Gearing up for delving into the world of becoming the mother of an elementary school student has consumed most of my days for the past few weeks. I’ve been in a ‘nesting’ sort of mode – clearing out cabinets and storage areas, and rearranging areas in our house to accomodate homework, backpacks, papers, and more.
While I do still keep a paper calendar and utilize a fabulous (did I mention FREE?) online calendar & list-making organizer, I recently realized that I needed something that would stay in front of my face everyday to keep me on track. As such, I decided to create my own printables to help keep my days organized and planned out. I think a weekly schedule that is posted for the entire family to keep up with is also a good idea for several reasons.
For one, my kids love to know what we’re doing and when. With the start of Kindergarten for my oldest, our schedule will likely be more jam-packed as well, with trying to fit in football practices & games, violin lessons, school events, etc. My youngest is also starting preschool next month which is really going to be an adjustment for me – two kids in school! Not to mention, when baby boy #3 comes along in October, I will defnitely be in for a whirlwind of activities and doctor appointmets to keep up with!
It’s also a good idea because it keeps us on track with our meal planning so everyone knows what to look forward to on any given evening.
Hopefully you’ll find a use for some or all of the printables I created to help keep me sane this school year. Simply click on each image or printable title below to print several copies and stick them up on your fridge, in your entryway, or other high-traffic place to keep you on task all week long, especially during this busy back-to-school season.
Feel free to share them with others and leave me your comments – I’d love to hear what you think or if you have any suggestions for future creations! ♥
This is a great blank weekly printable to use each week that will allow you to customize each day to the fullest. Use blank spaces to write in daily to-dos, appointments, meal ideas, etc.
Weekly Planner – with Appointments & Meals
This version of my printable features an area to write in AM & PM appointments, snack & lunch plans, To-Do/Calls, and dinner plans each day!
This is great if you struggle with what to serve each day for lunch and/or dinner with your kids at home. Plus, this helps keep the family all in-the-know with what’s for dinner each night.
Weekly Planner with Appointments & Dinner
Similar to the version above, this printable features an AM/PM appointment area, To-Do/Calls area, and Dinner only (no snack/lunch planning area). Ideal for your family if your kids are in school or you just want a space for appointments & dinners only.
Weekly Planner with Dinner Plan Area
Lastly, our “dinner only” weekly planner printable offers the most flexibility with open space for each day and a dinner area towards the bottom of each daily slot for easy dinner planning.
This is a printable that you can use to send notes to your child’s school or teacher. Pre-populated fields make writing a note easy and fast! You can fit two notes on one 8.5 x 11 inch standard size paper by printing in landscape mode. Print up a few ahead of time and have them ready when you need them!
Very nice! I love printables and these are fantastic!
Amy, thank you SO much! I really enjoy your blog so your compliments mean a ton to me! 🙂 Have a great day!
~Candy
These are great…forwarding to friends!!!
Carey,
Glad you like them! Hopefully your friends will find them useful too!
I love these! My daughter is getting ready to start preschool, so I understand the “nesting” phase you’re going though. I thought it was just me. Haha!
Hi Kasey! My youngest is starting preschool in September so I know how you feel! I am so glad you like the printables and hope you get lots of use out of them! Take care!
~Candy
These are GREAT! I LOVE them!! I’m adding them to my BTS links post!!
~TidyMom
TidyMom –
So glad u like them! I enjoy your blog tremendously! Can’t wait to see your BTS list of goodies too!
~Candy
Came over from TidyMom…Love the link to Cosi! Thanks for posting that!
Those school notes are great. I was going to make some, but you saved me a lot of time! I’ll be linking here.
Thanks!
Pam – Thank you for visiting! Hope you enjoy the printables & Cozi!
Amy – Thanks so much for your kind words! Glad I was able to share something to save a fellow mom some time! 🙂
~Candy
These are just great! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks Sheri! So glad you’re enjoying them!
~Candy
I love your organizational ideas and printable pages for keeping up with meals, appointments, and even kids school notes. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Hi Fannie! Thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed the printables….they’ve been keeping me on track this back-to-school season thus far!
Thanks for the link to Cozi…I think this is just what my family needs. I feel like I am constantly reminding my husband about something. Now I can enter it and let Cozi remind him.
The printable pages are super cute too!
These are great! my mom forwarded this
link to me because i starting high
school in a few weeks and i needed
planner to help me through the year
and these will be perfect! thanks
so much =D
I’m having trouble printing the school note. The page is coming out blank. Is it working for anyone else?
I’m a second grade teacher and I LOVE the “School Notes for…” I wish all my parents had these!!!
Well, thanks Elizabeth! 🙂 I am glad you find them useful!
These are great. I would love to make copies and give to my third grade parents. This would be sooo helpful in the classroom. I don’t know what your copywrite rules are and would hate to take advantage….
Sheila, thank you for asking! You have my permission to copy and distribute free of charge to your classroom parents! I am so glad you find them useful! 🙂
Lauren,
I was having the same problem in Internet Explorer, but not in Firefox. Maybe try opening the window in a different browser. hope this helps.
Rachelle
these are soooo helpful when you’ve got 5 kids! x
Thanks, busymom! I bet you stay quite busy with 5 kiddos! 🙂