Homeschooling Storage Idea & Schedule Grids

Hello fellow CLE curriculum mommas!  I felt this would be an easier way to share the resources I used and the document I created to establish the storage tote and schedule grid posted on our Facebook page. To my regular friend and family blog visitors this will make little sense! :)

First up is the Google document I created. After searching sites with freebie printable cards I was left still lacking a few activities.  So, I made some of my own cards that fit our scheduling needs.  The end of my document has the grids.  If you open using Google Docs I think you can change the name to work for your child, save and print.  If you want to make some cards of your own you should be able to edit the cards in this document.  All I did was Google search images to use as clip art.  Click {HERE} for my document.

Should you want to browse the sites I used in formulating this idea you are welcome to find me on Pinterest and follow my Homeschooling board.  Click {HERE} to find me on Pinterest.

Below are a few of the links I have pinned on my Homeschooling board that I found most helpful. (Full links to give credit where it is due.)

From The Unlikely Homeschool- she has task cards free to download if you scroll to the bottom of the web page where it says "Update".
http://www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com/2012/09/task-cards.html


Homeschool Creations has several different ideas for Workboxes.  I didn't use the Workbox concept as a whole, but the activity cards worked for the concept I was going for.  Also, she makes a grid for each day of the week.  I like that idea as far as sitting down and scheduling our entire week in one sitting rather than daily, but that would require 5 grids per child and many, many more cards since the daily subjects/activities you would need 5 of each card!
http://www.homeschoolcreations.com/Workboxes.html


{HERE'S} a brief post I did about the start of using this system in our Homeschool. 


A couple notes-

It takes quite a bit of the *clear* Velcro dots like {THESE} to do this.  Trying to save $ and skimp by I made a mistake the first time and had to redo them.  IF you want the cards to be able to be flipped over when task is completed you will want two dots in the top two corners of each grid box.  (I used the scratchy side of the Velcro on the grid)  On the back of each card you will want two dots on the top corners.  On the front of the card you will want one dot in the top right.  I used the soft side of the Velcro on the schedule cards. The clear dots come in handy as they won't cover the graphics or words like white Velcro would.

I have my kids store their cards in zippered pencil pouches.  Each child has their own color pencil pouch.  If I had been thinking before laminating I would have marked each child's card in someway so that when a "Math" card is laying on the floor I know for sure which child it belongs to without having to dig through all the pencil pouches. Perhaps a colored dot, initial, etc. 

Speaking of laminator- I have {THIS} one and it is the best HSing purchase I have made to date...well next to my table top dry erase board I mentioned in my post linked above. But watch for a better sale on the laminator.  I'm pretty sure I got mine for less than $20.  They put them on sale a couple times a year.

I printed the grids and cards on regular cardstock, laminate and then cut them out.


I have tried to be as clear and descriptive as possible for a HSing momma's brain toward the end of the school year after midnight! HA!  Should you have any other questions shoot me a comment here or PM me on FB and I'd be happy to help clarify!