar...just smaller.  Remember, it's mine - you can print and use it, but don't copy it, link it without credit, or pawn it off as your own.  Thanks!

Pregnancy Checklist - Printable, Downloadabe, and FREE!

A few months prior to my current pregnancy (I'm 33 weeks now), I was pregnant for a few weeks but miscarried.  As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I started researching checklists.  I LOVE a good list!  Unfortunately, I couldn't find one that I really wanted.  I didn't want something to tell me, medically or developmentally, what was going on in my pregnancy - I have plenty of books that do that.  I just wanted something that would help me keep track of taking vitamins, weighing myself, taking weekly photos.  Nothing fit the bill.  So, me being me, I made one.  Sadly, I didn't get to use it during that pregnancy, but I have been using it during my current pregnancy.

I've decided to make my checklist public so I'm putting my Pregnancy Checklist here - for FREE!!! - for any expectant mom to download and print.  There are two options available:

• the 8 X 11 version
• the  5.5 X 8 version (prints 2 pages on 8X11 which can then be cut in two)

Again, this is my work and, while I don't mind you printing and using it, I do seriously mind if you pawn it off as your own.  Please don't abuse the privilege!  Thanks.

Planning for Next School Year including Downloadable Forms!

I know, I know...  It's terribly early to be planning for the 2013-14 school year, but that's how I roll!  Not to mention, my normal planning month, April, will be filled with baby-gazing and resting.  So, I have to get ready for next year NOW!

It will take me a while to complete my planner.  I've made my list of the contents I plan to have:

• Pretty Cover (I'll laminate a pretty sheet of scrapbook paper)
• Title page (with my school title, school year, and the kids' grade levels)
• Envelopes (I put in several 8 1/2 X 5 envelopes so I can put in loose papers without them being loose)
• Calendars Tab
• Our daily schedule by subject (it helps me to know what I want to accomplish each day, but becomes obsolete after the first couple of months, either because I get used to our schedule or it changes)
• School attendance calendar (I get this from donnayoung.org)
• 2013-14 monthly calendars (I've found several free calendars with pretty, cute, or whimsical borders and backgrounds; I've always used plain ones in the past, but I'm going with "fun" this time)
• Plan/Assign Tab
• 54 weeks of planning sheets (I make my own in Excel; 2 pages per week with blanks for all the kids and their subjects.  I fill these in on a weekly basis.)
• History & Science Tab
• History plan (This is where my advanced planning comes in handy; I plan, by chapter of the history text(s) we are using, the topics to be covered for both the Grammar Stage and the Logic Stage along with documentaries we might watch and supplemental books for the kids to read.)
• Science plan (Just like history; although, this coming year, I'm changing texts to a Logic Stage text, so I'll have to figure out what to do for my Grammar Stage children using the same texts.)
• Kids' Grade Plans Tab (Another realm of advanced planning - I go through all of the kids' texts and decide when all of the lessons will be taught and build in breaks; of course by the end of the third month, I'm usually off track, but I like knowing where I would like to be and eventually we catch up.)
• Lists Tab (I make several lists for things I want to keep up with)
• Text books used for each child
• Performance pieces
• 2014-15 text book wish list

I usually take my planner, once put together to my satisfaction, to my local office supply store for clear plastic covers and spiral binding.

I may try to publish some of my forms here in the future.  I don't mind sharing!

Speaking of sharing, I've made a Student Planner for my children, and I'm happy to let you download it!  One page is a relatively blank form that can be printed for the number of weeks of the school year.  Since we home school year round (with several breaks built in), I plan on printing 52-54.  That page is here.  Just so you know, I've made it for the subjects we use; if you don't use those subjects, you can at least use it as a guide to create your own.  The blanks next to the weekday names are to put in the specific dates.

The next page is the page my children can use to write the things they want.  Included are areas to write down their "jobs at home" (i.e., their chores), a To Do List, appointments, and things they are reading/doing.  I've also included "Dreams for the Week," "Creative Corner" (for doodles and the like), and a question at the bottom of the page they can answer (a different question every week).  There are 54 different pages here.

I will print the first page (the school work planning page), then print the fun page on the back side of the school work planning page.  I'll either comb bind each child's book with a cover page of their choice or I'll take it to my local office store and have it spiral bound.

I don't mind if you download them and use them for your own use.  If you choose to share, please link back to my website and don't pawn off my work as your own.  See?  Nothing too harsh!

Grocery List

I like forms.  I like lists.  I like lists of forms.  And ... I like forms for lists.

About 2 years ago, I created a grocery list form.  I'd seen several online, but most were fill-in-the-blank forms.  Well, I can use a sheet of paper for that!  I wanted a comprehensive list - a list with virtually everything I might need already written out, with a few blank spaces for extras.  I also wanted the flexibility to use my list at multiple stores and to note if I had a coupon for the item(s) needed.


This is what I created:

Grocery List

I use it for my monthly grocery shopping.  I will, on occasion, print a menu planner on the opposite side.  Feel free to print and use as needed!  Comments and suggestions are welcome!

[Note:  The .pdf version available has alignment and format issues I can't correct in Google docs.  The three small columns at the top of each line are store, coupon, and buy.  Sorry about that!]

SOTW & Nettflix

THIS LIST WAS UPDATED AND A LINK CAN BE FOUND ON MY 8/22/2011 POST.


I decided to make a list of movies compatible with Story of the World. So far, I've only made lists for Volumes 1 through 3. This isn't a list of every movie/documentary out there. Instead, I tried to focus on options that are available to Watch Instantly (as I'm TERRIBLE about remembering to put movies on my queue in time for us to watch them when we're studying a particular topic). Unfortunately, most of what I have listed are not available in the Watch Instantly format.

On the chart, I've listed the title of the movie/documentary; the corresponding SOTW book and chapter; a code to denote whether it is a documentary or, if not, then a MPAA rating; and whether the movie is available on Watch Instantly.

I hope this list is of use or value to someone!

LIST LINK

Casey's 2008-2009 School Year Plan

I finally got around to drafting the schedule for this year. I've built in some weeks off. With any luck, this will force me to keep on track.

Casey's Plan for 2008-09.

My Homeschool Library

I've learned how to post documents and databases I've created to my blog. I'm so excited! Here is my home school library, so far. I have several shelves to catalog still, but here's what I've input to date.

HS Library by Title
HS Library by Author
HS Library by Subject

My Lesson Plan Form

Here is a link to my lesson plan form.

Spreadsheet

It was originally created as an Excel spreadsheet and the version I use has the subjects typed in. Depending on the particular subject, some grid squares are smaller than others. For example, I usually have a lot more information to write in on a Grammar subject row than a P.E. or Music subject row.

Also, upon my conversion of this document to Google docs from Excel, my writing lines were lost in each of the grid squares.

I hope this may be useful to someone!