My Lesson Planner: Part One

This is the cover of my 2007-2008 lesson planner for our homeschool. I've figured out that if you don't simply LOVE a planner and if it just doesn't fit your needs you are not going to use the thing.

So....I created one that fills my needs perfectly.

The cover sports my two little acorns in a photo that fills my heart with smiles. The "motto" for our school was "borrowed" from one of Charlotte Mason's writings. She said humans need something to love, something to do and something to think about in order to be content and fulfilled. So that's what we are striving for in Acorns to Oaks Boys' Academy. The next few pages are actually a free e-book that I downloaded and printed from Simply Charlotte Mason called "Education Is." I wanted this information handy and what better place for it than right in my planner! It explains Miss Mason's philosphy in a consise manner. "Education is an atmosphere, adiscipline, a life." I had my husband read this e-book and he agrees with Mason's educational philosophy. After that, I have placed a "year-at-a-glance" page for 2007-2008 that I printed from Donna Young. If you have not had the pleasure of perusing her site you are in for a treat when you do.