I love paper planners - but I also love the flexibility of digital planning. So, I decided to combine it! I created a lesson plan template and now just print it out before writing on it like a paper planner. In this way, I don’t have to rewrite “Math, Reading, Spelling,…..” every week. I can have any and all details pre-printed on the page - even small details like Daily Language Practice Week ___ Day ___. Then, all I have to do each day is fill in the numbers. And voila!

BUT I can also change the spreadsheet as our curriculum changes. For instance, one month we may be finishing up a handwriting book but the next month we are moving on to writing and won’t be doing handwriting separately. So, I can change the sections in my planner and then print out the pages for the next few weeks. I usually print about a month at a time. Then, as I move toward the end of the month I note what I need to adjust for the following month. There is still enough consistency within the lesson plan format that I am not confused when I look back, but I can adapt it as I would a paper planner - but only have to type it in once. Can you tell I am a lazy writer?

For more info on how I utilize and set up my planner, check out this post. [link coming]

Below you can see samples of the templates. Template 1 is shown first empty then with sample subjects filled in. Followed by Template 2 with two samples. As you can see, I have made alterations to them (i.e., adding light gray to shade certain boxes in template 1).

And, finally this is what a week really looks like after I print it and write all over it. For subjects that we alternate texts/etc. I like to type both of them in at the top of the box and then circle the one that applies for that day.

I hope that this has proved helpful. If you’d like to use it, just go create a copy!! You may need to adjust the print margins if it is off.

Click here to access the Google Drive document.