May Planning and Ultimate Checklists Freebie

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April 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Other than the holidays, May is usually one of the busiest months in the year for homeschooling families. This is where planning and thinking ahead come in very handy, because there is so much to do. Our ultimate checklists and planning sheets for the month of May will be a huge help.

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May is full of lots of festivities and special events. The end of the school year is creeping up upon many. That means there is end of the year testing for your children or portfolio reviews. You will need to wrap up the end of the homeschool year and start planning for a new one. There are also end of the year parties and graduations for many families.

It can be difficult to wrap up the end of your school year and also plan a graduation at the same time. Thankfully, Felice has tons of experience in all of these. She has included some great ideas, budget helps and creative out of the box ways to make everything happen in a short period of time!

Planning for your homeschool graduate

If you have a homeschool graduate you will want to start making preparations for a graduation ceremony, or a special party to celebrate your graduate. Will your child be participating in a formal ceremony? Many families choose to have their own ceremony at home with close family and friends.

There are lots of things to plan for a graduation party such as: decorations, photo boards, food and a cake. This can get pretty expensive, but thankfully it can be done on a budget. There are many items that you probably have in your own home that you can repurpose for a nice party. Close family and friends may also be willing to pitch in and provide side dishes for a big party.

When my son graduated, my husband smoked a bunch of meat and we had BBQ sandwiches. All our friends helped out and brought large pans of mac and cheese, pasta salad and rolls for sandwiches.

Celebrating Mom

Mother’s Day is also another special event during the month of May. Sometimes Moms can feel like they aren’t appreciated because their family just may not know what they want or need. Thankfully, Felice has came up with some amazing planning sheets that you can hand to your children. It may give them some ideas for fun crafts and letters they can write for Mother’s Day.

What is included in the May Ultimate Checklist?

This month’s checklist has planning help for Graduation and gift ideas to give your kids for Mother’s Day. There are also end of homeschool year and summer planning and summer reading ideas.  We love the checklists that are all ready for you so you don’t have to think about what you need to do. Of course, there are still the blank ones for those that like to plan everything out themselves and customize the lists for their families.

  • Checklists Guide – this is a breakdown on how to use your lists for the month, with suggestions to help you get started.
  • Objectives Worksheet
  • Weekly Planning Worksheet
  • Blank Printable MayCalendar
  • Four square planner  – Faith, Kids, School and Household
  • Evaluation Weekly Worksheets
  • Motivational Posters and Mother’s Day Posters
  • Printable May Checklist
  • May Holidays Printable Sheet
  • Summer Reading List
  • Mother’s Day Gift Idea Forms
  • May Goal Sheets
  • Mason Jar Craft Ideas
  • Graduation Party Checklists
  • End of School Clean Up List
  • End of School Year Check Up
  • Chore Schedule Blank Sheet
  • Quarterly Planning
  • Homeschool Weekly Planning Sheets
  • Meal Planning Helps and Suggestions

The directions on how to download the monthly checklist will be are sent in each weekly ezine. The planner access information is always located at the bottom of each email.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up HERE as a subscriber.

 

 

 

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FREE Character Counts: Joyfulness Planner

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December 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment

We have discussed this before, but everyone knows this year has been extremely rough. It sure can be hard to find joy in these tough situations. The stress and worries of the world, and an unknown future can rub off on our children and cause stress in the home. It is so important to teach our children about how to show joyfulness in all situations.

FREE Character Counts: Joyfulness Planner

It is hard to smile back at someone when they are crabby and scowling. But a simple smile can light up the face of a stranger, or a family member. Just the routine of smiling and laughing daily can bring joys to others.

Some of our children come about this trait rather naturally, while others may struggle with finding joy. Many of us can tend to worry and have anxiety. Those thoughts and anxiety can rob us of the joy that God so freely gives to us. If you have a child that tends more towards worry and stressing over situations then it is very helpful to teach them about being joyful.

It isn’t easy for us as parents either. All you have to do is turn on the news or social media and worry will start to seep in. This is when we need to turn our focus on God and the joy that He so freely gives us. Nehemiah 8:10 says “The Joy of the Lord is your strength.” God’s joy can bring us the strength we need to get through each day, month and year. It gives us the strength to continue on and parent our children with love and with joy.

This Character Counts planner is on the theme of Joyfulness.

If you struggle with being joyful or teaching your children how to be joyful you will enjoy this month’s subscriber freebie. It will give you tips and suggestions on how to practice joyfulness in your home. I love the practical ideas that Felice gives for us to do together as a family. Sometimes when things are hard it is difficult to think of what to do next, or how to tackle an attitude problem. Simple and practical ideas are always helpful!

What is in this month’s planner?

Our Character Counts planner will help you plan out a 4-week study on the character trait of joyfulness.  Our planners are open and go. This means that all the planning is done for you. They are also customizable. You are able to pick and choose what you would like to use within the planner printables. They are not dated so you can use them anytime of the year. I like to print ours out and store them in a character training binder. I create tabs for each character trait. Character training is a great addition to a family morning or Bible time in your homeschool. The activities are good for all ages in your family, including parents!

Check out what is inside:

  • Character Quality Family Checklist Worksheet
  • 4 Week Study of Joyfulness
  • Analyze and Evaluation Sheets
  • Character Trait Planning Worksheets
  • Joyfulness and Your Gifts Journaling Sheets
  • Joyfulness Study Worksheets for Kids
  • Activity Sheets and Create a Joyfulness Poster
  • Joyfulness Goals Sheets
  • Joy Printable Motivation Posters
  • Certificate of Completion

The directions on how to download your free Character Counts Planner are sent in each weekly ezine. The planner access information is always located at the bottom of each email. If you are not signed up, you can sign up HERE.

 

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FREE Character Counts: Punctuality Character Planner

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September 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment

This month’s subscriber only freebie is perfect for a new school year, and a busy Fall schedule. It is on the topic of punctuality. We all know that homeschoolers are not known for being on time. A big joke is that we don’t send our kids to school because we don’t want to get up early to take them! All joking aside, punctuality is a very important character trait to teach our children. Being late is a bad habit that can be hard to break, and it is important to start teaching them when they are young.

FREE Character Counts Punctuality Character Planner

Why punctuality is important:

The stigma that homeschoolers are always late is not a good one. It really does paint us in a bad light. I know it is extremely difficult if you aren’t used to getting up early, to try to get everyone ready and out the door on time. This is even hard to achieve when you have multiple children of all ages, including babies and toddlers. Most homeschooling families have a lot of small children, so it does make it harder for those mamas. It is important to try to make it on time.

I remember leading a homeschool group once and being so frustrated on field trip days. There would be many families waiting at a business for the rest of the families to arrive so that we could all go in together as a group. It was embarrassing and frustrating to the company that allowed us to come and tour their facility. That’s when we started changing the times to 15 minutes earlier so we could actually be on time!

With this month’s theme being on punctuality, Felice shares her heart and her experiences with you. She talks about how when she was an adult, she struggled with being late and getting her to kids to places on time. She also shares some many practical tips and advice on how she was able to break that habit with her children. This month’s planner provides some serious reflection on this topic. Your kids will have a chance to really think about why it is important to be on time. How being on time demonstrates care and love for others, and how to avoid being late by preparing in advance.

What is in this month’s planner?

The Character Counts planner helps you to easily plan out a 4-week study on the character trait of punctuality.  Like always, the planning is done for you, which makes it completely open and go. It is also customizable, meaning you can pick and choose what you would like to use. The planners are not dated so that you can use them at any time. We like to print ours out and store them in a character training binder. You can easily access them and pull them out when you are dealing with a certain issue that needs to be focused on in your family. They are also a great addition to a morning Bible time. These are designed to be simple and fun, with activities for your entire family to participate in together.

Check out what’s inside:

  • Character Quality Family Checklist Worksheet
  • 4 Week Study Punctualilty vs. Tardiness
  • Analyze and Evaluation Sheets
  • Character Trait Planning Worksheets
  • Flexibility and Your Gifts Journaling Sheets
  • Activity Sheets and Create a Poster
  • Punctuallity Study Worksheets for Kids
  • Motivational Words Worksheet
  • Punctuality Blue Print
  • Create a Punctuality Poster
  • Certificate of Completion

The directions on how to download your free Character Counts Planner are sent in each weekly ezine. The planner access information is always located at the bottom of each email. If you are not signed up, you can sign up HERE.

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FREE Character Counts Planner: Thriftiness

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May 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Have you been enjoying the character planners each month? We personally use these during our morning time. The activities are fun and engaging and we enjoy doing them as a family. This month’s character theme is the character trait of thriftiness. This planner will be a huge help in teaching your children the character trait of thriftiness!

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If you spend any time with homeschoolers on a regular basis, you will see that we are a pretty thrifty group. Many homeschoolers operate on a single family income so they have to be thrifty in order to maintain their lifestyle. Thriftiness can come naturally to some people, and it can be harder for others. If you have multiple children you will probably see this in each of their different personalities. Thriftiness is something that does need to be taught and is really an amazing life skill for our children to learn to emulate.

Teaching Thriftiness in Children:

We have grandparents that gift money to our children for birthdays and holidays. Or our children may earn money from odd jobs. I have one child who wants to go shopping and spend that money the day after she receives it. It literally burns a hole in her pocket and drives her crazy not being spent! Another child will save some for spending, and some for savings. Another child will save 100% of it for something expensive and special and will sit on that money for a long time. Much to the dismay of her spending sister.

My oldest child is now an adult and is very frugal with his money. He doesn’t mind spending money, but he always makes sure that he finds a good deal, or a coupon first. He always looks for gift card deals or cashback before making a purchase. His friends sometimes tease him for being “cheap”, but I am so proud of him. He definitely grew up helping me cut coupons and watched me search for the best deal before I purchased anything. It’s neat to see them grow up and “adult” with the life skills that we have trained them in our homes.

Teaching Thriftiness and budgeting vs. saving and spending is a great life skill to work on with your teens. This planner would be great to use as a one on one study with your teenagers and incorporate it into home-ec and a life skills elective credit too.

What’s in this month’s planner?

The Character Counts planner this month will help you to plan out a 4-week study on the character trait of thriftiness. It will help teach your children how to budget, and how to save money. As always, it comes with lots of practical applications. The planning is already done for you, which makes it completely open and go. There is also room for personalization to customize it for your children as well. Our character planners are not dated so that you can use them at any time.  We like to keep them all together in a character training binder. They would be great to pull out when you are dealing with a certain issue that needs to be focused on.

Check out what’s inside:

  • Character Quality Family Checklist Worksheet
  • 4 Week Study Guide on Thriftiness
  • Analyze and Evaluation Sheets
  • Character Study Worksheets for Kids
  • Character Trait Planning Worksheets
  • Journaling Pages on Happiness and Money
  • Activity Sheets on being thrifty and your gifts
  • Spending vs. Saving and Budgeting Worksheets
  • Thriftiness Blueprint
  • Family Goals and Savings for Vacations
  • Family Activities and role-playing ideas that demonstrate Thriftiness
  • Certificate of Completion

The directions on how to download your free Character Counts Planner are sent in each weekly ezine. The planner access information is always located at the bottom of each email. If you are not signed up, you can sign up HERE.

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FREE Fun For Kids Planner

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July 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Summer is in full swing around here. We are always looking for fun things for our kids to do on these long summer days. We also like to work on activities that go along with a special theme for that month.

Some families may be doing light school work over the summer while others take the entire summer off for vacation. Regardless of what you choose to do, it always seems like kids find themselves bored during the hot summer months. This month we have you covered with fun activities to keep your kids from saying the dreaded words: “I’m bored”! 

This month’s subscriber bonus planner is packed full of activities for your kids to do with an underlying theme of truth, honor and conviction to focus on the important holiday we celebrate every July. What do the words truth, honor and conviction really mean? We can apply these to our every day lives, but when looking at the heritage of the United States of America and the cost of freedom and lives lost, it takes on a new meaning.

Our children need to learn the importance of their American heritage and you can help them with these fun question and answer activities and worksheets included. There are over 67 pages of summer planning helps, patriotic activities and even school planning for parents!

Included in this month’s printable pack is:

  • Planner for School
  • Puzzles for Kids
  • Party Planning
  • Patriotic Activities
  • Journal
  • Scripture Copywork
  • Fun Worksheets
  • Activities kids will love to do
  • And much more!

You can receive this printable pack and a new freebie bonus pack each month by clicking HERE to sign up now!

Since this month’s focus is on Truth, Honor and Conviction you will enjoy these podcasts and posts:

Military Mom to Be is an episode of Vintage Homeschool Moms that an honest portrayal of one mom’s journey to becoming a military mom.

10 Top Tips for Teaching Patriotism – Feeling united about a common cause is patriotic and our children can enjoy them even better if we focus on some key points. Enjoy these top tips to teach your children about patriotism.

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