You want to create margin. How do you create margin? You have so many things going on all the time! The first step is your time inventory. Did you start your time inventory yet? When it is finished it will be eye opening for you. The one thing that is missing in your time inventory is margin. Creating margin can be incredibly difficult. Why is that? When you look at your schedule, and you … [Read more...] about Create Margin to Live your Best Life – 31 Days
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How to Incorporate Planning Days
Incorporating planning days was never on my radar. For many years I would plan homeschool all the time. It seemed like every new month I was trying to catch up with my planning. In my head I had an idea of what I wanted to accomplish throughout the year, but for some reason I could not get it all down on paper in a timely manner. Instead I would constantly plan in the fringe hours – and this … [Read more...] about How to Incorporate Planning Days
Planning Your Homeschool Weeks – 31 Days
There are affiliate links in this post. If you click on one of these links and make a subsequent purchase I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! Planning your homeschool weeks is the next step in our planning process. The one big caveat is that you do not plan all of your homeschool weeks out before the year even begins. You can have ideas and notes, and … [Read more...] about Planning Your Homeschool Weeks – 31 Days
How to Plan a New Homeschool Year – Creating Objectives
Planning for a new homeschool year is one of my favorite activities. You would think that all the planning would become monotonous, but it doesn’t. At least not to me! There is just something about the newness of the curriculum choices, and having the ability to make changes based on what didn’t work well last year. In Maine, the school year runs from July 1st through June … [Read more...] about How to Plan a New Homeschool Year – Creating Objectives
What you Need to Assemble a Stellar Homeschool Portfolio
There are affiliate links in this post. If you make a purchase after clicking one of these links, I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! When my husband and I decided that we were going to homeschool, the first thing that I wanted to know was what type of reporting we would be required to do…my daughter was 2 ½ at the time…I was definitely on … [Read more...] about What you Need to Assemble a Stellar Homeschool Portfolio
*Update* Using an Erin Condren Teacher Planner as a Homeschool Planner
I have wanted to do an update on using my ErinCondren Teacher Planner as a homeschool planner for a while now, and could not seem to manage it! However, I have received several requests recently for a peek inside the planner, and more information about how I use it for homeschool planning, and I decided now, at the beginning of our new school year, was the best time. I first need to … [Read more...] about *Update* Using an Erin Condren Teacher Planner as a Homeschool Planner