Welcome, friend. This is Day 5 of a 5 part series on organizing Classical Conversations. Click below to read the other posts: At Home Set-up, The Memory Work , Materials and A Classical Notebook.
Whether you are a CC tutor or a teacher in your own homeschool, there are many fun ways to organize the teaching process. Before we begin, I want to share my favorite bag. Since CC groups meet in a borrowed space, we often have to cart materials back and forth between home and class. Last year, I found this fabulous bag at ikea. It was $15 and well worth every penny. I’ve used it for homeschool conventions and so many other events, too!
Weekly files
The system is simple: each week has a folder. The folder is labeled with the week number and the cycle number. As the year progresses, I store worksheets and resource information for each week, both for my homeschool and for my CC class. After the week is over, I collect the materials and store them for next year. (You could easily punch holes and make this a binder with dividers, if desired.)
The best thing about this method is that when I find a resource for week 12, I can file it and I will know where it is once week 12 comes along. I try to print off worksheets and resources the day I stumble upon them so that I don’t have to remember where I saw that great idea 5 weeks ago.
The planning
I used several different types of planning sheets last year. Some only included one week’s worth of plans at a time. Some a few. Some 6 weeks. There are several available on CC Connected to fit your needs. There are even forms for planning at home.
This year, I am using a planning sheet that my sweet friend, Anja, made. The best part is that she has agreed to share it with you all for FREE! (Click the image below for a downloadable version.)
Weekly Review Sheets
I like to give review sheets to my students both at home and as a tutor. These sheets provide an opportunity for the student to manage his/her own learning by digging a little deeper into the memory work and recording his/her practice. And guess what? I’m sharing these as FREE PRINTABLES, too! (Click on the picture below for a downloadable version.)
Be sure to stop by my Pinterest board for Classical Conversations Tutors for additional ideas!
I hope that you have enjoyed the series this week. Happy back-to-school and may God bless your year in ways beyond what we can think or imagine!
A great big thank you to Scholaric for sponsoring this series. I hope that you have signed up for a 2 week trial, so you can find out why I love this digital planner so much!
This series is written in conjunction with 22 other bloggers to bring you 5 days of Organizing. Click below to check out the other great topics…
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Kim is just a girl, crazy in love with Jesus. She's a single mother of 4, a passionate homeschooler and life-long student. After teaching 8 years in public school, she traded her M.A. in Early Childhood for sippy cups and homeschool co-ops. Kim is the owner and editor of The Homeschool Village and Not Consumed where she encourages others to rest victoriously in the hands of God, rather than allowing life's difficult circumstances to consume.
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love the printables! i was wondering where y’all got that template at our tutor meeting! i’ve been using notebook paper for too many years now
i always think i’ll re-use my notes the next time around. i don’t because i’m always teaching a different class but it’s still nice to have an easier to follow format.
Yes, Anja asked me for the form that I used last year, but I wasn’t near by computer and couldn’t send it to her. So she made her own.
I love the one she made. I changed it up just a hair, but it was mostly her work!
Oh, I wonder if I could get that bag online from IKEA. Or find something similar. I need to do this for our homeschool co-op. I have to plan 13 weeks of classes for three different subjects and this would help me keep it all organized and carry it back and forth to the co-op. Thank you.
It’s worth a try. IKEA is rather weird about what they sell online and what they don’t.
I’ve been referencing your blog for a few days now because your site is easy to navigate with useful information. It’s my first year tutoring in a CC community but I have done Foundations at home for a couple of years. Your latest series Organinzing Classical Conversations has been very helpful. I wouldn’t normally post any feedback but when I just googled your site I saw your most recent post. So here I am. Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to bless other homeschool moms. You are a gem!