Now that Aaron and I have settled on a list of subjects for the year - I'm working on pre-planning so I can give him meaningful lessons. I have always been an eclectic homeschooler bordering on unschooling... but not quite that liberal. In any case I don't go by a purchased curriculum because my most important homeschool philosophy is to let the children learn about what they are most interested in and to encourage them to indulge in freedom of thought. I don't like the public school theory that all children should learn what the teacher says they must study. Children learn much better when they choose the subject matter.

Anyhow, to get started I've developed a planning sheet. I used to use planning books from the school supply stores but since we live in the center of a forest and there's no school supply around here, it is easier for me to develop the documents on my computer. I always do the same for an attendance sheet (required of private schools in our state).

Here's the pre-planning documents I'll be using for Aaron this year (in Word document format). You're welcome to download them and alter them for your own use.

Planning Chart 1 :: Planning Chart 2

I will place these in a binder facing each other for easy reference.

Have a wonderful homeschooling day.

(Yes I know it is Sunday, but every day is a learning day around here.)

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