The Old Schoolhouse Hey Mama! Planner ~ Review

I love planners! I especially love paper planners over online or app planners. So, I was happy to review the Hey Mama! Print Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017 from The Old Schoolhouse.

The Hey Mama! planner is 192 pages of planning materials, calendars, goals, writing prompts, historical information, checklists, and encouragement.  It is a print planner spiral bound with the homeschooling mom in mind.

How I plan to use the planner:
In the monthly portion of the planner, I have begun to write out some plans for each month. Example- First day of school, VBS, reviews that I have due, and field trips. I will go through each month and list what is happening each month. This will be helpful in seeing if we need to take a field trip day or go on a hike just to get out of the house. It will also be helpful in keeping up with extra curricular activities (or church activities) that my kids participate in.

July monthly calendar (I use pencil in case I need to erase and move something):

Next up: There are several (36) page spreads of weekly planners. They are columns of 5 across and 7 down. I plan to list each of my children in the down column and the days of the week (Monday through Friday in the across column. I will be able to write down what tests or quizzes they will have due. See example of the week of July 11 below. The (L) next to each date is the lesson number they will be on that day. Each of my older three children use a spiral notebook for their daily plans. The Hey Mama! planner will help me to see when they have a test or quiz coming up, so I am prepared to give it to them.

The next group of pages are the goals pages. Monthly, semester, and yearly goals pages are provide, about 4 or 5 of each. I don't really make goals. My main goal is to survive, but since I will have a high school age child, I may jot down some goals for him.

Some of the next pages are attendance sheets, which I will be using since my state requires me to keep an attendance log, books read this year, curriculum planning sheets, and a contact list.

Lastly, there are several pages that can be used for your students. They are as follows:

• 36 General Writing Prompts
• Story Starters
• The Thirteen Colonies by Date
• Timeline of Inventions
• U.S. Presidents and Their Wives
• Branches of Federal, State, and Local Governments
• United States and Capitals

Since I will have one child studying US History, I will definitely use these pages for him.

And finally, there is also a transcript page and how to create a transcript information page. I started to fill it out for my oldest since he took some high school courses this past year in 8th grade. I cut off info at the top that lists our school name and address.

Also, spread throughout the planner are notes of encouragement, such as the one seen below.

What do I think of the Hey Mama! Planner?
I love it! I love everything about it. It is just the right thickness for me. I love the calendar pages and the weekly planner spread pages. I love the Hey Mama! notes of encouragement throughout the planner. This planner is just perfect for me or any homeschooling mom. 5 stars!

Below is a coupon code for $10 off for the Hey Mama! Print Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017.

School Time ~ Planners

We are starting our third week of school this week. It has been going great and I am glad I found some planning tips to make our day go more smoothly.

The first planning tip that I have found useful is writing my boys assignments into a spiral notebook each week. I write down their daily assignment and they check it off. It helps keep us both accountable. You can learn more here.

For my oldest daughter, pictured above, I use the My Student Logbook that I reviewed last year. I loved it so much that I had to order one again this year. She loves to check off her assignments each day.

I am using Alpha Omega Horizons Preschool with my 4 year old and she is just loving it. She loves to cut and glue. She just really loves to learn. I don't have a planner for her, yet. But as she gets older, I will most likely stick with My Student Logbook during the elementary years and move to the spiral notebook when they get into middle school because right now it is what works for us. But, that could change. I will just go year by year.

Schoolhouse Planners Giveaway

Need to start planning for the new school year? Schoolhouse Teachers has made that possible. They have provided access to a "big mama" planner as well as four student planners. These planners are free for Schoolhouseteachers.com members ~ $3 for the first month and $12.95 per month after the first month.

These planners are also available for purchase without a subscription here.

Want to know more about what each planner offers? Read on for more info. Giveaway form at the end of this post.

The 2013/2014 planner ($39) aka 'big mama," has more than just a calendar. This planner also has homemaking pages such as Bible reading, family finances, recipes, and so much more. There are also field trip log pages, planning pages, and transcript pages. There are also many great articles written by homeschool experts. This planner has over 800 pages.

These are the four student planners that are offered:

The Special Learners Planner ($29) has many helpful articles to help you school your special needs students. It also has a calendar, planning pages, and organization. There are also forms for therapy, allergic reactions, behavior diary, and so much more. 

The Primary Planner ($9.95) is designed to be used with your lower elementary level student. There are many  interesting articles for them to read as well as a calendar, recipes they can make, planning pages, and book lists. There are also forms for a family tree, family rules, and daily chores.

The Intermediate Planner ($19) is for your upper elementary and junior high student. Just like the others, there are many interesting articles written just for them. There are also must know lists such as the miracles of Jesus, common Latin roots, famous authors, and man more. There are also book report forms, science lab sheets,  writing goals, and so much more.

The High School Planner ($29) is great for your 9th-12th grader. There are many encouraging articles written by homeschool graduates. There are also planning pages, college checklist, tracking high school hours, Bible memorization and so much more. 

Now for the giveaway! I am able to give away one "big mama" planner and one student planner of your choice to one winner. Fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter to win.

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*As a member of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, I have been given membership to SchoolhouseTeachers.com, which includes access to the Schoolhouse Planners*